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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-002	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-002	Order 3 from the Chief Medical Director: Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home Order (closure of businesses not performing essential services; gatherings of more than ten prohibited)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	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. MET-BNA-030	Knox County Health Department Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home Order (closure of businesses not performing essential services)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Public Health Officer and Health Director, Knox County Health Department	Knox County, Tennessee (including the City of Knoxville)County	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. TN-076	Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County)Safer at Home Declaration from the Sumner County Mayor	Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt	Sumner County, Tennessee (Gallatin, Hendersonville)County	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	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-077	Extension of Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County)Extension of Safer at Home Declaration: Mar. 31 to Apr. 7, 2020	Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt	Sumner County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. TN-010	Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-045	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesOrder Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	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-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. SEC-03-033c	Policy Statement for the Reopening of Dental OfficesPolicy Statement For The Reopening of Dental Offices (adopted May 4, 2020)	Tennessee Board of Dentistry	TennesseeSector regulator	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	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. 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-072	COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures (status chart)COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures: status and opening dates by business type	Hamilton County Mayor's Office	Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)County	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-019	Executive Order No. 49An Order Amending Requirements Concerning Long-Term-Care Facility Visitation and Taking Other Necessary Measures to Facilitate the Treatment…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-052	Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Guidelines (LTCF_Visitation.pdf), updated June 15, 2020Tennessee Department of Health guidelines to permit limited visitation within long-term care facilities	Tennessee Department of Health	TennesseeSector regulator	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TN-002)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department, Order 3 from the Chief Medical Director: Safer at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-002)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 17 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-004)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Public Health Officer and Health Director, Knox County Health Department, Knox County Health Department Safer at Home Order (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-030)
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt, Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. TN-076)
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)
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt, Extension of Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-077)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-010)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. TN-045)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-013)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-053)
Tennessee Board of Dentistry, Policy Statement for the Reopening of Dental Offices (May 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-033c)
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)
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)
Hamilton County Mayor's Office, COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures (status chart) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-072)
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 Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 49 (June 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-019)
Tennessee Department of Health, Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Guidelines (LTCF_Visitation.pdf), updated June 15, 2020 (Ex. TN-052)

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