Lakeland Industries Closes $23.5 Million Bank Revolver with TD Bank

Industries Closes $23.5 Million Bank Revolver with TD Bank, N.A.

NY - January 15, 2010 - Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), today

announced that it has closed on a $23.5 Million Secured Revolving Line of Credit

for a term of one year with TD Bank, N.A. The new Revolving Line of Credit

provides Lakeland favorable annual fees and interest rate, and greater

flexibility than the previous Line of Credit. In addition, subject to certain

constraints, the new Revolving Line of Credit allows for advances for "permitted

acquisitions" of up to $8 million in the aggregate without bank approval if

Lakeland remains in compliance with all provisions. In connection with the

new Line of Credit, Lakeland will move its primary banking arrangements to TD

Bank. The amount of the loan balance being transferred is approximately $12.4

Line of Credit gives us greater resources and greater flexibility which aligns

closely with our growth strategies", said Christopher J. Ryan, CEO of

Lakeland. "TD's extensive experience as a lender and their banking systems

will be great assets for our business", Mr. Ryan added.

Bank, we are committed to working closely with our clients to understand their

business so that we can develop customized financial solutions that meet their

needs," said Christopher Giamo, Regional President, Suburban New York, Long

Island and Connecticut, TD Bank. "We are excited to partner with Lakeland

Industries, and to help this company achieve their strategic growth objectives

today and for years to come."

Lakeland Industries, Inc.:

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 1,000 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 may other federal and state

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank

America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 15 largest commercial banks in the

United States with $142 billion in assets, and provides customers with a full

range of financial products and services at more than 1,000 convenient locations

from Maine to Florida. TD Bank, N.A., is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and

Portland, Maine. TD Bank is a trade name of TD Bank, N.A. For more information,

visit www.tdbank.com.

America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Financial Group of

Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America and one of

the few banks in the world rated Aaa by Moody's.

press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of

Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, including statements, without limitation, regarding our

expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. We intend

that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provided by

the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements

that are not historical are forward-looking. Forward-looking

statements may relate to, but are not limited to, the effect of agreements

described above but also on our international and total revenues and the size

and growth of the Brazilian and International markets for protective

apparel. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current

information and expectations. These estimates and statements speak only as of

the date on which they are made, are not guarantees of future performance and

involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to

information concerning Lakeland, please visit the Company online at www.lakeland.com.