Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000111
Chunk: 12

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 meeting next year, the Corporate Secretary must receive the written proposal at our principal executive offices no later than February 9, 2026. Such proposals also must comply with SEC regulations under Rule 14a-8 regarding the inclusion of stockholder proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. Proposals should be addressed to:

<div align='center'>Corporate Secretary
Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
9668 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332
stockholder.info@heritagedistilling.com</div>

For a stockholder proposal that is intended to be included in our proxy statement for next year’s annual meeting not under Rule 14a-8, the stockholder must provide the information required by our amended and restated bylaws ("Bylaws") and give timely notice to the Corporate Secretary in accordance with our Bylaws, which, in general, require that the notice be received by the

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Corporate Secretary no earlier than the close of business on February 24, 2026 and no later than the close of business on March 26, 2026.

If 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