LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC 8-K

What Happened

• Lakeland Industries, Inc. announced on February 17, 2026 that its Board of Directors has appointed J. Calven Swinea as the company’s permanent Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Swinea had been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer prior to this appointment. The company issued a press release about the change (attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K).

Key Details

• Appointment date: effective immediately on February 17, 2026.
• Name and title: J. Calven Swinea — permanent Chief Financial Officer.
• Prior role: served as Interim Chief Financial Officer before the appointment.
• Disclosure: announcement made via press release and filed under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) on Form 8-K.

Why It Matters

• The filing formalizes the company’s finance leadership by moving the interim CFO into the permanent CFO role, which provides continuity in financial management and reporting responsibilities.
• For investors, a permanent CFO can reduce uncertainty about leadership in the finance function and signal settling of executive-level roles; the change itself does not include financial figures or indicate other operational changes.