Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000111
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Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: DEF 14A
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Dear Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be held in the Barrel Room at our corporate headquarters located at 9668 Bujacich Road, Gig Harbor, Washington on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

The accompanying notice of the Annual Meeting (the “Notice”) and the Proxy Statement have been made part of this invitation. Details regarding the Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement. You are entitled to vote at our Annual Meeting and any adjournments, continuations or postponements only if you were a stockholder as of May 30, 2025, and entitled to vote as of such date, as described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. Holders of our voting common stock will be entitled to vote on: Proposal 1 - Director Proposal; Proposal 2 - Advisory Compensation Proposal; Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote Proposal; Proposal 4 - ELOC Share Issuance Proposal; Proposal 5 - SPA Share Issuance Proposal; Proposal 6 - Authorized Share Proposal; Proposal 7 - Incentive Plan Proposal; Proposal 8 - Auditor Proposal; and, Proposal 9 - Adjournment Proposal, as further described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals 1, 2, and 4-9 and a vote for "THREE YEARS" for proposal 3, as outlined in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of our voting common stock that you own. If you elect to vote via proxy you can do so online easily, please vote as promptly as possible by following the instructions in the accompanying Proxy Statement to ensure your representation and the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. For the convenience of stockholders, we have made it