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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 20, 2025, Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. d/b/a IP Strategy (the “Company”) delivered to C/M Capital Master Fund, LP (“C/M Capital”) a notice to terminate the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2025 (the “ELOC Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to Section 11(c) thereof. The termination became effective on December 22, 2025.
As previously disclosed, the ELOC Purchase Agreement provided the Company with the right to sell to C/M Capital up to $15.0 million of its shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement. At the time the Company delivered the notice to terminate, and at the time of termination, there were no outstanding borrowings, advance notices or shares of common stock to be issued under the ELOC Purchase Agreement. In addition, no termination fees or other payments were due by either party in connection with the termination of the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 29, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the termination of the ELOC Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 29, 2025 | |
| 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.
| Date: December 29, 2025 | HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Justin Stiefel | |
| Justin Stiefel | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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