LAKELAND

INDUSTRIES CONFIRMS END OF PROXY CONTEST

NY, April 22, 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 a notice from Seymour Holtzman withdrawing his

notice of intent to nominate two individuals for election at Lakeland's 2008

annual meeting of stockholders and advising Lakeland that he has no intent of

nominating anyone for election as a director at the 2008 annual

very pleased to be able to avoid what would have undoubtedly been a costly and

disruptive proxy contest so that we can now move beyond this distraction and

return our full attention to delivering on Lakeland's very significant potential

and enhancing value for all Lakeland shareholders," said Christopher J. Ryan,

Lakeland's President and CEO.

Ryan, "We appreciate Seymour Holtzman's role as a significant and financially

savvy shareholder as well as his very constructive suggestions. As we've said,

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 Mr. Holtzman and his associates and are prepared to

have continuing conversations with them as long as they are

constructive. Clearly, his decision to end this proxy contest, paves

a path for us to continue those conversations and work together in a spirit of

cooperation to maximize shareholder value."

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.