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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-DE-018	29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) and (a)(2), (b)29 U.S.C. § 654: Duties of employers and employees	United States Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596)	United States (applies directly in Delaware, a federal-OSHA State with no approved State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-007	16 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions (current codification, with amendment history)16 DE Admin. Code 4202: Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions	Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (regulation)	DelawareState	Feb. 1, 2006	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-019	Final Order, 23 DE Reg. 665 (Feb. 1, 2020), adopting the amended 16 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions, with the full regulation text as adoptedDelaware Register of Regulations, 23 DE Reg. 665 (Feb. 1, 2020): Final Order, 4202 Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions	Secretary of Health and Social Services (Kara Odom Walker, M.D.) and the Division of Public Health (final order adopting amended regulation)	DelawareState	Feb. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DE-002	First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-070	Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-003	Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-066	GT USA Wilmington letter to partners, Mar. 19, 2020: from Mar. 20, 2020 every truck driver asked two screening questions at the gate (foreign travel outside the U.S. or Canada in 14 days; fever, illness or congestion); a 'yes' bars entry to the portUpdate on Port Gate Security (truck driver screening questions; entry refused)	GT USA Wilmington, LLC (private concessionaire operating the State-owned Port of Wilmington for the Diamond State Port Corporation), Commercial Vice President David J. Harriss	Delaware (Port of Wilmington)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-003	20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V: Public Health Emergencies	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002))	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-059	Resumption of Elective and Non-Urgent Medical Procedures (May 18, 2020)Med-Provider Resumption of Elective Procedures	Delaware Division of Public Health (implementing the Governor's State of Emergency modifications)	DelawareState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DE-023	Nineteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyNineteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (restaurant outdoor seating expansion; employee travel; Phase 1 Business…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DE-027	Twenty-Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Phase 2 temporary business restrictions on taprooms and bar service in…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DE-028	Twenty-Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (face coverings for children; statewide food-and-drink and bar-service…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-008	16 DE Admin. Code 4458, State of Delaware Food Code (effective Aug. 11, 2020; adopting the U.S. Public Health Service 2017 Food Code with Delaware amendments)16 DE Admin. Code 4458: State of Delaware Food Code Regulations	Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection (regulation)	DelawareState	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DE-031	Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (the 'Omnibus Modification')Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (consolidating all active COVID-19 restrictions into a single order…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DE-057	Second Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification)Second Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (beach-town bar-service restrictions lifted; statewide bar rules continue)	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DE-032	Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification)Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (indoor gatherings at businesses limited to the lesser of 30 percent or 50; private indoor…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-033	Fourth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification)Fourth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (winter surge restrictions Dec. 14, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021: stay-at-home advisory…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-014	Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge (State of Delaware News, Dec. 10, 2020)	Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release)	DelawareState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DE-034	Fifth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification)Fifth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (10:00 p.m. closing of bars and restaurants lifted; stay-at-home advisory and universal…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Jan. 8, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-001	20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter III: The Governor and Emergency Management	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Feb. 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-005	16 Del. C. §§ 121-129 (Powers and duties of the Department; Effect of regulations and orders; Duty of enforcement; Abatement of nuisances; Threatened epidemics)Delaware Code, Title 16, Chapter 1, Subchapter II: Powers and Duties of the Department of Health and Social Services	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Feb. 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-013	19 Del. C. §§ 105-107 (Powers and duties of the Department of Labor; Rules relating to accidents and industrial diseases; Inspection of records; duty to furnish information)Delaware Code, Title 19, Chapter 1: Department of Labor	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Feb. 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-012	Opinion, In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services, No. 354, 2023 (Del. Aug. 1, 2024) (affirming the Court of Chancery, C.A. No. 2021-1036, and the Superior Court, C.A. No. N23C-01-123)In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services (Del. Aug. 1, 2024)	Supreme Court of Delaware (Seitz, C.J.; Valihura, Traynor, LeGrow and Griffiths, JJ., en banc)	DelawareCourt	Aug. 1, 2024		Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-002	20 Del. C. §§ 3121-3130 (Orders, rules and regulations; Enforcement; Penalties; Immunity from civil liability)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter IV: Miscellaneous Provisions	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-004	16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies)Delaware Code, Title 16, Chapter 5, Subchapter I: General Guidelines	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

United States Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) and (a)(2), (b) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-018)
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (regulation), 16 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions (current codification, with amendment history) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-007)
Secretary of Health and Social Services (Kara Odom Walker, M.D.) and the Division of Public Health (final order adopting amended regulation), Final Order, 23 DE Reg. 665 (Feb. 1, 2020), adopting the amended 16 DE Admin. Code 4202, Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions, with the full regulation text as adopted (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-019)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)
Governor John C. Carney, Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-070)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-003)
GT USA Wilmington, LLC (private concessionaire operating the State-owned Port of Wilmington for the Diamond State Port Corporation), Commercial Vice President David J. Harriss, GT USA Wilmington letter to partners, Mar. 19, 2020: from Mar. 20, 2020 every truck driver asked two screening questions at the gate (foreign travel outside the U.S. or Canada in 14 days; fever, illness or congestion); a 'yes' bars entry to the port (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-066)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002)), 20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-003)
Delaware Division of Public Health (implementing the Governor's State of Emergency modifications), Resumption of Elective and Non-Urgent Medical Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-059)
Governor John C. Carney, Nineteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 22, 2020) (Ex. DE-023)
Governor John C. Carney, Twenty-Third Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (June 30, 2020) (Ex. DE-027)
Governor John C. Carney, Twenty-Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (July 24, 2020) (Ex. DE-028)
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection (regulation), 16 DE Admin. Code 4458, State of Delaware Food Code (effective Aug. 11, 2020; adopting the U.S. Public Health Service 2017 Food Code with Delaware amendments) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-008)
Governor John C. Carney, Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (the 'Omnibus Modification') (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. DE-031)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification) (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. DE-057)
Governor John C. Carney, Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification) (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. DE-032)
Governor John C. Carney, Fourth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification) (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. DE-033)
Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release), Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020 (Ex. DUT-DE-014)
Governor John C. Carney, Fifth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification (Omnibus Modification) (Jan. 8, 2021) (Ex. DE-034)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-001)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 16 Del. C. §§ 121-129 (Powers and duties of the Department; Effect of regulations and orders; Duty of enforcement; Abatement of nuisances; Threatened epidemics) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-005)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 19 Del. C. §§ 105-107 (Powers and duties of the Department of Labor; Rules relating to accidents and industrial diseases; Inspection of records; duty to furnish information) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-013)
Supreme Court of Delaware (Seitz, C.J.; Valihura, Traynor, LeGrow and Griffiths, JJ., en banc), Opinion, In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services, No. 354, 2023 (Del. Aug. 1, 2024) (affirming the Court of Chancery, C.A. No. 2021-1036, and the Superior Court, C.A. No. N23C-01-123) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-012)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 20 Del. C. §§ 3121-3130 (Orders, rules and regulations; Enforcement; Penalties; Immunity from civil liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-002)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-004)

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