LONG-TERM DEBT	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
LONG-TERM DEBT
LONG-TERM DEBT	7. LONG-TERM DEBT Revolving Credit Facility On June 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Original Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Lender”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement, dated June 18, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to the Loan Agreement, dated March 3, 2023 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Agreement, dated November 30, 2023 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 to the Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2024 (“Amendment No. 4”), and Amendment No. 5 to the Loan Agreement, dated December 12, 2024 (“Amendment No. 5” and, collectively with Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, and Amendment No. 4, the “Loan Agreement Amendments”; and the Original Loan Agreement, as amended by the Loan Agreement Amendments, the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Amended Loan Agreement provides the Company with a secured revolving credit facility of up to $60.0 million of borrowings from December 12, 2024 through January 31, 2026 and of up to $50.0 million of borrowings from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 (in each case, such limits remain subject to a reduction to no less than $40.0 million from the net proceeds of equity issuances if the Company raises capital during such periods). The revolving credit facility includes a $10.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. On January 24, 2025, as required by the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company used certain net proceeds of its equity issuance to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the Amended Loan Agreement. As a result thereof, the maximum principal amount under the revolving credit facility was reduced to $40 million. The credit facility matures on December 12, 2029. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or an index floor of 1% plus (ii) the Applicable Rate (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement). The Applicable Rate is based upon a funded debt to EBITDA ratio (discussed below) and includes four different levels constituting a SOFR margin range from 1.25% to 2.00%. All outstanding principal and unpaid accrued interest under the revolving credit facility is due and payable on the maturity date. On a one-time basis, and subject to there not existing an event of default, the Company may elect to convert up to $5.0 million of the then outstanding principal of the revolving credit facility to a term loan facility with an assumed amortization of 15 years and the same interest rate and maturity date as the revolving credit facility. The Amended Loan Agreement provides for a fee on any difference between the line of credit commitment and the amount of credit it actually uses, determined by the daily amount of credit outstanding during the specified period. Such fee is calculated at the Applicable Rate and is payable quarterly. The Company made certain representations and warranties to the Lender in the Amended Loan Agreement that are customary for credit arrangements of this type. The Company also agreed to maintain, as of the end of each fiscal quarter a minimum “basic fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) of at least 1.20x and a “funded debt to EBITDA ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) not to exceed 3.5x (with step-downs to 3.25x and 3.0x on February 1, 2026 and February 1, 2027, respectively), in each case for the trailing 12-month period ending with the applicable quarterly reporting period. In addition, the Company has agreed to maintain a springing “asset coverage ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) of at least 1.10x, but only to the extent that the maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio exceeds 3.25x at any reporting period. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of January 31, 2025. The Company also agreed to certain negative covenants under the Amended Loan Agreement that are customary for credit arrangements of this type, including restrictions regarding the ability of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to conduct business, grant liens, make certain investments, make substantial changes in the present executive or management personnel, and incur additional indebtedness, which negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions. Moreover, the Amended Loan Agreement contains restrictions on the Company’s ability to enter into mergers and other business combination transactions and to purchase or acquire other businesses or their assets, although the Company may purchase a business or its assets without the consent of the Lender if the aggregate amount of consideration paid for by the Company is less than $26,000,000 for any individual acquisition or $36,000,000 on a cumulative basis for all such acquisitions or purchases subsequent to the date of Amendment No. 5. The Amended Loan Agreement also authorizes the Company to enter into additional lines of credit or incur liabilities in connection with the acquisitions of foreign subsidiaries in foreign countries where the Lender lacks a physical presence (such amounts not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate). The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary events of default that include, among other things (subject to any applicable cure periods and materiality qualifier), non-payment of principal, interest or fees, defaults under related agreements with the Lender, cross-defaults under agreements for other indebtedness, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments and material adverse change. