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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DE-001	Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatDeclaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022	Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial EmergencyRelease explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware court	Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz	Delaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)Court	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021	Order Declaring a Judicial EmergencyDeclaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices	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-007	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the State of DelawareDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency (Public Health Authority designated; medical-supply and bed-capacity assessments; Medicaid…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	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. DE-005	Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (designation of Essential and Non-Essential Businesses; closure of…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-087	Delaware News release, Apr. 1, 2020: from Apr. 2, 2020 DART limits the number of passengers on each bus based on seating capacity; boarding through the rear door with no fare collection; additional timing buses and standby operatorsDART Institutes Additional Safety Measures (passenger limits; rear-door boarding; no fare collection from April 2, 2020)	Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), Delaware Department of Transportation	Delaware (statewide DART bus service)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. DE-012	Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyNinth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (gatherings of ten or more prohibited; twenty percent occupancy and sanitation…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DE-013	Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (expanded Non-Essential Business list; no curbside for non-essential…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-016	Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatTenth Modification (commercial lodging closed to leisure guests; short-term rentals; retail restrictions)	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-014	Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (First Extension)Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025	Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14…	Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz	Delaware Judiciary (statewide)Court	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-017	Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyThirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (face coverings required in public settings; business obligations)	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047	Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DE-019	Fifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (presidential primary rescheduled to July 7; school-board elections July…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026	Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6)Release announcing the second 30-day extension; court facilities to remain closed to the public at least through June 13, 2020; Court…	Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz	Delaware Judiciary (statewide)Court	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-021	Seventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySeventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (beaches, boardwalks and swimming facilities reopened May 22 with masks…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031	Standing Order No. 7 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresExtension of every expiration date in Standing Orders Nos. 1-6 to June 13, 2020; recital of Supreme Court AOs Nos. 3-6 (courthouse closures…	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DE-022	Eighteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyEighteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (houses of worship: in-person services of ten or fewer, or at up to 30…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	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-024	Twentieth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwentieth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Phase 1 Reopen Plan: shelter in place, traveler quarantine and closure…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-010	Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses)	Delaware Division of Small Business	DelawareState	May 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-DE-015	Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance)Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official Website	State of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)	DelawareState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read

Governor John C. Carney, Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. DE-001)
Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)
Governor John C. Carney, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the State of Delaware (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. DE-007)
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)
Governor John C. Carney, Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. DE-005)
Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware News release, Apr. 1, 2020: from Apr. 2, 2020 DART limits the number of passengers on each bus based on seating capacity; boarding through the rear door with no fare collection; additional timing buses and standby operators (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-087)
Governor John C. Carney, Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. DE-012)
Governor John C. Carney, Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. DE-013)
Governor John C. Carney, Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-016)
Governor John C. Carney, Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (First Extension) (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. DE-014)
Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025)
Governor John C. Carney, Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 25, 2020) (Ex. DE-017)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
Governor John C. Carney, Fifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 7, 2020) (Ex. DE-019)
Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026)
Governor John C. Carney, Seventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 14, 2020) (Ex. DE-021)
Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden), Standing Order No. 7 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures (May 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031)
Governor John C. Carney, Eighteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-022)
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, Twentieth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 31, 2020) (Ex. DE-024)
Delaware Division of Small Business, Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene) (May 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-010)
State of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance), Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-015)

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