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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OH-007	Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023)Exposing others to contagion	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Jan. 1, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-006	Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)Enforcement of rules and regulations	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Feb. 12, 2004	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-009	Statute (version effective May 28, 2013, S.B. 26, 130th G.A.)Prohibition against violation of orders or regulations of board	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707)	Ohio (boards of health of city and general health districts)State	May 28, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001	Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued)Department of health - powers	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)	OhioState	Sept. 29, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	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 AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of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. MET-CIN-045	Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements (Mar. 17, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000474)Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-047	Executive Order No. EO2020-0004Declaration and Order Regarding Travel During the Pendency of a State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-065	Executive Order 2020-04D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1 (emergency)Establishing a Temporary Pandemic Child Care License and Emergency Adoption of Rule 5101:2-12-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-04D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitSchools and child care	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. MET-CMH-032	COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11	Central Ohio Transit Authority	COTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-066	Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency)The Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1 and 5101:2-14-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	OhioState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace 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. MET-CIN-003	Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19In re: Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-046	Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020; amended Apr. 28, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000559)Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Quarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-019	Director's Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay Healthy and Safe at Home Order	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-10-048	Director's Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020): reopening of manufacturing, distribution and construction (May 4), general office (May 4)…	Dr. Amy Acton, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OH-018	Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns)Responsible RestartOhio: General Office Environments	Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-030	Responsible RestartOhio: Manufacturing, Distribution & Construction sector requirements (Mandatory column)Responsible RestartOhio Manufacturing, Distribution & Construction	Ohio Department of Health, Director Amy Acton (sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of Apr. 30, 2020)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-019	Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns)Responsible RestartOhio: Consumer, Retail & Services	Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 12) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 14)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-030	Emergency Ordinance No. 0141-2020 (COVID-19 Job Protections)Establishing that employers may not retaliate against covered employees for obeying appropriate orders or instructions to stay at home as a…	Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething)	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-049	Executive Order No. EO2020-0007Declaration and Order Requiring Face Covering in County Buildings	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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. OH-021	Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with ExceptionsDirector's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning…	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-011	Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with ExceptionsDirector's Order Reopening Personal Services	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health	OhioSector regulator	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-007)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-006)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707), Statute (version effective May 28, 2013, S.B. 26, 130th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-009)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
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)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements (Mar. 17, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000474) (Ex. MET-CIN-045)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0004 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-047)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-04D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Executive Order 2020-04D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1 (emergency) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OH-065)
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)
Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. OH-066)
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)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-003)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020; amended Apr. 28, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000559) (Ex. MET-CIN-046)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-019)
Dr. Amy Acton, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-048)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-018)
Ohio Department of Health, Director Amy Acton (sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of Apr. 30, 2020), Responsible RestartOhio: Manufacturing, Distribution & Construction sector requirements (Mandatory column) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-030)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 12) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 14), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-019)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething), Emergency Ordinance No. 0141-2020 (COVID-19 Job Protections) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-030)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0007 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-049)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Dine Safe Ohio Order (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OH-020)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with Exceptions (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OH-021)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with Exceptions (May 14, 2020) (Ex. SEC-18-011)

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