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender may terminate all loan commitments, declare all outstanding indebtedness owing under the Amended Loan Agreement and related documents to be immediately due and payable, and may exercise its other rights and remedies provided for under the Amended Loan Agreement. In connection with the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company entered into with the Lender (i) a security agreement dated June 25, 2020, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Lender a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of the personal property and the intangibles of the Company, and (ii) a pledge agreement, dated June 25, 2020, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Lender a first priority perfected security interest in the stock of its subsidiaries (limited to 65% of those subsidiaries that are considered “controlled foreign subsidiaries” as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations). The Company’s obligations to the Lender under the Amended Loan Agreement are also secured by a negative pledge evidenced by a Non-encumbrance Agreement covering the real property owned by the Company in Decatur, Alabama. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings outstanding on the letter of credit sub-facility and borrowings of $13.2 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and there was $26.8 million of additional available credit under the Loan Agreement. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 6.47% at January 31, 2025. Borrowings in UK On December 31, 2014, the Company and Lakeland Industries Europe, Ltd. (“Lakeland UK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended the terms of its existing line of credit facility with HSBC Bank to provide for (i) a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016, (ii) an increase in the facility limit from £1,250,000 (approximately USD $1.9 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) to £1,500,000 (approximately USD $2.3 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing), and (iii) a decrease in the annual interest rate margin from 3.46% to 3.0%. In addition, pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 5, 2014, the Company agreed that £400,000 (approximately USD $0.6 million, based on exchange rates at the time of closing) of the note payable by the UK subsidiary to the Company shall be subordinated in priority of payment to the subsidiary’s obligations to HSBC under the financing facility. This agreement has been subsequently amended with the most recent amendment on March 8, 2022. The cumulative result of the amendments through March 8, 2022 reflect a reduction of the service charge to 0.765%. The agreement can be terminated with three months’ notice. There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility at January 31, 2025. Pacific Borrowings Pacific has two facilities with the Bank of New Zealand. Pacific has a trade finance facility where the lender finances vendor purchases. The trade finance facility has a limit of 500,000 New Zealand dollars and carries an interest rate at the prevailing base rate for the relevant currency of the vendor plus a margin of 3.00% per annum. The facility includes two term loans. The first term loan of 1,500,000 New Zealand dollars matures on December 17, 2025, carries an interest rate of 2.3% per annum and requires monthly payments of $19,350.27 New Zealand dollars. The second term loan of 550,000 New Zealand dollars matures on November 18, 2024, carries an interest rate of 3.5% per annum and requires monthly payments of 10,005 New Zealand dollars. The facilities expire in August 2026 and are secured by a security interest in Pacific’s real property. Borrowings under the trade finance facility and total amounts due under the term loans were $0.5 million at January 31, 2025. Jolly Borrowings On May 9, 2024, Jolly entered into a term loan agreement for 1,500,000 Euros to support working capital requirements with Banca Intesa Spa. The term loan will expire on March 31, 2027, and carries an interest rate of 5.42%. The term loan will be repaid in 11 installments of 136,364 Euros, paid quarterly and beginning September 30, 2024. Interest payments are made quarterly. The loan is guaranteed by SACE S.p.A., the Italian state-owned export credit finance agency. Jolly received an advance of 1,200,000 Euros from BNL Bank as an advance on an Italian firefighters contract that will conclude in FY26. Interest on the advance is Euribor plus 1.0%. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance under the term loans was $2.5 million. LHD Borrowings Prior to the Company’s acquisition, LHD secured a federally guaranteed term loan of 800,000 Euros from Commerzbank AG under the “KfW Quick Loan 2020” program, launched by the German government in 2020 to support small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Repayments of the loan, which matures on June 30, 2030, began on September 30, 2022, with quarterly installments of 25,000 Euros. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance was 555,000 Euros ($576,000). The loan carries an interest rate of 3% per annum, with interest payments being due in arrears at the end of each quarter. Veridian Borrowings Prior to the Company’s acquisition, in February 2024, Veridian secured a term loan with USBank for a piece of equipment. The loan is for 60 months with monthly payments of approximately $8,000. The interest rate on the loan is 5.13%. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance was $0.4 million. Approximate maturities on our term loans over the next five years are $0.9 million in FY26, $2.3 million in FY27, $0.4 million in FY28, $0.2 million in FY29, $13.6 million thereafter.

