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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 AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of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. 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. SEC-14-027	Director's Stay at Home OrderDirector's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-080	Director's Stay at Home OrderDirector's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	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. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-076	Bulletin 2020-08Temporary Licenses During State of Emergency	Superintendent of Insurance	Ohio; Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-039	GCRTA alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical) (Coronavirus Update, Apr. 15, 2020)Coronavirus Update - April 15, 2020; Alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical)	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. OH-022	Urgent Health Advisory: Ohioans Protecting OhioansUrgent Health Advisory - Ohioans Protecting Ohioans	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-097	Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantine	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. 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. 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-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
Ex. OH-038	Revised Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio, with ExceptionsRevised Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio, with Exceptions	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Nov. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read

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)
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)
Amy Acton, M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-027)
Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-080)
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)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-08 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-076)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, GCRTA alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical) (Coronavirus Update, Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-039)
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)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Urgent Health Advisory: Ohioans Protecting Ohioans (May 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-022)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order (May 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-097)
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)
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)
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 Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. OH-082)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Revised Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio, with Exceptions (Nov. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-038)

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