ImmunoGen Announces Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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On October 30, 2020, ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN) granted a non-qualified stock option for 21,500 shares to a new employee as part of its Inducement Equity Incentive Plan. The options have an exercise price of $5.64 per share, equal to the stock's closing price on the grant date. They will vest over four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remainder quarterly. This plan is designed for individuals not previously employed by ImmunoGen, per Nasdaq rules. The company continues to focus on developing innovative antibody-drug conjugates for cancer treatment.

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• Granting stock options can motivate and retain talent, potentially enhancing company performance.
• The exercise price aligns with the stock's market value, indicating strategic compensation.
• The structured vesting schedule encourages long-term employee commitment.

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, today announced that on October 30, 2020 the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted a non-qualified stock option award to purchase an aggregate of 21,500 shares of its common stock to a new employee under the ImmunoGen, Inc. Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). The stock options were granted as an inducement material to the new employee’s becoming an employee of ImmunoGen in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employees of ImmunoGen (or following a bona fide period of non-employment), as an inducement material to such individual’s entering into employment with ImmunoGen, pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

The options have an exercise price of $5.64 per share, which is equal to the closing price of ImmunoGen’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on October 30, 2020. Each option will vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares vesting on the one year anniversary of the date of grant, and thereafter an additional 6.25% of the shares vesting on each succeeding quarterly anniversary of the date of grant, subject to such employee’s continued employment with ImmunoGen on such vesting dates. Each option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of a stock option agreement covering the grant.

ABOUT IMMUNOGEN

ImmunoGen is developing the next generation of antibody-drug conjugates to improve outcomes for cancer patients. By generating targeted therapies with enhanced anti-tumor activity and favorable tolerability profiles, we aim to disrupt the progression of cancer and offer our patients more good days. We call this our commitment to “target a better now.”

Learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we do it at www.immunogen.com.