| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIPFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. [ IPST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
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| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 02/02/2026 | M | 7,500 | A | (1) | 28,746 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/02/2026 | F | 2,224 | D | $1.08(2) | 26,522 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/02/2026 | M | 14,812 | A | (1) | 41,334 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/02/2026 | F | 4,392 | D | $1.08(2) | 36,942 | D | |||
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 02/02/2026 | M | 7,500 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 7,500 | $0 | 5,000 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 02/02/2026 | M | 14,812 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 14,812 | $0 | 118,497 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. |
| 2. Represents the per share closing price of the issuer's Common Stock on the applicable vesting date or, if there was no closing price on such date, the closing price on the trading date that was immediately prior to such vesting date. |
| 3. Of the restricted stock units granted on October 1, 2025, 2,500 RSUs satisfied the service-based vesting requirement as of the commencement of the vesting schedule on September 1, 2025. The remaining 10,000 RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments over a twelve (12) month period beginning September 1, 2025. Settlement of such RSUs was deferred until no earlier than forty-five (45) days following the effectiveness of the Company's Form S-8 registration statement. On February 2, 2026, a total of 7,500 restricted stock units, consisting of such 2,500 RSUs and 5,000 RSUs representing six (6) months of time-based vesting, vested and settled. The remaining units vest in equal installments every three months thereafter, subject to continued service. |
| 4. The RSUs vest over an eighteen (18) month period beginning December 10, 2025, with two (2) months of service-based vesting deemed satisfied as of February 2, 2026, and the remaining units vesting in equal installments every three months thereafter, subject to continued service. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Justin B. Stiefel, attorney-in-fact for Michael Carrosino | 02/03/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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