Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000134
Chunk: 12

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 12
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, our officers and employees may also solicit proxies by telephone, by fax, by mail, via the internet or other electronic means of communication, or in person. No additional compensation will be paid to officers or employees for their assistance in soliciting proxies. We will reimburse brokers, banks, and other similar organizations for the expenses they incur in forwarding the proxy materials to you.

### Where can I find the voting results of the Special Meeting?
The voting results will be announced at the Special Meeting. We will also report the voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days after the end of the Special Meeting.

How do I submit a stockholder proposal for consideration at next year's annual meeting of stockholders?

For a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the annual meeting next year, the Corporate Secretary must receive the written proposal at our principal executive offices no later than February 9, 2026. Such proposals also must comply with SEC regulations under Rule 14a-8 regarding the inclusion of stockholder proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. Proposals should be addressed to:

<div align='center'>Corporate Secretary
Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
9668 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332
stockholder.info@heritagedistilling.com</div>

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Questions and Answers

For a stockholder proposal that is intended to be included in our proxy statement for next year’s annual meeting not under Rule 14a-8, the stockholder must provide the information required by our amended and restated bylaws ("Bylaws") and give timely notice to the Corporate Secretary in accordance with our Bylaws, which, in general, require that the notice be received by the Corporate Secretary no earlier than the close of business on February 24, 2026 and no later than the close of business on March 26, 2026.

If the date of the stockholder meeting is moved more than 30 days before or 60 days after the anniversary of our annual meeting for the prior year, then notice of a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 must be received no earlier than the close of business 120 days prior to the meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of 90 days prior to the meeting or 10 days after