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Lakeland Brazil Consulting Agreement
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Lakeland Brazil Consulting Agreement [Abstract]  
Lakeland Brazil Consulting Agreement [Text Block]
15. Lakeland Brazil Consulting Agreement
 
Lakeland Brasil S.A. (“Lakeland Brazil”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Multiplica Soluções Empresariais Ltda. (“Consultant”), a private equity turnaround specialist in Brazil, have entered into a Business Consultancy Agreement (the “Consultancy Agreement”), effective as of August 27, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). Under the Consultancy Agreement, among other things, Consultant shall provide Lakeland Brazil with assistance in securing financing, which financing may include loan guarantees by Consultant to various financial institutions on behalf of Lakeland Brazil, structuring and cash flow management services, assistance in negotiation of VAT tax issues, and placing a full-time financial analyst at the office of Lakeland Brazil. The Consulting Agreement also provides for the formation of a Managing Committee, consisting of one representative of Lakeland Brazil and one representative of Consultant. The Managing Committee discusses and makes determinations of strategies relating to payment of invoices, financing of accounts receivable, factoring, and negotiations with suppliers and banks. The term of the Consultancy Agreement is twelve (12) months commencing as of the Effective Date and may be extended for an additional twelve (12) months upon agreement of the parties, subject to earlier termination as provided therein. The Effective Date was triggered by Lakeland Brazil’s securing several financial lending facilities with Brazilian lenders that is collateralized by the assets of Consultant. The proceeds of the lending facility are being used by Lakeland Brazil to alleviate cash flow constraints.
 
Pursuant to the Consultancy Agreement, Consultant shall be paid the greater of (i) R$25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand reals) (approximately US $11,000) per month or (ii) 10% (ten percent) of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of Lakeland Brazil, calculated as of the last day of each calendar quarter in accordance with the Consultancy Agreement. In addition, if during the term of the Consultancy Agreement there is a sale of all of the outstanding capital stock of Lakeland Brazil, Consultant shall be entitled to a commission of 10% of the Net Proceeds (as such term is defined in the Consultancy Agreement) of such sale transaction. The financial analyst shall be paid a fee of R$12,000 (Twelve Thousand reals) (approximately US $5,000) per month.
 
The financial obligations and other agreements and covenants of Lakeland Brazil or the Company relating to the Company’s current financing arrangement with Alostar Bank are not in any way be implicated or otherwise affected by the provisions of the Consultancy Agreement.