Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000148
Chunk: 6

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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: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”);

• The approval of an amendment to the Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the plan's shares available for issuance (the "Incentive Plan Proposal"); and

• The approval of a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are an insufficient number of votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the other proposals to be voted on at the Special Meeting (the "Adjournment Proposal").

| Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. |     | 1 |     | Special Meeting Proxy Statement |

Questions and Answers

It is possible that other business may come before the Special Meeting, although we currently are not aware of any such matters.

How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote on these proposals?

The Board recommends that you vote:

| Proposals |     |                                |     | Board Recommendation |     | Page Reference |
| 1         |     | FINANCING PROPOSAL             |     | FOR                  |     |              9 |
| 2         |     | ADVISORY COMPENSATION PROPOSAL |     | FOR                  |     |             14 |
| 3         |     | AUTHORIZED SHARE PROPOSAL      |     | FOR                  |     |             16 |
| 4         |     | STOCKHOLDER ACTION PROPOSAL    |     | FOR                  |     |             19 |
| 5         |     | REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL   |     | FOR                  |     |             21 |
| 6         |     | INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL        |     | FOR                  |     |             28 |
| 7         |     | ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL           |     | FOR                  |     |             35 |

What vote is required to approve each proposal at the Special Meeting?

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present, in person or by proxy, at the Special Meeting is required to approve the Financing Proposal, the Advisory Compensation Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split