Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000148
Chunk: 2

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your ongoing support of and interest in Heritage Distilling.

Sincerely,

#### Justin B. Stiefel
Chairman and CEO

Gig Harbor, Washington
August 29, 2025

Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders

Meeting Details

Matters to Be Voted On

The principal business of the Special Meeting will be to:

| 1 |     | Approve, for the purpose of complying with the applicable provisions of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the issuance of pre-funded warrants and shares of common stock upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants issued pursuant to subscription agreements between certain accredited or institutional investors and us related to the issuance of such securities (the “Financing Proposal”);                                                                                                   |
| 2 |     | Approve, for the purpose of complying with the applicable provisions of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), the issuance of shares of common stock, restricted stock unit awards, and shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants issued pursuant to advisory agreements between certain advisors and us related to the issuance of such securities (the "Advisory Compensation Proposal”);                                                                                              |
| 3 |     | Approve an amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 495,000,000 shares to 995,000,000 shares (the "Authorized Share Proposal");                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4 |     | Approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to remove the prohibition against stockholder action by written consent (the “Stockholder Action Proposal”);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5 |     | Approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a reverse stock split ratio ranging from 1:5 to 1:20, without reducing the authorized number of shares of our common stock, and to authorize the Board to determine, at its discretion, the timing of the amendment and the specific ratio of the reverse stock split, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”); |
| 6 |     | Approve an amendment to the Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2024 Plan