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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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September 29, 2015

Dear Shareholder:

        You are cordially invited to attend the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ImmunoGen, Inc. to be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 beginning at 11:00 a.m., local time, at our offices, 830 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.

        The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement describe the matters that will be presented at our annual meeting. The agenda for the meeting includes proposals to elect nine members to our Board of Directors, to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR its proposal to fix the number of members of our Board of Directors at nine, FOR the election of its slate of directors, FOR approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, and FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.

        Please refer to the enclosed proxy statement for detailed information on each of the proposals. Your vote is important. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting in person, your shares should be represented. Therefore, we urge you to complete, sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card, or vote via the Internet or telephone, promptly and in accordance with the instructions set forth in either the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials that you received or on the proxy card. This will ensure your proper representation at our annual meeting.

   

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held On November 10, 2015

To Shareholders:

        NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ImmunoGen, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 beginning at 11:00 a.m., local time, at ImmunoGen's offices, 830 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, for the following purposes:

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To fix the number of members of the Board of Directors at nine.



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To elect nine members of the Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.



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To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement.



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To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.



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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or at any adjournments or postponements thereof.

        The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on September 15, 2015 as the record date for the meeting. All shareholders of record on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. We began mailing the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials on or about September 29, 2015. Our proxy materials, including this proxy statement and our 2015 annual report, will also be available on or about September 29, 2015 on the website referred to in the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials.

        You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting in person, if possible. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting in person, please complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy and return it in the envelope enclosed for this purpose, or vote via the Internet or by telephone, as soon as possible. If you attend the meeting, you may continue to have your shares voted as instructed in the proxy or you may withdraw your proxy and vote your shares in person.

September 29, 2015

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830 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
781-895-0600

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING

Why are these materials being made available to me?

        We are making these proxy materials available to you on or about September 29, 2015 in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of ImmunoGen, Inc. ("ImmunoGen") for our 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, and any adjournment or postponement of that meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 beginning at 11:00 a.m., local time, at our offices, 830 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. You are invited to attend the meeting, and we request that you vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement. You do not need to attend the meeting in person to vote your shares. Instead, you may have your shares voted at the meeting on your behalf by following the instructions below to submit your proxy on the Internet. Alternatively, if you requested and received a printed copy of these materials, you may complete, sign and return the accompanying proxy card or submit your proxy by telephone as described below in order to have your shares voted at the meeting on your behalf.

        We intend to mail a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (referred to elsewhere in this proxy statement as the "Notice") to all shareholders of record entitled to vote at the annual meeting on or about September 29, 2015. The Notice will instruct you as to how you may access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials. The Notice will also instruct you as to how you may submit your proxy on the Internet. If you received a Notice by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions included in the Notice for requesting such materials.

What am I voting on?

        There are four matters scheduled for a vote:

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To fix the number of members of our Board of Directors at nine;



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To elect nine members of our Board of Directors;



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To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as described in this proxy statement; and



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To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

Who can attend and vote at the meeting?

        Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2015 are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters to be voted

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on at the meeting, and can be voted only if the record owner is present to vote or is represented by proxy. The Notice you received by mail and the proxy card provided with this proxy statement indicate the number of shares of common stock that you own and are entitled to vote at the meeting.

What constitutes a quorum at the meeting?

        The presence at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy, of the holders of a majority of our common stock outstanding on September 15, 2015, the record date, will constitute a quorum for purposes of the meeting. On the record date, 86,975,741 shares of our common stock were outstanding. For purposes of determining whether a quorum exists, proxies received but marked "abstain" and so-called "broker non-votes" (described below) will be counted as present.

How do I vote by proxy?

        Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to either:

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vote on the Internet pursuant to the instructions provided in the Notice you received by mail, or



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request printed copies of the proxy materials by mail pursuant to the instructions provided in the Notice, and either



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complete, sign, date and return the proxy card you will receive in response to your request, or



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vote by telephone (toll-free) in the United States or Canada, in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card.

        Requests for printed copies of the proxy materials should be made no later than October 27, 2015 to ensure that they will be received in time for you to cast your vote on a timely basis. Please note that the Notice is not a proxy card or a ballot, and any attempt to vote your shares by marking and returning the Notice will be ineffective.

