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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. NC-003	Executive Order No. 118Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-067	Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020Abatement order requiring restaurants and bars to limit food and beverage sales to carry-out, drive-through and delivery	Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen	North CarolinaSector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102	NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouragedCOVID-19 Business Continuity Plans - Operating Status; Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (Maritime Buildings restricted to essential…	North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of Transportation	North Carolina (Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City; Charlotte Inland Port)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. NC-005	Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-011	Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. NC-010	Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-011	Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-043	Emergency Proclamation (prohibition of alcohol sales 11 p.m.-7 a.m.)Emergency Proclamation, City of Raleigh, July 20, 2020 - Prohibition of Alcohol Sales	Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin	City of RaleighCity	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-022	Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (restaurant, bar and alcohol restrictions)Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Mayor of the City of…	Chair George R. Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayors of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill (Deputy Town Manager) and Pineville; approved as to form by County Attorney Tyrone C. Wade	Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville (Cornelius and Huntersville did not join)County	July 23, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-015	Executive Order No. 153Restricting Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-013	Amendment by the Town of Mint Hill to Subsection vi of the Second Revised and Amended Joint ProclamationAmendment permitting food service in bar areas of restaurants within Mint Hill; game equipment prohibition retained	Town Manager, Town of Mint Hill (for the Mayor)	Town of Mint HillCity	Aug. 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-035	Executive Order No. 162Extending Restrictions on Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-017	Executive Order No. 163Extension of Phase 2 Order with Modifications: Phase 2.5	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-014	Amendment by the Town of Pineville to Subsection VI of the Second Revised and Amended Joint ProclamationAmendment permitting food service in bar areas of restaurants within Pineville; game equipment prohibition retained	Mayor Jack Edwards	Town of PinevilleCity	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-018	Executive Order No. 169Easing Restrictions: Phase 3	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. NC-019	Executive Order No. 170Extension of Phase 3 Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Oct. 21, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-023	Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business Closures	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-036	Executive Order No. 183Authorizing Delivery and Carry-Out of Mixed Beverages; Curbside Pickup and Delivery of Health Care Goods and Services	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-024	Executive Order No. 188Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-005	Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19Public Health Director's Directive (stay home; virtual work; 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; gatherings)	Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health Director	Mecklenburg CountyCounty	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-012	Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive (revision)Public Health Director's Directive - revised (replaces the Jan. 12 Directive)	Gibbie Harris, Public Health Director	Mecklenburg CountyCounty	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. NC-025	Executive Order No. 189Further Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Jan. 27, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-044	Declaration of End of City COVID-19 OrdersDeclaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders, City of Raleigh, February 26, 2021	Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin	City of RaleighCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-026	Executive Order No. 195Lifting the Modified Stay at Home Order and Easing Certain COVID-19 Restrictions	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Feb. 24, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read

Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 118 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-003)
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-067)
North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouraged (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-005)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-011)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 138 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-010)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 141 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-011)
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, Emergency Proclamation (prohibition of alcohol sales 11 p.m.-7 a.m.) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-043)
Chair George R. Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayors of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill (Deputy Town Manager) and Pineville; approved as to form by County Attorney Tyrone C. Wade, Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (restaurant, bar and alcohol restrictions) (July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-022)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 153 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-015)
Town Manager, Town of Mint Hill (for the Mayor), Amendment by the Town of Mint Hill to Subsection vi of the Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (Aug. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-013)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 162 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-035)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 163 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-017)
Mayor Jack Edwards, Amendment by the Town of Pineville to Subsection VI of the Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-014)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 170 (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-019)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 181 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. NC-023)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 183 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-036)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 188 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. NC-024)
Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health Director, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19 (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-005)
Gibbie Harris, Public Health Director, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive (revision) (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-012)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 189 (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. NC-025)
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, Declaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-044)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 195 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. NC-026)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)

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