LONG-TERM DEBT

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2025

7. LONG-TERM DEBT

Revolving Credit Facility

On June 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Original Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Lender”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement, dated June 18, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to the Loan Agreement, dated March 3, 2023 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Agreement, dated November 30, 2023 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 to the Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2024 (“Amendment No. 4”), and Amendment No. 5 to the Loan Agreement, dated December 12, 2024 (“Amendment No. 5” and, collectively with Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, and Amendment No. 4, the “Loan Agreement Amendments”; and the Original Loan Agreement, as amended by the Loan Agreement Amendments, the “Amended Loan Agreement”).

The Amended Loan Agreement provides the Company with a secured revolving credit facility of up to $60.0 million of borrowings from December 12, 2024 through January 31, 2026 and of up to $50.0 million of borrowings from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 (in each case, such limits remain subject to a reduction to no less than $40.0 million from the net proceeds of equity issuances if the Company raises capital during such periods). The revolving credit facility includes a $10.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. On January 24, 2025, as required by the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company used certain net proceeds of its equity issuance to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the Amended Loan Agreement. As a result thereof, the maximum principal amount under the revolving credit facility was reduced to $40 million. The credit facility matures on December 12, 2029.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or an index floor of 1% plus (ii) the Applicable Rate (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement). The Applicable Rate is based upon a funded debt to EBITDA ratio (discussed below) and includes four different levels constituting a SOFR margin range from 1.25% to 2.00%. All outstanding principal and unpaid accrued interest under the revolving credit facility is due and payable on the maturity date. On a one-time basis, and subject to there not existing an event of default, the Company may elect to convert up to $5.0 million of the then outstanding principal of the revolving credit facility to a term loan facility with an assumed amortization of 15 years and the same interest rate and maturity date as the revolving credit facility. The Amended Loan Agreement provides for a fee on any difference between the line of credit commitment and the amount of credit it actually uses, determined by the daily amount of credit outstanding during the specified period. Such fee is calculated at the Applicable Rate and is payable quarterly.

The Company made certain representations and warranties to the Lender in the Amended Loan Agreement that are customary for credit arrangements of this type. The Company also agreed to maintain, as of the end of each fiscal quarter a minimum “basic fixed charge coverage ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) of at least 1.20x and a “funded debt to EBITDA ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) not to exceed 3.5x (with step-downs to 3.25x and 3.0x on February 1, 2026 and February 1, 2027, respectively), in each case for the trailing 12-month period ending with the applicable quarterly reporting period. In addition, the Company has agreed to maintain a springing “asset coverage ratio” (as defined in the Amended Loan Agreement) of at least 1.10x, but only to the extent that the maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio exceeds 3.25x at any reporting period. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of January 31, 2025.

The Company also agreed to certain negative covenants under the Amended Loan Agreement that are customary for credit arrangements of this type, including restrictions regarding the ability of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to conduct business, grant liens, make certain investments, make substantial changes in the present executive or management personnel, and incur additional indebtedness, which negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions. Moreover, the Amended Loan Agreement contains restrictions on the Company’s ability to enter into mergers and other business combination transactions and to purchase or acquire other businesses or their assets, although the Company may purchase a business or its assets without the consent of the Lender if the aggregate amount of consideration paid for by the Company is less than $26,000,000 for any individual acquisition or $36,000,000 on a cumulative basis for all such acquisitions or purchases subsequent to the date of Amendment No. 5. The Amended Loan Agreement also authorizes the Company to enter into additional lines of credit or incur liabilities in connection with the acquisitions of foreign subsidiaries in foreign countries where the Lender lacks a physical presence (such amounts not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate).

The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary events of default that include, among other things (subject to any applicable cure periods and materiality qualifier), non-payment of principal, interest or fees, defaults under related agreements with the Lender, cross-defaults under agreements for other indebtedness, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments and material adverse change. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender may terminate all loan commitments, declare all outstanding indebtedness owing under the Amended Loan Agreement and related documents to be immediately due and payable, and may exercise its other rights and remedies provided for under the Amended Loan Agreement.