        If you properly complete and deliver your proxy (whether electronically, by mail or by telephone) and it is received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2015, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares as you have directed. If you sign, date and return the proxy card but do not specify how your shares are to be voted, then your proxy will vote your shares as follows:

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FOR the proposal to fix the number of members of our Board of Directors at nine;



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FOR the election of the nine nominees named below under "Election of Directors;"



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FOR approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as described in this proxy statement; and



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FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

        If any other matter properly comes before the meeting or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, your proxy will vote your shares in his discretion. At present we do not know of any other business that is intended to be brought before or acted upon at the meeting.

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How do I vote if my shares are held by my broker?

        If your shares are held by your broker in "street name," you will need to instruct your broker concerning how to vote your shares in the manner provided by your broker. If your shares are held in "street name" and you wish to vote them in person at the meeting, you must obtain from your broker a properly executed legal proxy, identifying you as an ImmunoGen shareholder, authorizing you to act on behalf of the broker at the meeting and specifying the number of shares with respect to which the authorization is granted.

What discretion does my broker have to vote my shares held in "street name"?

        A broker holding your shares in "street name" must vote those shares according to any specific instructions it receives from you. If specific instructions are not received, your broker generally may vote your shares in its discretion, depending on the type of proposal involved. There are certain matters on which brokers may not vote without specific instructions from you. If such a matter comes before the meeting and you have not specifically instructed your broker how to vote your shares, your shares will not be voted on that matter, giving rise to what is called a "broker non-vote." Shares represented by broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum for the transaction of business, but for purposes of determining the number of shares voting on a particular proposal broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast or shares voting. Brokers do not have discretion to vote your shares for the election of directors or on the advisory proposal on executive compensation without sufficient instructions from you, and your failure to instruct your broker how to vote on these items will result in a broker non-vote.

Can I change my vote after I have already voted?

        Yes. You may change your vote at any time before your proxy is exercised. To change your vote, you may:

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Deliver to our corporate secretary a written notice revoking your earlier vote; or



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Submit a properly completed and signed proxy card with a later date; or



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Vote again telephonically or electronically (available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2015); or



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Vote in person at the meeting.

        Your last dated proxy card or vote cast will be counted. Your attendance at the meeting will not be deemed to revoke a previously-delivered proxy unless you clearly indicate at the meeting that you intend to revoke your proxy and vote in person.

        If your shares are held in "street name," you should contact your broker for instructions on changing your vote.

How are votes counted?

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Notice Item 1—Proposal fixing the number of members of our Board of Directors at nine:  Approval of this proposal requires the favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter. Abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of voting on this matter.

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Notice Item 2—Election of directors:  The nine nominees who receive the highest number of "For" votes will be elected. If you do not vote for a particular nominee, or you withhold authority for one or all nominees, your vote will have no effect on the outcome of the election. Broker non-votes, which are described above, will also have no effect on the outcome of the election.



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Notice Item 3—Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation, or "say-on-pay":  Because this proposal calls for a non-binding advisory vote, there is no "required vote" that would constitute approval. However, our Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee will take into account the result of the vote when determining future executive compensation arrangements. Abstentions and broker non-votes, which are described above, will have no effect on the outcome of voting on this matter.



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Notice Item 4—Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm: Approval of this proposal requires the favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter. Abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of voting on this matter.



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Other business:  All other business that may properly come before the meeting requires the favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes, which are described above, will have no effect on the outcome of voting on these matters.

How is ImmunoGen soliciting proxies?

        We bear the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy material relating to the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors for the meeting, as well as the cost of making such materials available on the Internet. In addition to the use of the mails and the Internet, certain of our officers and regular employees may, without additional compensation, solicit proxies in person, by telephone or other means of communication. We will also request brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward copies of the proxy material to those persons for whom they hold shares, and will reimburse those record holders for their reasonable expenses in transmitting this.

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VOTING SECURITIES

Who owns more than 5% of our stock?

        On September 15, 2015, there were 86,975,741 shares of our common stock outstanding. To our knowledge there were five shareholders who owned beneficially more than 5% of our common stock. The table below contains information, as of the date noted below, regarding the beneficial ownership of these entities.

