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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BNA-001	Amended and Restated Order 1 from the Chief Medical DirectorAmended and Restated Order 1 (bars and restaurants: no on-premises consumption)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department	Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Metropolitan Government)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. TN-063	COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor's Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020School Closures: Gov. Lee urged school districts across Tennessee to close by Friday, March 20	Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1)	TennesseeState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-004	Executive Order No. 17An Order to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Social Gatherings, Dine-In Service, and Gym Use, and Exposure at Nursing and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. TN-006	Executive Order No. 21An Order Amending Executive Order No. 17 to Further Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Essential Services and Gatherings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. TN-007	Executive Order No. 22An Order Directing Tennesseans to Stay Home Unless Engaging in Essential Activities to Limit Their Exposure to and Spread of COVID-19…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-064	COVID-19 Bulletin #18 (Apr. 15, 2020): Governor's call for schools to remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school yearSchool Closure: Gov. Lee has called on schools to remain closed through the end of the school year	Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #18)	TennesseeState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-012	Executive Order No. 29An Order Amending Executive Order No. 17 to Reopen Dining in Restaurants	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-013	Executive Order No. 30An Order Allowing Tennesseans to Return to Work Safely While Encouraging Continued Adherence to Health Guidelines to Limit the Spread of…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-005	Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 4 (cloth face coverings: businesses shall require employee masks; public directed to wear them)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-032	Knox County Health Department Order adopting Executive Orders 30 and 31 and the Knox County phased reopeningReopening Order (Phase One; effective 8:00 a.m. EDT May 1, 2020)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Director and Health Officer	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-053	Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020Amending the Safer at Home Order: Back to Business Phase 1 (supersedes Executive Order No. 12-2020)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-016	Executive Order No. 35An Order Amending Executive Order No. 30 to Allow Reopening of Small Group, Non-Contact Entertainment and Recreational Venues Pursuant to…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-006	Order 5 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase One ReopeningOrder 5 (Phase One: gatherings above ten prohibited; hospitality, educational, sports and entertainment venues remain closed)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020	Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government Buildings	Mayor John Cooper	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCity	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-017	Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-054	Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 16-2020Back to Business Phase 2 (supersedes Executive Order No. 13-2020)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-018	Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-058	Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-080	ERG release, May 15, 2020: 'Economic Recovery Group to Lift Capacity Restrictions on Restaurants and Retail, Allow for Large Attractions to Open'Economic Recovery Group to Lift Capacity Restrictions on Restaurants and Retail, Allow for Large Attractions to Open (effective May 22…	Governor's Economic Recovery Group (Office of the Governor)	TennesseeState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-007	Order 6 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two ReopeningOrder 6 (Phase Two: gatherings above 25 prohibited; sector conditions; face coverings per Amended Order 4)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-081	Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (as of June 12, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry (revised; seated service only; ten guests per table)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-055	Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances)Face Covering/Mask Ordinance	Council of the City of Memphis	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-061	Shelby County Health Directive No. 7Health Directive No. 7 (Back to Business: unlisted businesses remain closed; 50 percent occupancy for retail, gyms, civic facilities and…	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)	Shelby County, Tennessee (all municipalities and unincorporated areas)County	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-009	Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 8 (mandatory face coverings for members of the public; supersedes Amended and Reinstated Order 4)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	June 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-008	Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Three ReopeningAmended and Restated Order 7 (Phase Three; Order 7 issued June 22, 2020, amended and restated June 29, 2020)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	June 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department, Amended and Restated Order 1 from the Chief Medical Director (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-001)
Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1), COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor's Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. TN-063)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 17 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-004)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 21 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. TN-006)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 22 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. TN-007)
Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #18), COVID-19 Bulletin #18 (Apr. 15, 2020): Governor's call for schools to remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school year (Ex. TN-064)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 29 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. TN-012)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-013)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-005)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Director and Health Officer, Knox County Health Department Order adopting Executive Orders 30 and 31 and the Knox County phased reopening (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-032)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-053)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 35 (May 7, 2020) (Ex. TN-016)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 5 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase One Reopening (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-006)
Mayor John Cooper, Executive Order No. 7 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-020)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 36 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-017)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 16-2020 (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-054)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 38 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-018)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020) (Ex. TN-058)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group (Office of the Governor), ERG release, May 15, 2020: 'Economic Recovery Group to Lift Capacity Restrictions on Restaurants and Retail, Allow for Large Attractions to Open' (Ex. TN-080)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 6 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two Reopening (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-007)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (as of June 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-081)
Council of the City of Memphis, Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances) (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-055)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Directive No. 7 (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-061)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (June 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-009)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Three Reopening (June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-008)

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