Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000134
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Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form: PRE 14A
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Dear Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend our Special Meeting of Stockholders that will be held in the Barrel Room at our corporate headquarters located at 9668 Bujacich Road, Gig Harbor, Washington on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

The accompanying notice of the Special Meeting (the “Notice”) and the Proxy Statement have been made part of this invitation. Details regarding the Special Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Special Meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement. You are entitled to vote at our Special Meeting and any adjournments, continuations or postponements only if you were a stockholder as of July 23, 2025, and entitled to vote as of such date, as described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. Holders of our common stock will be entitled to vote on: Proposal 1 - Financing Proposal; Proposal 2 - Advisory Compensation Proposal; Proposal 3 - Authorized Share Proposal; Proposal 4 - Stockholder Action Proposal; Proposal 5 - Reverse Stock Split Proposal; Proposal 6 - Incentive Plan Proposal; and Proposal 7 - Adjournment Proposal, as further described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals as outlined in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of our 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 Special Meeting. For the convenience of stockholders, we have made it easy for you to vote via a secure internet link, as further described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, and you receive these materials through your broker or