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How many shares do ImmunoGen's directors and executive officers own?

        The following information is furnished as of September 15, 2015, with respect to common stock beneficially owned by: (1) our directors (including our chief executive officer); (2) our other executive officers named in the summary compensation table elsewhere in this proxy statement; and (3) all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the individuals named below held sole voting and investment power over the shares listed.

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Notice Item 1 and Item 2)

Who sits on the Board of Directors?

        Our by-laws provide that, at each annual meeting of shareholders, our shareholders will fix the number of directors to be elected to our Board of Directors. At our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, the shareholders voted to fix the number of directors at nine, and our Board of Directors currently consists of nine members. The shareholders may increase or decrease the number of directors constituting the full Board of Directors, provided that such number may not be less than three.

        We are proposing that shareholders fix the number of directors to be elected at the meeting at nine. We are nominating the nine current directors listed below for re-election at the meeting. Persons elected as directors at the meeting will serve in office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until they die, resign or are removed.

Recommendation

        The Board recommends a vote "FOR" the proposal fixing the number of directors at nine, and "FOR" the election of the nominees listed below.

Information About the Director Nominees

        The persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy card will vote, unless authority is withheld, for the election of the nominees named below. We have no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable for election. However, if any one of them becomes unavailable, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy card have discretionary authority to vote for a substitute chosen by the Board. Any vacancies not filled at the meeting may be filled by the Board.

        The names of our director nominees and certain other information about them are set forth below.

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        Daniel M. Junius has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2009. Mr. Junius holds a Masters of Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Junius is also a director of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. We believe that Mr. Junius should serve on our Board in recognition of his leadership role as our President and Chief Executive Officer. As a result of his position, Mr. Junius has a thorough understanding of all aspects of our business and operations.

        Stephen C. McCluski has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since 2009. Mr. McCluski served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, a manufacturer of health care products for the eye, from 1995 to his retirement in 2007. Mr. McCluski is also a director of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center of the University of Rochester and, within the past five years, he also served as a director of Standard Microsystems Corporation. We believe Mr. McCluski's qualifications to serve on our Board include his global management experience and knowledge of financial and accounting matters and mergers and acquisitions. As a result of these experiences, Mr. McCluski has a wide-ranging understanding of business organizations generally and healthcare businesses in particular. Mr. McCluski also has significant corporate governance experience through his service on other company boards.

        Mark Goldberg, MD, served in various capacities of increasing responsibility at Synageva BioPharma Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2011 to 2014, including as Executive Vice President, Medical and Regulatory Strategy of Product Development from January to October 2014. From October 2014 through the acquisition of Synageva by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in June 2015, Dr. Goldberg, while no longer an officer, remained employed by Synageva contributing to medical and regulatory strategy. Prior to joining Synageva he served in various management capacities of increasing responsibility at Genzyme Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, from 1996 to 2011, most recently as Senior Vice President, Clinical Research and Global Therapeutic Head, Oncology, Genetic Health, and as Chairman of Genzyme's Early Product Review Board. Prior to joining Genzyme he was a full-time staff physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where he still holds appointments. Dr. Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Goldberg holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Goldberg is also a director of aTyr Pharma, Inc., Blueprint Medicines Corporation, GlycoMimetics, Inc. and Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and, within the past five years, he also served as a director of Synageva BioPharma Corp. We believe that Dr. Goldberg's qualifications to serve on our Board include his comprehensive experiences in clinical research and medical affairs, as well as early stage research, at his former employers, which give him a wide-ranging understanding of the drug development process for biopharmaceutical products from the research stage through clinical development.

        Dean J. Mitchell has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Covis Pharma Holdings, a specialty pharmaceutical company, since 2013. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lux Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on the treatment of ophthalmic diseases, from 2010 to August 2013. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpharma, Inc., a publicly traded human and animal pharmaceutical company, from 2006 until its acquisition by King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2008. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company

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from 2004 until its acquisition by MGI PHARMA, INC. in 2005. Prior to that he served in various senior executive capacities in the worldwide medicines group of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a pharmaceutical company, from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that he spent 14 years at GlaxoSmithKline plc, a pharmaceutical company, in assignments of increasing responsibility spanning sales, marketing, general management, commercial strategy and clinical development and product strategy. Mr. Mitchell is also a director of Intrexon, Inc. and Theravance BioPharma, Inc. and, within the past five years, he also served as a director of Ista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lux Biosciences, Inc. and Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. We believe that Mr. Mitchell's qualifications to serve on our Board include his management experience in the pharmaceutical and biotherapeutics industries, in particular as it relates to later-stage drug development and commercialization, and his experience as a CEO and board member of multiple biotechnology companies.

