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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. OH-002	Director's Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of OhioIn Re: Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-004	Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery OnlyIn Re: Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-046	Executive Order No. EO2020-0003Declaration and Order Regarding Mass Gatherings for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. OH-006	Amended Director's Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings and the Closure of Venues in the State of OhioIn Re: Amended Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings and the Closure of Venues in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-036	Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery order	Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-011	Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063	Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation proceduresPreventative Precautions for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the Port of Cleveland	Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland)	Ohio (Port of Cleveland; Cuyahoga County)Sector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. OH-014	Amended Director's Stay At Home OrderAmended Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-096	Executive Order 2020-10DThe Emergency Adoption of Rule 4301:1-1-13 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Liquor Control Commission	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-10D) authorizing the Ohio Liquor Control Commission's emergency adoption of Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-13	OhioSector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. OH-016	Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain CountiesDirector's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. OH-020	Director's Dine Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Reopens Restaurants and Bars to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074	Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020)The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled	Ohio Expositions Commission	Ohio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991)State	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. OH-025	Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social DistancingDirector's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-026	Director's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain CountiesDirector's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain…	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. OH-092	Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (Dine Safe Ohio)Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-016	Executive Order: Face Covering Requirements Within the City of DublinExecutive Order: Face Covering Requirements Within the City of Dublin	Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager	City of Dublin, Ohio (Franklin, Delaware and Union Counties; principally Franklin)City	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-019	Order 2020-EO-022, Face Covering Requirements Within the City of HilliardOrder: Face Covering Requirements Within the City of Hilliard	Michelle L. Crandall, City Manager	City of Hilliard, Ohio (Franklin County)City	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-028	Ordinance 1821-2020 (as amended and passed July 27, 2020)To require bars, night clubs, and restaurants in the City of Columbus to limit times of operation for onsite consumption of food, beer, wine…	Council of the City of Columbus (at the request of Mayor Ginther and Health Commissioner Roberts)	City of Columbus, OhioCity	July 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. OH-031	Executive Order 2020-30D and Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-80 (emergency rule)The Rescission of Executive Order 2020-10D and Emergency Adoption of Rule 4301:1-1-80 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Liquor Control…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-30D) authorizing the Ohio Liquor Control Commission's emergency adoption of Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-80 ('Rule 80')	OhioSector regulator	July 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. OH-099	Director's Amended Order Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions, with ExceptionsDirector's Amended Order Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. OH-033	Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional SportsDirector's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports	Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Aug. 19, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-034	Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment VenuesDirector's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues	Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Aug. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-035	Director's Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (Dine Safe Ohio)Director's Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with…	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-082	Director's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional SportsDirector's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source

Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. OH-002)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-004)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0003 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-046)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings and the Closure of Venues in the State of Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OH-006)
Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-036)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15 (Ex. OH-011)
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland), Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation procedures (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Stay At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OH-014)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-10D) authorizing the Ohio Liquor Control Commission's emergency adoption of Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-13, Executive Order 2020-10D (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. OH-096)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-016)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Dine Safe Ohio Order (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OH-020)
Ohio Expositions Commission, Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing (May 29, 2020) (Ex. OH-025)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties (May 29, 2020) (Ex. OH-026)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (Dine Safe Ohio) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OH-092)
Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager, Executive Order: Face Covering Requirements Within the City of Dublin (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-016)
Michelle L. Crandall, City Manager, Order 2020-EO-022, Face Covering Requirements Within the City of Hilliard (July 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-019)
Council of the City of Columbus (at the request of Mayor Ginther and Health Commissioner Roberts), Ordinance 1821-2020 (as amended and passed July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-028)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-30D) authorizing the Ohio Liquor Control Commission's emergency adoption of Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-80 ('Rule 80'), Executive Order 2020-30D and Ohio Adm. Code 4301:1-1-80 (emergency rule) (July 31, 2020) (Ex. OH-031)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Amended Order Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions (July 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-099)
Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports (Aug. 19, 2020) (Ex. OH-033)
Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues (Aug. 25, 2020) (Ex. OH-034)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (Dine Safe Ohio) (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. OH-035)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. OH-082)

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