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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. TN-010	Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-053	Tennessee Pledge: general guidelines (version first published Apr. 24-28, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Reopening Tennessee Responsibly (general guidelines)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group (ERG)	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-057	Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-056	Tennessee Pledge: Close Contact Businesses guidelines (as of June 4, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Close Contact Businesses	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-017	Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-058	Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-081	Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (as of June 12, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry (revised; seated service only; ten guests per table)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-019	Executive Order No. 49An Order Amending Requirements Concerning Long-Term-Care Facility Visitation and Taking Other Necessary Measures to Facilitate the Treatment…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-052	Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Guidelines (LTCF_Visitation.pdf), updated June 15, 2020Tennessee Department of Health guidelines to permit limited visitation within long-term care facilities	Tennessee Department of Health	TennesseeSector regulator	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-021	Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face Coverings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-059	Tennessee Pledge: Office Buildings guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Office Buildings	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-010	Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7…	Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023	TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020)Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-039	Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-7COVID-19 Restaurant Occupancy Limitation and Early Closure Regulation (50 percent occupancy; eight per table; closed 10:00 p.m. to 5:00…	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-044	Knox County Board of Health Resolution 2020-CSafer at Home Guidance Resolution (winter 2020 advisory)	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TN-027	Executive Order No. 70An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 and Preserve Health Care Capacity by Limiting Gatherings and Spectator Events and Urging Working…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Dec. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-071	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 16: Formal Issuance of Safer at HomeHealth Directive No. 16, Safer at Home (all businesses except those listed required to close physical locations to the public; retail and…	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-074	Summary of Safer at Home Health Directive No. 16 and Face Mask Directive No. 4Department summary: retail 50 percent; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms 50 percent; four-week Safer at Home period	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-016	Fifth Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Chief Medical DirectorFifth Amended and Restated Order 12 (in force December 31, 2020 through January 31, 2021)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-041	Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Restaurant Occupancy Limitation and Early Closure Regulation (11:00 p.m. close)	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Jan. 27, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-017	Sixth Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Three ReopeningSixth Amended and Restated Order 12 (eight-person crowd limit; 50 percent capacity; 11:00 p.m. service cutoff; midnight closure)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Jan. 30, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-073	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18Health Directive No. 18 (food and beverage service ends at midnight; fixed paired bar seats; two-hour limit; no indoor dancing; courthouse…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-031	Executive Order No. 77An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 by Extending Executive Order No. 73, as Amended	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-018	Seventh Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Interim Chief Medical DirectorSeventh Amended and Restated Order 12 (in force March 1-25, 2021)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-049	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-010)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group (ERG), Tennessee Pledge: general guidelines (version first published Apr. 24-28, 2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-053)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities guidelines (as of June 16, 2020) (Ex. TN-057)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Close Contact Businesses guidelines (as of June 4, 2020) (Ex. TN-056)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 36 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-017)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020) (Ex. TN-058)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (as of June 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-081)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 49 (June 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-019)
Tennessee Department of Health, Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Guidelines (LTCF_Visitation.pdf), updated June 15, 2020 (Ex. TN-052)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 54 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. TN-021)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Office Buildings guidelines (July 23, 2020) (Ex. TN-059)
Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020 (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-010)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-7 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-039)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Resolution 2020-C (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-044)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 70 (Dec. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-027)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 16: Formal Issuance of Safer at Home (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-071)
Shelby County Health Department, Summary of Safer at Home Health Directive No. 16 and Face Mask Directive No. 4 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-074)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Fifth Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Chief Medical Director (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-016)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2021-1 (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-041)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Sixth Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Three Reopening (Jan. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-017)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-073)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 77 (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-031)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Seventh Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Interim Chief Medical Director (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-018)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-049)

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