        Nicole Onetto, MD, has served as Deputy Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research since 2009. Prior to that she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of ZymoGenetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2003 to 2005, and as Executive Vice President of OSI Pharmaceutical's Oncology business from 2002 to 2003. Prior to that she served as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, at Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2000 to 2001. Dr. Onetto has a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Paris V, France and a MSc in Pharmacology from the University of Montreal. Within the past five years, Dr. Onetto also served as a director of YM Biosciences Inc. We believe Dr. Onetto's qualifications to serve on our Board include her chief medical officer and senior medical affairs positions at several biopharmaceutical companies. As a result of these experiences, Dr. Onetto has a deep understanding of the clinical development of biopharmaceutical products both in the U.S. and internationally.

        Kristine Peterson has served as Chief Executive Officer of Valeritas, Inc., a medical technology company focusing on innovative drug delivery systems, since 2009. Prior to that she served as Company Group Chair of Johnson & Johnson's biotech groups from 2006 to 2009, and as Executive Vice President for J&J's global strategic marketing organization from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that she served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Biovail Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, and President of Biovail Pharmaceuticals from 2003 to 2004. Prior to that she spent 20 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a pharmaceutical company, in assignments of increasing responsibility spanning marketing, sales and general management, including running a cardiovascular/metabolic business unit and a generics division. Ms. Peterson is also a director of Amarin Corporation plc and Valeritas, Inc. We believe that Ms. Peterson's qualifications to serve on our Board include her extensive executive management and sales and marketing experience in both mature pharmaceutical and smaller biotechnology companies, in particular as it relates to later-stage development and commercialization, and her other public company board experience.

        Howard H. Pien has served most recently as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Medarex, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2007 to its acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in September 2009. Prior to that he was a private consultant from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chiron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, from 2003 to its acquisition by Novartis AG in 2006. Prior to that he served in various executive capacities at GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a pharmaceutical company, and its predecessor companies, including as President of GSK's International Pharmaceuticals business from 2000 to 2003,

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and as President of Pharmaceutical Operations of SmithKline Beecham plc (a predecessor of GSK). Mr. Pien also worked for six years at Abbott Laboratories, a diversified health care products company, and for five years at Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company, in positions in sales, market research, licensing and product management. Mr. Pien is also currently an advisor to the life sciences practice of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, as well as a director of Indivior PLC (as non-executive chairman), Juno Therapeutics, Inc. (as non-executive chairman), Sage Therapeutics, Inc. and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and, within the past five years, he also served as a director of Talon Therapeutics, Inc. and ViroPharma Incorporated. We believe Mr. Pien's qualifications to serve on our Board include his chief executive officer experience at several biotechnology companies, as well as his earlier experience in roles of increasing responsibility for the commercial operations of a large multinational pharmaceutical company's worldwide pharmaceuticals business. As a result of these experiences, Mr. Pien has a wide-ranging understanding of all aspects of biotechnology businesses. Mr. Pien also has significant corporate governance experience through his service on other company boards.

        Joseph J. Villafranca, PhD, has served as President of BioPharmaceutical Consultants LLC since 2012. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President, SOU Head, Life Sciences, of Tunnell Consulting, a consulting firm focusing on the life sciences industry, from 2009 to his retirement from Tunnell Consulting in April 2012. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President—Operations and Principal & Practice Director, Life Sciences, of Tunnell Consulting from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that he served as President of Biopharmaceutical Consultants LLC from 2005 to 2006. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development and Operations at Neose Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2002 to 2005. Prior to that he served in various executive positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company over a period of 11 years. Dr. Villafranca holds a PhD in Biochemistry/Chemistry from Purdue University and completed his postdoctoral work at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We believe Dr. Villafranca's qualifications to serve on our Board include his current and former experience as an industry consultant as well as his executive positions at both biotechnology and large pharmaceutical companies. As a result of these experiences, Dr. Villafranca has a wide-ranging understanding of biopharmaceutical businesses, with particular expertise in the area of chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC).

