Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000134
Chunk: 6

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 6
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 "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").

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

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

Questions and Answers

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                  |     |             15 |
| 3         |     | AUTHORIZED SHARE PROPOSAL      |     | FOR                  |     |             17 |
| 4         |     | STOCKHOLDER ACTION PROPOSAL    |     | FOR                  |     |             20 |
| 5         |     | REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL   |     | FOR                  |     |             22 |
| 6         |     | INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL        |     | FOR                  |     |             29 |
| 7         |     | ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL           |     | FOR                  |     |             36 |

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 Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal. The affirmative vote of a majority in voting power of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote is required to approve the Authorized Share Proposal. Lastly, the affirmative vote of two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote is required to approve the Stockholder Action Proposal.

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Financing Proposal and the Advisory Compensation Proposal, on or prior to July