RONKONKOMA, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/24/11

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 announced that it will be presenting at the Singular Research sixth annual "Best of the Uncovereds" Conference on Wednesday, October 26, at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Christopher J. Ryan, Lakeland's President and CEO, is scheduled to present at 3:00 pm (Pacific Time). Mr. Ryan's presentation will be available via a live webcast at www.singularresearch.com. Through the remainder of the day, Lakeland management will meet with investors during a series of one-on-one meetings at the conference. Interested parties should contact Singular at 818-222-6915 to schedule a meeting.

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 1,200 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 agencies.

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

Contacts:
Lakeland Industries
631-981-9700
Christopher Ryan
Email Contact
Gary Pokrassa
Email Contact

Darrow Associates
631-367-1866
Jordan Darrow
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