        Richard J. Wallace served as a Senior Vice President for Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a pharmaceutical company, from 2004 to his retirement in 2008. Prior to that he served in various executive capacities for GSK and its predecessor companies and their subsidiaries from 1992 to 2004. Mr. Wallace's experience prior to joining GSK included eight years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and seven years at Johnson & Johnson in assignments spanning marketing, sales, manufacturing and general management. Mr. Wallace is also a director of GNC Corporation and, within the past five years, he also served as a director of Bridgehead International Ltd. and Clinical Data, Inc. We believe Mr. Wallace's qualifications to serve on our Board include former experience in various capacities of increasing responsibility at several large pharmaceutical companies. As a result of these experiences, Mr. Wallace has a wide-ranging understanding of drug development both in the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Wallace also has significant corporate governance experience through his service on other company boards.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Independence

        Our Board of Directors has determined that a majority of the members of the Board should consist of "independent directors," determined in accordance with the applicable listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market as in effect from time to time. Directors who are also ImmunoGen employees are not considered to be independent for this purpose. For a non-employee director to be considered independent, he or she must not have any direct or indirect material relationship with ImmunoGen. A material relationship is one which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In determining whether a material relationship exists, the Board considers the circumstances of any direct compensation received by a director or a member of a director's immediate family from ImmunoGen; any professional relationship between a director or a member of a director's immediate family and ImmunoGen's independent registered public accounting firm; any participation by an ImmunoGen executive officer in the compensation decisions of other companies employing a director or a member of a director's immediate family as an executive officer; and commercial relationships between ImmunoGen and other entities with which a director is affiliated (as an executive officer, partner or controlling shareholder). In addition, the Board has determined that directors who serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee must qualify as independent under applicable SEC rules and NASDAQ listing standards, which limit the types of compensation a member of the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee may receive directly or indirectly from ImmunoGen and require that Audit Committee members not be "affiliated persons" of ImmunoGen or its subsidiaries.

        Consistent with these considerations, the Board has determined that all of the current members of the Board are independent directors, except Mr. Junius, who is also an ImmunoGen executive officer.

How are nominees for the Board selected?

        Our Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and recommending nominees for election to the Board. The committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders if the shareholder submits the nomination in compliance with applicable requirements. The committee did not receive any shareholder nominations for election of directors at this year's meeting. All of the nominees for director standing for election at the meeting were most recently re-elected as directors at our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders.

Director Qualifications

        When considering a potential candidate for membership on the Board, the Governance and Nominating Committee examines a candidate's specific experience, knowledge, skills, expertise, integrity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding of our business environment and willingness to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities. In addition to these qualifications, when considering potential candidates for the Board, the committee seeks to ensure that the Board is comprised of a majority of independent directors and that the committees of the Board are comprised entirely of independent directors. The committee may also consider any other standards that it deems appropriate, including whether a potential candidate's skill and experience would enhance the ability of a particular Board committee to fulfill its duties.

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        We do not have a formal diversity policy for selecting members of our Board. However, we do believe it is important that our Board members collectively bring the experiences and skills appropriate to effectively carry out their responsibilities with respect to our business both as conducted today and as we plan to achieve our longer-term strategic objectives. We therefore seek as members of our Board individuals with a variety of perspectives and the expertise and ability to provide advice and oversight in the areas of financial and accounting controls; biotechnology research and drug development; business strategy; clinical development and regulatory affairs; compensation practices; and corporate governance.

