LAKELAND
INDUSTRIES COMMENTS ON
 NOTICE
RECEIVED FROM SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN
 
 RONKONKOMA,
NY, March 19, 2008 – Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading
manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities,
healthcare and to first responders on the federal, state and local levels, today
confirmed that it has received notice that an entity controlled by Seymour
Holtzman intends to nominate two individuals, including Mr. Holtzman, for
election to Lakeland’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.   The notice contained no additional information
regarding Mr. Holtzman’s plans or intentions.  The Company is
continuing to review the notice.  In response to Mr. Holtzman’s
notice, Lakeland issued the following statement:
 
 “Lakeland’s
Board of Directors and management team are committed to acting in the best
interests of the Company and ALL stockholders.  We have had extensive
conversations with Seymour Holtzman and his associates and are prepared to have
continuing conversations with them as long as they are
constructive.  However, the Board of Directors will not be bullied or
distracted from its focus on acting in the best interests of ALL Lakeland
stockholders by the threat of a proxy contest from one dissident
stockholder.  The Lakeland Board of Directors is independent and
open-minded and, given that the Board and management beneficially own, in the
aggregate, close to 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares, our
interests are closely aligned with those of ALL Lakeland
stockholders.  Our Board, which is comprised of seven directors, five
of whom are independent, is actively engaged in the strategy and governance of
the Company and is committed to building value for ALL
stockholders.”
 
 ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
 
 Lakeland
Industries, Inc. and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with
the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The Company plans
to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in
connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual
Meeting.  Information concerning persons who may be considered
participants in the solicitation of the Company’s stockholders under the rules
of the SEC is set forth in public filings filed by the Company with the SEC,
including its proxy statement relating to its 2007 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and will be set forth in its proxy statement relating to its 2008
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  These documents may be (currently or
when filed with the SEC) obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at http://www.lakeland.com.
 
 About
Lakeland Industries, Inc.:
 
 Lakeland
Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAKE) manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of
safety garments and accessories for the industrial protective clothing
market.  The Company’s products are sold by a direct sales force and
through independent sales representatives to a network of over 1000 safety and
mill supply distributors.  These distributors in turn supply end user
industrial customers such as chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass,
construction, smelting, janitorial, pharmaceutical and high technology
electronics manufacturers, as well as hospitals and laboratories.  In
addition, Lakeland supplies federal, state, and local government agencies, fire
and police departments, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many other federal and state
agencies.  For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit the
Company online at www.lakeland.com.
 
 Contacts:
 Lakeland
      Industries
                631-981-9700
                Christopher
      Ryan, CEO,
                CJRyan@lakeland.com
                Gary
      Pokrassa, CFO,
                GAPokrassa@lakeland.com
                701-7
      Koehler Avenue, Suite 7
                Ronkonkoma,
      NY 11779
                www.lakeland.com
              Darrow
      Associates for Lakeland Industries
                631-367-1866
                Jordan
      Darrow
                jdarrow@darrowir.com