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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-055	OCI Bulletin of March 6, 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coverage Request	Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance	Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015	WI DOC COVID-19 Announcements page (as archived Apr. 4, 2020)Visits at all DOC institutions suspended Mar. 13, 2020; transfers from State-contracted county jail beds suspended Mar. 19, 2020; all…	Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Secretary Kevin A. Carr)	Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Division of Adult Institutions); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-001	Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 250 or More PeopleCountywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 250 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-002	Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More PeopleCountywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 50 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19	Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-052	Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)	Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)	Milwaukee County, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 16, 2020		Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-053	Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closedMilwaukee County COVID-19 closures and service changes, March 2020	Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano (court order described)	Milwaukee County, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 13, 2020		Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-035	Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more)Prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people; closing bars and restaurants except for takeout and delivery	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-045	Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020)Metro Transit: 15-passenger capacity limit, Saturday schedules seven days a week, rear-door exit	City of Madison Metro Transit	City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit)City	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. WI-036	Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a time	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-037	Emergency Order #16 (March 27, 2020)Health care providers licensed in other states permitted to practice in Wisconsin during the emergency	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-038	Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020)Health professional licensing flexibilities; temporary licenses not to expire during the emergency	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS)	WisconsinState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102	Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closure	Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-032	2019 Wisconsin Act 185 § 98, Immunity for health care providers during COVID-19 emergency (Wis. Stat. § 895.4801)Immunity for health care professionals, providers and their employees, agents and contractors for services during the Executive Order #72…	Wisconsin Legislature; Governor Tony Evers (signed)	WisconsinState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WI-004	Emergency Order #31Badger Bounce Back	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-058	OCI Bulletin of April 21, 2020Special COVID-19 Session Law 2019 Wisconsin Act 185	Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance	Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-013	Emergency Order #34, Interim Order to Turn the DialInterim Order to Turn the Dial: Minimum Basic Operations expanded to curb-side drop-off, outdoor recreational rentals and automatic car…	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Evers	WisconsinState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-015	WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020)General Guidance for All Businesses: best practices to reopen (employee health, distancing, face coverings, cleaning and disinfection…	Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back)	WisconsinState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-014	Emergency Order #36, Interim Order to Turn the Dial (in-person retail and drive-in theaters)Interim Order to Turn the Dial: standalone and strip-mall retail may open to five customers at a time on distancing, cleaning and queuing…	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Evers	WisconsinState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-006	Emergency Order #36Interim Order to Turn the Dial (retail and drive-in theaters)	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-005	Emergency Order #2Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (modified stay-at-home order)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-075	Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2 (Phase 2)	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	May 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-027	Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder extending the in-person suspension and jury-trial continuance for each circuit court until a chief-judge-approved operational plan…	Wisconsin Supreme Court	WisconsinCourt	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-006	Emergency Order #3 (Forward Dane Phase 1), § 4 (Businesses) and § 9 (Enforcement)All businesses subject to requirements: 25 percent capacity; written hygiene policy (symptomatic employees not allowed to work…	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-043	MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)Resumption of fare collection; front-door boarding restored; masks recommended	Milwaukee County Transit System	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System)County	May 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-054	Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 4, 2020)	Milwaukee Health Department	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	June 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read

Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin of March 6, 2020 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-055)
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Secretary Kevin A. Carr), WI DOC COVID-19 Announcements page (as archived Apr. 4, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 250 or More People (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-001)
Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More People (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-002)
Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services), Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-052)
Milwaukee County (COVID-19 page); District One Chief Judge Mary E. Triggiano (court order described), Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closed (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-053)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. WI-035)
City of Madison Metro Transit, Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-045)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. WI-036)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #16 (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. WI-037)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS), Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. WI-038)
Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers, Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102)
Wisconsin Legislature; Governor Tony Evers (signed), 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 § 98, Immunity for health care providers during COVID-19 emergency (Wis. Stat. § 895.4801) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. WI-032)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #31 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. WI-004)
Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin of April 21, 2020 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-058)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Evers, Emergency Order #34, Interim Order to Turn the Dial (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-013)
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back), WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020) (May 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-015)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Evers, Emergency Order #36, Interim Order to Turn the Dial (in-person retail and drive-in theaters) (May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-014)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #36 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. WI-006)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #2 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-005)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health, Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-075)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 22, 2020) (Ex. WI-027)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Emergency Order #3 (Forward Dane Phase 1), § 4 (Businesses) and § 9 (Enforcement) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-006)
Milwaukee County Transit System, MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-043)
Milwaukee Health Department, Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-054)

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