Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000100
Chunk: 13

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 13
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 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 Bylaws if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person (described below), (2) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (3) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (3) are referred to as “Nominee Information”), and (4) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(i) of our Bylaws.

The term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any other participant in such solicitation.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws, including the timelines, to comply with the universal proxy rules, if you intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees for the 2025 annual meeting, you must include in your notice the information required by Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act.

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The goals of our Board are to build long-term value for our stockholders and to ensure our vitality for our customers, employees, and others who depend on us. Our Board has adopted and follows corporate governance practices that our Board and our senior

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