Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000100
Chunk: 14

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 14
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ILLING HOLDING COMPANY, INC. |

Corporate Governance

management believe promote these purposes, are sound, and represent best practices. To this end, we have established the following:

• A Code of Conduct and Business Ethics (the "Code of Conduct") that sets forth our ethical principles and applies to all of our directors, officers, employees, contractors, and consultants;

• A Related Person Transaction Policy that applies to all of our directors, officers, and employees; and

• Charters for our Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Technology and Crytocurrency Committees.

Under our applicable Committee charters, each director has complete access to our management, and the Board and each Committee have the right to consult and retain independent legal counsel, accountants, and other advisers at our expense. All of the foregoing documents are available on our website at www.HeritageDistilling.com under “Investors — Governance — Governance Documents.” To satisfy the disclosure requirements of item 5.05 of Form 8-K, we will post on this website any amendments to the Code of Conduct or waivers of the Code of Conduct for directors and executive officers.

We periodically review our governance practices against requirements of the SEC, the listing standards of The Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq), the laws of the state of Delaware, and practices suggested by recognized corporate governance authorities.

### Code of Conduct and Business Ethics
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Conduct that applies to all of our employees, contractors, and consultants, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Conduct is available on our website at www.HeritageDistilling.com by clicking on “Investors.” If we amend or grant a waiver of one or more of the provisions of our Code of Conduct, we intend to satisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to or waivers from provisions of our Code of Conduct that apply to our principal executive officer, financial and accounting officers by posting the required information on our website at the above address within four business days of such amendment or waiver. The information on our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Our Board of Directors, management and all employees of our Company are committed to implementing and adhering to the Code of Conduct. Therefore, it is up to each individual to comply with and follow the Code of Conduct. If an individual is concerned that there has been a violation of the Code of Conduct, he or she will be able to