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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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. 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. 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
Ex. MET-BNA-010	Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Modifications: ReopeningOrder 9 (Phase Three paused; hybrid Phase Two; bars closed; restaurant and gathering limits)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-034	Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-062	Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and DirectiveFace Mask Health Order and Directive (masks required countywide; businesses shall require them)	Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-021	Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face Coverings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-063	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 8Health Order and Directive No. 8 (restaurants close at 10:00 p.m.; 50 percent occupancy; State sector guidelines made mandatory)	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-085	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtrooms	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-069	Directive No. 1 of the Hamilton County Health OfficerDirective No. 1: face coverings required indoors in all public and private buildings and outdoors when distancing cannot be maintained	Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.), Hamilton County Health Department	Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)County	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-083	Executive Order 1 by County Mayor (July 10, 2020); Executive Order 3 (Sept. 11, 2020); Executive Order 5 (Dec. 31, 2020)Sullivan County face covering executive orders (July 2020-early 2021)	Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable	Sullivan County, Tennessee (Kingsport, Bristol)County	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 21 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. TN-006)
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)
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)
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)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Modifications: Reopening (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-010)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-034)
Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer), Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and Directive (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-062)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 54 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. TN-021)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 8 (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-063)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.), Hamilton County Health Department, Directive No. 1 of the Hamilton County Health Officer (July 10, 2020) (Ex. TN-069)
Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable, Executive Order 1 by County Mayor (July 10, 2020); Executive Order 3 (Sept. 11, 2020); Executive Order 5 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-083)

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