Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000148
Chunk: 13

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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 the date of the stockholder meeting is moved more than 30 days before or 60 days after the anniversary of our annual meeting for the prior year, then notice of a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 must be received no earlier than the close of business 120 days prior to the meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of 90 days prior to the meeting or 10 days after public announcement of the meeting date.

How do I recommend a director nominee?

If you wish to nominate an individual for election as director at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, we must receive your written nomination on or after February 24, 2026, but no later than March 26, 2026. You should send your proposal to our Corporate Secretary as set forth above.

The following is only a brief summary of the rules and requirements for your notice of nominations for election to the Board of Directors, as detailed in our Bylaws, for a nomination to be properly brought before an annual meeting: (1) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 of our Bylaws if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person (described below), (2) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (3) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant, and (4) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(i) of our By