Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000100
Chunk: 66

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 66
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 adjourned meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, we may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Vote Required and Board's Recommendation

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. Under New York Stock Exchange rules, this is considered a routine matter, and brokers may exercise discretionary authority to vote on this proposal if no instructions are provided by the beneficial owner. Broker non-votes are not expected on this proposal, as brokers are permitted to vote uninstructed shares. Abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will therefore have no effect on the outcome of the vote. You may vote "FOR," "AGAINST," or "ABSTAIN" on this proposal.

| THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE  “FOR” THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL. |

| HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY, INC. |     | 43 |     | 2025 Proxy Statement |

Executive Officers

The following table provides information regarding our executive officers as of May 30, 2025:

| Name              |     | Age |     | Position(s)                                                     |
| Justin Stiefel    |     |  50 |     | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Treasurer   |
| Jennifer Stiefel  |     |  49 |     | Director, President, and Secretary                              |
| Michael Carrosino |     |  64 |     | Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
| Beth Marker       |     |  64 |     | Senior Vice President of Retail Operations                      |
| Danielle Perkins  |     |  35 |     | Senior Vice President of Wholesale Operations                   |

Biographical information for Justin Stiefel and Jennifer Stiefel as set forth in the section entitled "Proposal One - Director Proposal - Other Director Biographies."

Michael Carrosino has served as our Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer since November 25, 2024. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President