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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. TN-043	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (judicial state of emergency)	Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins)	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. TN-003	Executive Order No. 16An Order Ensuring Government Continues to Function Openly and Transparently During the COVID-19 Emergency While Taking Appropriate Measures…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	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. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022	Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited services	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-044	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesOrder Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	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-078	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of DeadlinesOrder Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	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-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-054	Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (Apr. 24, 2020 version)Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry (50 percent seating capacity)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-057	Executive Order No. 30An Order Regarding Reopening Businesses and Places of Worship (Tennessee Pledge)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace 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. TN-053	Tennessee Pledge: general guidelines (version first published Apr. 24-28, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Reopening Tennessee Responsibly (general guidelines)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group (ERG)	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-055	Tennessee Pledge: Retail Industry guidelines (Apr. 28, 2020 version)Tennessee Pledge: Retail Industry (50 percent occupancy)	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace 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-033	Knox County Community Strategy for a Phased ReopeningPhased Reopening Strategy (Phase One conditions by sector)	Knox County Health Department (adopted by the Health Officer's order of May 1, 2020)	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-057	Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins), In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. TN-043)
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)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 16 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-003)
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)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. TN-044)
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)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-078)
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. 29 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. TN-012)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Restaurant Industry guidelines (Apr. 24, 2020 version) (Ex. TN-054)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-057)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-013)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group (ERG), Tennessee Pledge: general guidelines (version first published Apr. 24-28, 2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-053)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Retail Industry guidelines (Apr. 28, 2020 version) (Ex. TN-055)
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)
Knox County Health Department (adopted by the Health Officer's order of May 1, 2020), Knox County Community Strategy for a Phased Reopening (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-033)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Exercise Facilities guidelines (as of June 16, 2020) (Ex. TN-057)

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