Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000134
Chunk: 5

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 5
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, in the Barrel Room at our corporate headquarters located at 9668 Bujacich Road, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.

While we have included links to our website, the contents of our website are not incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement or our other SEC reports and filings.

What is included in these materials?

These materials include:

• Our Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and our Proxy Statement for Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Proxy Statement"), which summarize the information regarding the matters to be voted on at the Special Meeting; and

• A proxy card.

What is the purpose of the Special Meeting?

There are seven known matters that will come before the stockholders at the Special Meeting:

• For purposes of complying with the applicable provisions of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the approval of the issuance of pre-funded warrants and shares of common stock upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants issued pursuant to subscription agreements between certain accredited or institutional investors and us related to the issuance of such securities (the "Financing Proposal");

• For purposes of complying with the applicable provisions of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), the approval of the issuance of shares of our common stock, restricted stock unit awards, and shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants issued pursuant to advisory agreements between certain advisors and us related to the issuance of such securities (the “Advisory Compensation Proposal”);

• The approval of an amendment to our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 495,000,000 shares to 995,000,000 shares (the "Authorized Share Proposal");

• The approval of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, to remove the prohibition against stockholder action by written consent (the “Stockholder Action Proposal”);

• The approval of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a reverse stock split ratio ranging from 1:5 to 1:20, without reducing the authorized number of shares of our common stock, and to authorize the Board to determine, at its discretion, the timing of the amendment and the specific ratio of the reverse stock split, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”);

• The approval of an amendment to the Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the plan's shares available for issuance (the