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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ME-002	Proclamation of Insurance EmergencyProclamation of Insurance Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-076	Bulletin 442Emergency Measures Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic	Superintendent of Insurance Eric A. Cioppa, Bureau of Insurance	MaineSector regulator	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ME-001	Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthProclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-003	P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public…	Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-065	Order No. 2020-11, Order Addressing DisruptionsOrder Addressing Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (temporary licensing exemption for displaced professionals; filing and delivery…	Judith M. Shaw, Securities Administrator	Maine; Office of Securities, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (State securities regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-077	Bulletin 443Coronavirus Pandemic: Property and Casualty Coverage	Superintendent of Insurance	MaineSector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. ME-018	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-078	Bulletin 444Coronavirus Pandemic: Property and Casualty Premium Refunds	Superintendent of Insurance	MaineSector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. ME-079	Bulletin 445Coronavirus Pandemic: Temporary Licenses	Superintendent of Insurance	MaineSector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. ME-019	Executive Order 40 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction Proceedings	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-091	Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with State	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-024	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (second renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-027	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (third renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	June 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-030	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-033	Executive Order 5 FY 20/21An Order Expanding Rent Supports and Continuing Housing Protections	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-035	Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of Emergency (fifth renewal)A Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-037	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (sixth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Sept. 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-038	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (seventh renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-041	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eighth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Oct. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-043	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (ninth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Nov. 24, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-047	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (tenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-050	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eleventh renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Jan. 19, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-052	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (twelfth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read

Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of Insurance Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-002)
Superintendent of Insurance Eric A. Cioppa, Bureau of Insurance, Bulletin 442 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-076)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-001)
Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills, P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ME-003)
Judith M. Shaw, Securities Administrator, Order No. 2020-11, Order Addressing Disruptions (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-065)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 443 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. ME-077)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. ME-018)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 444 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-078)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 445 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-079)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 40 FY 19/20 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-019)
City of Portland, Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-091)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (second renewal) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. ME-024)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (third renewal) (June 10, 2020) (Ex. ME-027)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourth renewal) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. ME-030)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 5 FY 20/21 (July 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-033)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of Emergency (fifth renewal) (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. ME-035)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (sixth renewal) (Sept. 2, 2020) (Ex. ME-037)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (seventh renewal) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-038)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eighth renewal) (Oct. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-041)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (ninth renewal) (Nov. 24, 2020) (Ex. ME-043)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (tenth renewal) (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-047)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eleventh renewal) (Jan. 19, 2021) (Ex. ME-050)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (twelfth renewal) (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. ME-052)

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