Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000134
Chunk: 9

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 9
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 a later date;

• Send a letter revoking your vote or proxy to our Corporate Secretary at our offices in Gig Harbor, Washington; or

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Questions and Answers

• Attend the Special Meeting and vote in person.

We will tabulate the latest valid vote or instruction that we receive from you.

Can I attend the Special Meeting?

You are entitled to attend the Special Meeting if you were a stockholder of record or a beneficial owner of our common stock as of the close of business on July 23, 2025 or you hold a valid legal proxy for the Special Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, your name will be verified against the list of stockholders of record prior to your being admitted to the Special Meeting. If you are a beneficial owner of our common stock, you will need to provide proof of beneficial ownership on the Record Date in order to be admitted to the Special Meeting, such as a brokerage account statement showing that you owned our common stock as of the Record Date, a voting instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee, or other similar evidence of ownership as of the Record Date, including a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee. You should also be prepared to present photo identification for admission. If you do not provide photo identification or comply with the other procedures outlined above upon request, you may not be admitted to the Special Meeting.

Even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting, it is recommended that you submit your proxy or voting instructions in advance of the Special Meeting as described above so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Special Meeting.

What constitutes a quorum at the Special Meeting?

A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting to properly hold a meeting of stockholders and conduct business under our Bylaws and Delaware law. The presence, in person or by proxy, of one-third (1/3) of the voting power of the stock issued, outstanding, and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will constitute a quorum at the Special Meeting. There were 15,401,989 shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the Record Date. Therefore, a quorum will be present if 5,133,997 shares of our common stock are present in person or represented by executed proxies timely received by us at the Special Meeting.

Abstentions and