        Potential candidates may come to the attention of the Governance and Nominating Committee from current directors, executive officers, shareholders or other persons. The committee also, from time to time, engages firms that specialize in identifying director candidates. Once a person has been identified by the Governance and Nominating Committee as a potential candidate, the committee may collect and review publicly available information regarding the person to assess whether the person should be considered further. If the committee determines that the candidate warrants further consideration, and the person expresses a willingness to be considered and to serve on the Board, the committee requests information from the candidate, reviews the person's accomplishments and qualifications, compares those accomplishments and qualifications to those of any other candidates that the committee might be considering, and conducts one or more interviews with the candidate. In certain instances, members of the committee may contact one or more references provided by the candidate or may contact other members of the business community or other persons that may have greater first-hand knowledge of the candidate's credentials and accomplishments. The committee's evaluation process does not vary based on whether or not a candidate is recommended by a shareholder, although the Board may take into consideration the number of shares held by the recommending shareholder and the length of time that such shares have been held.

Shareholder Nominations

        Shareholders who wish to submit director candidates for consideration should send such recommendations to our corporate secretary at ImmunoGen's executive offices not fewer than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which ImmunoGen's proxy statement for the prior year's annual meeting of shareholders was released. Such recommendations must include the following information: (1) the name and address of the shareholder submitting the recommendation, as they appear on our books, and of the beneficial owner on whose behalf the recommendation is being submitted; (2) the class and number of our shares that are owned beneficially and held of record by such shareholder and such beneficial owner; (3) if the recommending shareholder is not a shareholder of record, a statement from the record holder (usually a broker or bank) verifying the holdings of the shareholder (or alternatively, a current Schedule 13D or 13G, or a Form 3, 4 or 5 filed with the SEC), and a statement from the recommending shareholder of the length of time that the shares have been held (if the recommendation is submitted by a group of shareholders, the foregoing information must be submitted for each shareholder in the group); (4) a statement from the shareholder as to whether he or she has a good faith intention to continue to hold the reported shares through the date of our next annual meeting of shareholders; (5) as to each proposed director candidate, all information relating to such person or persons that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (6) a description of the qualifications and background of the proposed director candidate which addresses the minimum qualifications and other criteria for Board membership described above; (7) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the proposed director candidate and the shareholder

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submitting the recommendation; (8) a description of all relationships between the proposed director candidate and any of our competitors, customers, suppliers or other persons with special interests regarding ImmunoGen; and (9) the consent of each proposed director candidate to be named in the proxy statement and to serve as a director if elected. Shareholders must also submit any other information regarding the proposed director candidate that SEC rules require to be included in a proxy statement relating to the election of directors.

Can I communicate with ImmunoGen's directors?

        Yes. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board or with a particular director may send a letter to ImmunoGen, Inc., 830 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451, attention: General Counsel. The mailing envelope should contain a clear notation that the enclosed letter is a "Shareholder-Board Communication" or "Shareholder-Director Communication." All such letters should clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the Board or certain specified individual directors. The general counsel will make copies of all such letters and circulate them to the appropriate director or directors.

What is the Board's leadership structure?

        We do not have a policy on whether the same person should serve as both the principal executive officer and Chairman of the Board or, if the roles are separate, whether the Chairman of the Board should be selected from the non-employee directors or should be an employee. Our Board believes that it should have the flexibility to make these determinations in the way that it believes best provides appropriate leadership for ImmunoGen at a given time.

        Our Board believes that its current leadership structure, with Mr. Junius serving as CEO and Mr. McCluski serving as Chairman of the Board, is appropriate for ImmunoGen at this time. We believe that this separation is appropriate since the CEO has overall responsibility for all aspects of our operations and implementation of our strategy, while the Chairman of the Board has a greater focus on corporate governance, including leadership of the Board, and he facilitates communication between the CEO and the other members of the Board.

What is the Board's role in risk oversight?

        Our Board's role is to oversee the executive management team to assure that the long-term interests of shareholders are being properly served, including understanding and assessing the principal risks associated with our businesses and operations and reviewing options for the mitigation or management of such risks. The Board as a whole is responsible for such risk oversight, but administers certain of its risk oversight functions through the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

        The Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of our accounting and financial reporting processes, including our systems of internal accounting control. In addition, the Audit Committee discusses guidelines and policies governing the process by which executive management and the relevant company departments assess and manage ImmunoGen's exposure to risk, and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.

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        The Compensation Committee evaluates our compensation policies and practices from the perspectives of whether they support organizational objectives and shareholder interests, and whether or not they create incentives for inappropriate risk-taking.

What committees has the Board established?