In connection with the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company entered into with the Lender (i) a security agreement dated June 25, 2020, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Lender a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of the personal property and the intangibles of the Company, and (ii) a pledge agreement, dated June 25, 2020, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Lender a first priority perfected security interest in the stock of its subsidiaries (limited to 65% of those subsidiaries that are considered “controlled foreign subsidiaries” as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations). The Company’s obligations to the Lender under the Amended Loan Agreement are also secured by a negative pledge evidenced by a Non-encumbrance Agreement covering the real property owned by the Company in Decatur, Alabama.

As of January 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings outstanding on the letter of credit sub-facility and borrowings of $13.2 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and there was $26.8 million of additional available credit under the Loan Agreement. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 6.47% at January 31, 2025.

Borrowings in UK

On December 31, 2014, the Company and Lakeland Industries Europe, Ltd. (“Lakeland UK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended the terms of its existing line of credit facility with HSBC Bank to provide for (i) a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016, (ii) an increase in the facility limit from £1,250,000 (approximately USD $1.9 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing) to £1,500,000 (approximately USD $2.3 million, based on exchange rates at time of closing), and (iii) a decrease in the annual interest rate margin from 3.46% to 3.0%. In addition, pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 5, 2014, the Company agreed that £400,000 (approximately USD $0.6 million, based on exchange rates at the time of closing) of the note payable by the UK subsidiary to the Company shall be subordinated in priority of payment to the subsidiary’s obligations to HSBC under the financing facility. This agreement has been subsequently amended with the most recent amendment on March 8, 2022. The cumulative result of the amendments through March 8, 2022 reflect a reduction of the service charge to 0.765%. The agreement can be terminated with three months’ notice. There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility at January 31, 2025.

Pacific Borrowings

Pacific has two facilities with the Bank of New Zealand. Pacific has a trade finance facility where the lender finances vendor purchases. The trade finance facility has a limit of 500,000 New Zealand dollars and carries an interest rate at the prevailing base rate for the relevant currency of the vendor plus a margin of 3.00% per annum. The facility includes two term loans. The first term loan of 1,500,000 New Zealand dollars matures on December 17, 2025, carries an interest rate of 2.3% per annum and requires monthly payments of $19,350.27 New Zealand dollars. The second term loan of 550,000 New Zealand dollars matures on November 18, 2024, carries an interest rate of 3.5% per annum and requires monthly payments of 10,005 New Zealand dollars. The facilities expire in August 2026 and are secured by a security interest in Pacific’s real property. Borrowings under the trade finance facility and total amounts due under the term loans were $0.5 million at January 31, 2025.

Jolly Borrowings

On May 9, 2024, Jolly entered into a term loan agreement for 1,500,000 Euros to support working capital requirements with Banca Intesa Spa. The term loan will expire on March 31, 2027, and carries an interest rate of 5.42%. The term loan will be repaid in 11 installments of 136,364 Euros, paid quarterly and beginning September 30, 2024. Interest payments are made quarterly. The loan is guaranteed by SACE S.p.A., the Italian state-owned export credit finance agency.

Jolly received an advance of 1,200,000 Euros from BNL Bank as an advance on an Italian firefighters contract that will conclude in FY26. Interest on the advance is Euribor plus 1.0%.

As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance under the term loans was $2.5 million.

LHD Borrowings

Prior to the Company’s acquisition, LHD secured a federally guaranteed term loan of 800,000 Euros from Commerzbank AG under the “KfW Quick Loan 2020” program, launched by the German government in 2020 to support small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Repayments of the loan, which matures on June 30, 2030, began on September 30, 2022, with quarterly installments of 25,000 Euros. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance was 555,000 Euros ($576,000). The loan carries an interest rate of 3% per annum, with interest payments being due in arrears at the end of each quarter.

Veridian Borrowings

Prior to the Company’s acquisition, in February 2024, Veridian secured a term loan with USBank for a piece of equipment. The loan is for 60 months with monthly payments of approximately $8,000. The interest rate on the loan is 5.13%. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding balance was $0.4 million.

Approximate maturities on our term loans over the next five years are $0.9 million in FY26, $2.3 million in FY27, $0.4 million in FY28, $0.2 million in FY29, $13.6 million thereafter.