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 UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

 

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 Lakeland Industries, Inc.

 (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONTROL ID:

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

DATE:

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022

 

TIME:

9:00 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME

 

LOCATION:

HTTPS://WWW.ISSUERDIRECT.COM/LAKE

 

 

 

HOW TO REQUEST PAPER OR E-MAIL COPIES OF OUR MATERIALS

PHONE:

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1-866-752-8683

FAX:

SEND THIS CARD TO

202-521-3464

INTERNET:

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AND FOLLOW THE ON-SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS.

EMAIL:

PROXY@IPROXYDIRECT.COM

INCLUDE YOUR CONTROL ID IN YOUR EMAIL.

 

THIS COMMUNICATION REPRESENTS A NOTICE TO ACCESS A MORE COMPLETE SET OF PROXY MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO YOU ON THE INTERNET. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ACCESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROXY MATERIALS BEFORE VOTING. THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/LAKE


IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE A PAPER OR E-MAIL COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS YOU MUST REQUEST ONE. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO YOU FOR REQUESTING A COPY. TO FACILITATE TIMELY DELIVERY PLEASE MAKE THE REQUEST, AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE, BEFORE MAY 28, 2022.


YOU MAY ENTER YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AT HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/LAKE
UNTIL 11:59 PM , CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, JUNE 14, 2022.

  

THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING ARE AS FOLLOWS:

 

 

1.

ELECT THREE CLASS III DIRECTORS TO SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED: (1) THOMAS J. MCATEER, (2) JAMES M. JENKINS AND (3) NIKKI L. HAMBLIN;

 

 

 

2.

RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 2023;

 

 

 

 

3.

APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; AND

 

 

 

 

4.

TRANSACT ANY OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR RESCHEDULING OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

 

PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULES, YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE THAT THE PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING

ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE TO VIEW THE MATERIALS AND VOTE OR REQUEST PRINTED COPIES.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FIXED THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 22, 2022 AS THE RECORD DATE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED

TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO VOTE THE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, THEY HELD ON THAT DATE AT

THE MEETING OR ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE ‘FOR’ ALL PROPOSALS ABOVE.

 

PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD - YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS CARD

 

 

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LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

1 Glenwood Avenue Suite 1001

Raleigh NC 27603

FIRST-CLASS MAIL

US POSTAGE

PAID

RALEIGH NC

PERMIT # 870

 

TIME SENSITIVE SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION ENCLOSED
 
IMPORTANT SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
 
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

 

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