        The Board of Directors has standing Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees. As described above under the heading "Independence," all of the members of the Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees are deemed to be independent directors. Each of these committees acts under a written charter, copies of which can be found on ImmunoGen's website at www.immunogen.com on the Investor Information page under "Corporate Governance."

Audit Committee

        The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of:

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Our accounting and financial reporting principles, policies, practices and procedures;



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The quality, integrity and transparency of our financial statements;



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The effectiveness and scope of our Code of Corporate Conduct and Senior Officer and Financial Personnel Code of Ethics.

        The Audit Committee also reviews the qualifications, independence and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided by such firm and its fees. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of our independent registered public accounting firm, which reports directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also is responsible for reviewing and approving related person transactions in accordance with our written related person transaction policy.

        Our Board has also determined that Mr. McCluski and Ms. Peterson each qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under SEC rules.

Compensation Committee

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Setting the compensation of our executive officers;



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Overseeing the administration of our incentive compensation plans, including the annual bonus objectives and our equity-based compensation and incentive plans, discharging its responsibilities as provided for under such plans, and approving awards of incentive compensation under such plans;



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Approving, or where shareholder approval is required, making recommendations to the Board regarding any new incentive compensation plan or any material change to an existing incentive compensation plan; and



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Making recommendations to the Board with respect to any severance or similar termination payments proposed to be made to any of our current or former executive officers and the extension of any change in control or similar agreements to any of our officers.

        All of the non-management directors on our Board annually review the corporate goals and approve the CEO's individual objectives (if any), and evaluate the CEO's performance in light of those goals and objectives. Based on the foregoing, the Compensation Committee sets the CEO's compensation, including salary, target bonus, bonus payouts, equity-based or other long-term compensation, and any other special or supplemental benefits. Our CEO annually evaluates the contribution and performance of our other executive officers, and the Compensation Committee sets their compensation based on the recommendation of our CEO.

        The Compensation Committee has delegated to our CEO the authority to grant stock options and restricted stock awards under our 2006 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (which is referred to elsewhere in this proxy statement as our 2006 Plan) to individuals who are not subject to the reporting and other requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or "covered employees" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, as follows:

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New hires.  The CEO is authorized to grant stock options to newly-hired individuals within certain guidelines established by the Compensation Committee.



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Existing employees.  In any fiscal year, the aggregate number of shares subject to options awarded by the CEO to employees (other than new hires) may not exceed 50,000, and the number of restricted shares awarded by the CEO to employees (other than new hires) may not exceed 25,000. With respect to these CEO-granted awards, no individual may receive in any fiscal year a combination of stock options and restricted shares such that the sum of total restricted shares awarded and .5 times the total shares subject to stock options awarded exceeds 2,500.

        The Compensation Committee is authorized to obtain advice and assistance from independent compensation consultants, outside legal counsel and other advisors as it deems appropriate, at ImmunoGen's expense. Over the past several years the Compensation Committee has engaged Towers Watson & Co. as an independent compensation consultant to provide research and comparative market data on executive and employee compensation. In connection with its engagement of Towers Watson, the Compensation Committee considered factors relevant to Towers Watson's independence from company management, as described in applicable SEC regulations and NASDAQ listing standards, in determining whether Towers Watson's engagement raises any conflict of interest. Based on information provided by Towers Watson, the Compensation Committee determined that Towers Watson was independent of company management. This consultant met with the Compensation Committee, with and without members of management in attendance, at the committee's request.

Governance and Nominating Committee

        The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for:

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Recommending to the Board directors to serve on committees of the Board;



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Reviewing our corporate governance guidelines and making recommendations of any changes to the Board;



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Overseeing the administration of our share ownership guidelines for outside directors.

        The Governance and Nominating Committee is authorized to obtain advice and assistance from independent compensation consultants, outside legal counsel and other advisors as its deems appropriate, at ImmunoGen's expense.

How often did the Board and committees meet in fiscal year 2015?

        Our Board of Directors met or acted by unanimous written consent eleven times during the last fiscal year. The Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees met or acted by unanimous written consent seven, thirteen and four times, respectively, during the last fiscal year. All of the directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and committees of the Board on which they served.

        The independent directors met five times during the last fiscal year in executive session without management present.

Does ImmunoGen have a policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings of the shareholders?

