# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001788230
**File Stem:** 0001788230-26-000071
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 11047
**Document Hash:** ab8168a948ccb564362d15c93340c416
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001788230-26-000071.hdr.sgml**: 20260625

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001788230-26-000071

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260625

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260625

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260625

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001788230
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BEVERAGES [2080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 834558219
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42411
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261122123

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9668 BUJACICH ROAD
- **CITY:** GIG HARBOR
- **STATE:** WA
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 253-509-0008

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9668 BUJACICH ROAD
- **CITY:** GIG HARBOR
- **STATE:** WA

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20190913

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) **<u>June 25, 2026</u>**

**<u>IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC.</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-42411** | **83-4558219** |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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|:---|:---|
| **9668 Bujacich Road**<br>**Gig Harbor, Washington** | **98332** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (zip code) |

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**(253) 509-0008**<br>

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:

**☐** Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

**☐** Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

**☐** Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

**☐** Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | IPST | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ⌧

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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**5.02 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On June 25, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting") of IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment ("Amendment No. 3") to the IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2024 Plan") to increase the maximum total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2024 Plan to 500,000 shares (an increase of 412,500 shares). The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved Amendment No. 3 to the 2024 Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on April 27, 2026.

The foregoing description of Amendment No. 3 to the 2024 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 3, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. A more complete description of the terms of Amendment No. 3 and the 2024 Plan can be found in "Proposal Two - Approval of an Amendment to the 2024 Plan to Increase the Plan's Shares Available for Issuance" on pages 20 to 26 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement"), which description is incorporated by reference herein.

**Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On June 25, 2026, the Company held the 2026 Annual Meeting. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the 2026 Proxy Statement. Stockholders representing approximately 48% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum.

**Proposal 1**

The Company's stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to elect three (3) Class II Directors to the Company's Board of Directors for a three-year term or until their successors are duly qualified and elected:

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| **<u>Name</u>** | **<u>Votes For</u>** | **<u>Votes Withheld</u>** | **<u>Broker Non-Votes</u>** |
| Matthew J. Swann | 118,369 | 12,395 | 131,599 |
| Jennifer D.H. Stiefel | 127,890 | 2,874 | 131,599 |
| Andrew M. Varga | 128,460 | 2,304 | 131,599 |

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**Proposal 2**

The Company's stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to approve an amendment to the Company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the shares available for issuance:

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| **<u>Votes For</u>** | **<u>Votes Against</u>** | **<u>Abstentions</u>** | **<u>Broker Non-Votes</u>** |
| 84,914 | 44,684 | 1,166 | 131,599 |

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**Proposal 3**

The Company's stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to ratify the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2026:

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| **<u>Votes For</u>** | **<u>Votes Against</u>** | **<u>Abstentions</u>** | **<u>Broker Non-Votes</u>** |
| 251,925 | 9,202 | 1,236 | 0 |

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| <u>[10.1](ex-101xthirdamendmentto202.htm)</u> | <u>[Third Amendment to the IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan](ex-101xthirdamendmentto202.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: June 25, 2026 | **IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC.** | **IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Justin Stiefel |
|  |  | Justin Stiefel |
|  |  | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC.<br>THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE<br>2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN**

This Third Amendment (the "Third Amendment") to the IP Strategy Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board, amends the Plan as set forth herein, effective as of the date approved by the stockholders of the Company set forth at the end of this Third Amendment (the "Effective Date"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

**WHEREAS**, the Plan was adopted by the Board, approved by the stockholders of the Company, and became effective on November 25, 2024;

**WHEREAS**, the Plan was previously amended by the First Amendment to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan dated May 30, 2025, and approved by the stockholders on June 24, 2025, increasing the shares available for issuance to 5,000,000 shares;

**WHEREAS**, the Plan was previously amended by the Second Amendment to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan dated August 18, 2025, and approved by the stockholders on September 18, 2025, increasing the shares available for issuance to 35,000,000 shares;

**WHEREAS**, following the Company's 1-for-20 reverse stock splits effected on November 5, 2025 and April 23, 2026, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan was proportionately reduced to 87,500 shares; and

**WHEREAS**, the Committee has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to amend the Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan by 412,500 shares, for a total of 500,000 shares.

**NOW, THEREFORE**, as approved by the Board upon the recommendation of the Committee as of April 27, 2026 and as approved by the stockholders of the Company as of the date listed below, this Third Amendment to the Plan is hereby adopted and approved in all respects. Accordingly, pursuant to this Third Amendment, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. As of the Effective Date, Section 4.1 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Article VIII and the terms of this Article IV, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be five hundred thousand (500,000) shares (the "Overall Share Limit"), provided, however, that the Overall Share Limit shall not include Stock Appreciation Rights units that are settled in cash at the time of exercise rather than in actual Shares of stock. Shares issued under the Plan may consist of authorized but unissued Shares, Shares purchased on the open market or treasury Shares."

2. Except as specifically set forth in this Third Amendment, no provision of the Plan is changed, and the Plan is hereby ratified in its entirety and shall remain in full force and effect.

*As adopted by the Board of Directors on April 27, 2026<br> As adopted by the Stockholders on June 25, 2026*

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