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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-164	CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020)QSO-20-12-All, Suspension of Survey Activities	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (all certified providers, suppliers and CLIA laboratories)Federal	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-051	Investment Company Act Release No. 33817, Order Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus DeliveryOrder Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-053	Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns (issued March 13, 2020; updated April 7, 2020; further updated January 19, 2022)Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns	SEC Division of Corporation Finance	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation Finance (federal staff guidance)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-057	Investment Company Act Release No. 33824, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus DeliveryOrder Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions and Commission…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-064	Investment Company Act Release No. 33897, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder [In-Person Board Relief]Order Extending the In-Person Board Meeting Relief for Registered Management Investment Companies and Business Development Companies	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-072	Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan, Phase Two: agency-wide modified operations (Mar. 13, 2020)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan: Agency-wide Modified Operations	Federal Bureau of Prisons (Director), after coordination with DOJ and the White House	United States (federal); Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-097	QSO-20-14-NH, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (Mar. 9, 2020; REVISED Mar. 13, 2020)QSO-20-14-NH (REVISED)	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-025	Investment Advisers Act Release No. IA-5463 and Investment Company Act Release No. IC-33817 (Mar. 13, 2020) (conditional exemptive orders)Order Under Section 206A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Advisers Act…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United StatesFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-095	BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan (updated 3:09 p.m. ET, March 13, 2020)	Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (federal prisons)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077	Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago)Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032	Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu	United States Patent and Trademark Office (nationwide)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-043	'15 Days to Slow the Spread' (The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America)15 Days to Slow the Spread	The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America (White House Coronavirus Task Force)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-190	The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the SpreadThe President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America - 15 Days to Slow the Spread	The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force (with CDC)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057	USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status)EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic	EOIR	United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080	Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020)Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak	EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-121	USCIS alert of March 17, 2020: 'USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1'Suspension of in-person services at field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-324	USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-030	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020)Postponement of non-detained immigration court hearings; court closures	Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (immigration courts)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-027	Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19	U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico	United States Mission MexicoFederal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-075	National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020)National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020	National Labor Relations Board (the Board)	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078	Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans)Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-135	Memorandum for All DoD Personnel, Message to the Force - COVID-19 Response (Mar. 20, 2020) (copy posted by JBLM)Message to the Force - COVID-19 Response	Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper	Department of Defense (all DoD personnel)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-060	Suspension of Routine Visa Services (Mar. 20, 2020)Suspension of Routine Visa Services	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-090	Updates on NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 20, 2020): Region 20 (San Francisco) and Region 27 (Denver)Updates on NLRB Office Closures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-164)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33817, Order Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus Delivery (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-051)
SEC Division of Corporation Finance, Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns (issued March 13, 2020; updated April 7, 2020; further updated January 19, 2022) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-053)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33824, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus Delivery (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-057)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33897, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder [In-Person Board Relief] (June 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-064)
Federal Bureau of Prisons (Director), after coordination with DOJ and the White House, Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan, Phase Two: agency-wide modified operations (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-072)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-14-NH, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (Mar. 9, 2020; REVISED Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-097)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Advisers Act Release No. IA-5463 and Investment Company Act Release No. IC-33817 (Mar. 13, 2020) (conditional exemptive orders) (Ex. SEC-13-025)
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-095)
National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs, Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu, Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032)
The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America (White House Coronavirus Task Force), '15 Days to Slow the Spread' (The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-043)
The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force (with CDC), The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-190)
USCIS, USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057)
EOIR, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079)
EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III), Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of March 17, 2020: 'USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-121)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020 (Ex. FED-324)
Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-030)
U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico, Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-027)
National Labor Relations Board (the Board), National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-075)
National Labor Relations Board, Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078)
Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper, Memorandum for All DoD Personnel, Message to the Force - COVID-19 Response (Mar. 20, 2020) (copy posted by JBLM) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-135)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-060)
National Labor Relations Board, Updates on NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 20, 2020): Region 20 (San Francisco) and Region 27 (Denver) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-090)

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