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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-SEA-009	Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer's Mar. 11, 2020 order)Executive Constantine statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020		Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-052	Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health EmergencyHealth Officer's Order No. 20-059	Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District	Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)County	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-045	Emergency Order #1: Order on Expanded Criteria for Excusing Jurors Based upon Public Health Emergency (Cause No. 20-2-05474-2)Emergency Order #1, Order on Expanded Criteria for Excusing Jurors Based upon Public Health Emergency	Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge)	Pierce County Superior Court, WashingtonCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-008	Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed)Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-010	Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person servicesExecutive Constantine and King County Health Officer announce new orders to limit spread of COVID-19	King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 15, 2020		Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-042	Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county)COVID-19 Snohomish County Daily Briefing, Tuesday, March 17, 2020	Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials)	Snohomish County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-055	Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020 (emergency response to the threat to public health)	King County District Court (Presiding Judge)	King County District Court, Washington (serving the County and the cities of Auburn, Bellevue, Burien, Covington, Duvall, Kenmore, Redmond, Shoreline and Vashon Island)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-030	Executive release: King County Parks facility closures (Mar. 20, 2020)King County Parks COVID-19 update (Mar. 20, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine (King County Parks)	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-021	Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020King County Metro to discontinue fare collections, direct riders to board buses at rear doors, beginning March 21	King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine)	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit; also reports Sound Transit and Seattle Streetcar)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-039	Mayoral Directive: Stay Home, Protect Public HealthCity of Everett Mayoral Directive, Stay Home, Protect Public Health	Mayor Cassie Franklin	City of Everett, Snohomish County, WashingtonCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-022	Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020New public health Directive requires masks or face coverings on transit	King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)County	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-035	Media release: face covering Directive goes into effect May 18, 2020Media Release: Face covering directive goes into effect today: prevent spreading COVID-19 when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance	Public Health - Seattle & King County (media release describing the Local Health Officer's Directive)	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-047	Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering DirectiveLocal Health Officer Directive (Face Covering Directive)	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-028	Executive release: King County approved for modified Phase 1 ('Phase 1.5') of Safe StartKing County approved to move to modified Phase 1 (June 5, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine; Washington Secretary of Health (approval)	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-029	Executive release: King County applies to move to Safe Start Phase 2King County applies for Phase 2 of Safe Start recovery	King County Executive Dow Constantine (application to the Washington Secretary of Health under Proclamation 20-25.4, Safe Start)	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-023	Metro announcement: fare collection resumes Oct. 1, 2020; fare enforcement suspended through end of 2020Metro to resume fare collection Oct. 1	King County Metro	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)County	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-033	Executive statement on the statewide rollback of Nov. 15-16, 2020Executive Constantine statement on new statewide COVID-19 restrictions (Nov. 15, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Nov. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-003	Local Health Officer Indoor Masking DirectiveLocal Health Officer Indoor Masking Directive	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-034	Executive release: King County reaches 70 percent fully vaccinated (16 and older); indoor mask directive liftedKing County reaches 70 percent vaccination milestone (June 15, 2021)	King County Executive Dow Constantine; Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 15, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-036	Joint recommendation of the regional health officers: universal indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusRegion's top health officials issue unified advice: Everyone should mask up in indoor public spaces	Local health officers of eight Puget Sound counties (joint statement published by Public Health - Seattle & King County); joined by all 35 local health jurisdictions Aug. 12, 2021	King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and San Juan Counties, WashingtonCounty	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-018	COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9 (mandatory vaccination of all City employees; telework and facility protocols)COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9	Mayor Jenny A. Durkan	City of Seattle, WashingtonCity	Aug. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-002	Local Health Officer Outdoor and Indoor Masking OrdersLocal Health Officer Outdoor and Indoor Masking Orders	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-025	Executive release announcing the outdoor mask order of Sept. 2, 2021King County outdoor mask order release (Sept. 2, 2021)	King County Executive Dow Constantine (release describing MET-SEA-002)	King County, WashingtonCounty	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-038	Public Health release announcing the outdoor mask order for events of 500 or moreMasks required at large outdoor gatherings in King County	Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-001	Local Health Officer Verification of Vaccination OrderLocal Health Officer Verification of Vaccination Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Sept. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read

King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer's Mar. 11, 2020 order) (Ex. MET-SEA-009)
Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District, Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-052)
Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Order #1: Order on Expanded Criteria for Excusing Jurors Based upon Public Health Emergency (Cause No. 20-2-05474-2) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-045)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-008)
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin, Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person services (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-010)
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials), Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county) (Ex. MET-SEA-042)
King County District Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-055)
King County Executive Dow Constantine (King County Parks), Executive release: King County Parks facility closures (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-030)
King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine), Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-021)
Mayor Cassie Franklin, Mayoral Directive: Stay Home, Protect Public Health (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-039)
King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020, Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-022)
Public Health - Seattle & King County (media release describing the Local Health Officer's Directive), Media release: face covering Directive goes into effect May 18, 2020 (Ex. MET-SEA-035)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering Directive (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-047)
King County Executive Dow Constantine; Washington Secretary of Health (approval), Executive release: King County approved for modified Phase 1 ('Phase 1.5') of Safe Start (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-028)
King County Executive Dow Constantine (application to the Washington Secretary of Health under Proclamation 20-25.4, Safe Start), Executive release: King County applies to move to Safe Start Phase 2 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-029)
King County Metro, Metro announcement: fare collection resumes Oct. 1, 2020; fare enforcement suspended through end of 2020 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-023)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive statement on the statewide rollback of Nov. 15-16, 2020 (Nov. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-033)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Indoor Masking Directive (May 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-003)
King County Executive Dow Constantine; Public Health - Seattle & King County, Executive release: King County reaches 70 percent fully vaccinated (16 and older); indoor mask directive lifted (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-034)
Local health officers of eight Puget Sound counties (joint statement published by Public Health - Seattle & King County); joined by all 35 local health jurisdictions Aug. 12, 2021, Joint recommendation of the regional health officers: universal indoor masking regardless of vaccination status (July 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-036)
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9 (mandatory vaccination of all City employees; telework and facility protocols) (Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-018)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Outdoor and Indoor Masking Orders (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-002)
King County Executive Dow Constantine (release describing MET-SEA-002), Executive release announcing the outdoor mask order of Sept. 2, 2021 (Ex. MET-SEA-025)
Public Health - Seattle & King County, Public Health release announcing the outdoor mask order for events of 500 or more (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-038)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Verification of Vaccination Order (Sept. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-001)

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