Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000111
Chunk: 7

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

• Stockholder of Record . If you have shares registered directly in your name with our stock transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC ("Equiniti" or "EQ"), then you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares and we sent the proxy materials directly to you.

• Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name . If you have shares held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the proxy materials were forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding the shares in your account is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares for the purpose of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization on how to vote the shares it holds in your account.

| 2025 Proxy Statement |     | 2 |     | Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. |

Questions and Answers

How can I vote my shares?

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote:

• Via the Internet. You may vote by proxy via the Internet by following the instructions found on the proxy card.

• By Mail. You may vote by proxy by filling out the proxy card and returning it in the envelope provided.

• In Person . You may vote in person at the Annual Meeting. You must request a ballot when you arrive.

Internet voting will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 23, 2025.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, you should have received from your broker, bank or other nominee instructions on how to vote or instruct the broker to vote your shares, which are generally contained in a "voting instruction form" sent by the broker, bank or other nominee. Please follow their instructions carefully. Beneficial owners generally may vote:

• Via the Internet. You may vote by proxy via the Internet by following the instructions on the voting instruction form provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee.

• By Mail. You may vote by proxy by filling out the voting instruction form and returning it in the envelope provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee.

• In Person. If you wish to vote in person, you must obtain a legal proxy from the organization that holds your shares. Please contact that