SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Swann Matthew J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY
9668 BUJACICH ROAD

(Street)
GIG HARBOR WA 98332

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. [ CASK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/27/2025
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/15/2025 J(1) 13,315 A $0(1) 119,065 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock $0.5 06/27/2025 P(2) 10,000 12/24/2025 06/27/2028 Common Stock 264,000 $10 10,000 D
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock $0.5 08/15/2025 J(1) 10,000 12/24/2025 06/27/2028 Common Stock 13,315 $0(1) 0 D
Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock $0.01 08/15/2025 J(1) 133,155 (3) 08/08/2030 Common Stock 133,155 $0(1) 133,155 D
Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock $0.01 08/15/2025 J(1) 119,839 (4) 08/08/2030 Common Stock 119,839 $0(1) 119,839 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On August 15, 2025, the reporting person exchanged 10,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for (i) 13,315 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 252,994 shares of Common Stock pursuant to an exchange agreement.
2. The reporting person acquired shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock on June 27, 2025, which were inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's prior filings. This Form 4 corrects the prior omission by reporting such acquisition.
3. The pre-funded warrant reported herein will become exercisable on the earlier of (i) three months after the date of issuance of such warrant or (ii) the first trading day after the date of issuance of such warrant on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $1.50 per share.
4. The pre-funded warrant reported herein will become exercisable on the earlier of (i) six months after the date of issuance of such warrant or (ii) the first trading day after the date of issuance of such warrant on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $2.00 per share.
Remarks:
/s/ Justin B. Stiefel, attorney-in-fact for Matthew J. Swann 08/19/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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