        It is the Board's policy that, absent any unusual circumstances, all director nominees standing for election will attend our annual meeting of shareholders. All of our directors attended our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation in Compensation Decisions

        During fiscal year 2015, Messrs. Mitchell, Pien and Wallace and Ms. Peterson (with Mr. Wallace serving from July 1 through November 10, 2014 and Ms. Peterson serving from and after November 11, 2014) served on the Compensation Committee. No member of the committee is a present or former officer or employee of ImmunoGen or any of its subsidiaries or had any business relationship or affiliation with ImmunoGen or any of its subsidiaries (other than his service as a director) requiring disclosure in this proxy statement.

Does ImmunoGen have a Code of Corporate Conduct?

        Yes. We have adopted a Code of Corporate Conduct applicable to our officers, directors and employees. We have also adopted a Senior Officer and Financial Personnel Code of Ethics, which sets forth special obligations for senior officers and employees with financial reporting and related responsibilities. These codes are posted on our website at www.immunogen.com on the Investor Information page under "Corporate Governance." We intend to satisfy our disclosure requirements

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regarding any amendment to, or waiver of, a provision of our Senior Officer and Financial Personnel Code of Ethics by disclosing such matters on our website. Shareholders may request copies of our Code of Corporate Conduct and our Senior Officer and Financial Personnel Code of Ethics free of charge by writing to ImmunoGen, Inc., 830 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451, attention: General Counsel.

Does ImmunoGen have a written policy governing related person transactions?

        Yes. We have adopted a written policy that provides for the review and approval by the Audit Committee of transactions involving ImmunoGen in which a related person is known to have a direct or indirect interest and that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. For purposes of this policy, a related person includes: (1) any of our directors, director nominees or executive officers; (2) any known beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities; or (3) any immediate family member of any of the foregoing. In situations where it is impractical to wait until the next regularly-scheduled meeting of the committee or to convene a special meeting of the committee, the chairman of the committee has been delegated authority to review and approve related person transactions. Transactions subject to this policy may be pursued only if the Audit Committee (or the chairman of the committee acting pursuant to delegated authority) determines in good faith that, based on all the facts and circumstances available, the transactions are in, or are not inconsistent with, the best interests of ImmunoGen and its shareholders.

Does ImmunoGen have a written policy prohibiting certain transactions in its shares, such as hedging transactions?

        Yes. As part of our insider trading policy, we prohibit our directors and employees from engaging in the following transactions:

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Trading in ImmunoGen shares on a short-term basis. Any shares purchased in the open market must be held for a minimum of six months. This rule does not apply to sales made within six months before or after the exercise of options that were granted by ImmunoGen.



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Transactions in publicly-traded options relating to ImmunoGen shares (i.e., options that are not granted by ImmunoGen).

        With respect to the last three items described above, the policy does authorize our general counsel to approve such transactions in limited cases. However, no director or employee has requested approval to engage in any such transaction, nor has our general counsel determined any case in which such approval would be granted.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

How are the directors compensated?

        Directors who are also ImmunoGen employees receive no additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors. Our Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors consists of three elements: cash compensation; deferred stock units; and stock options.

Cash Compensation

        Each non-employee director receives an annual meeting fee of $40,000. In addition, the Chairman of the Board (or if the Chairman is not a non-employee director, the lead independent director) receives an additional annual fee of $30,000, the chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual fee of $20,000, and the chairmen of each of the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee receive an additional annual fee of $14,000. Other members of the Audit Committee receive an additional annual fee of $10,000, and other members of each of the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee receive an additional annual fee of $7,000. All of these annual fees are paid in quarterly installments in, at each director's election, either cash or deferred stock units. Directors are also reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings.

Deferred Stock Units

        Non-employee directors receive deferred stock units as follows:

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New non-employee directors are initially awarded 6,500 deferred stock units, with each unit relating to one share of our common stock. These awards vest quarterly over three years from the date of grant, contingent upon the individual remaining a director of ImmunoGen as of each vesting date.



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        Vested deferred stock units are redeemed on the date a director ceases to be a member of the Board, at which time such director's deferred stock units will generally be settled in shares of our common stock issued under our 2006 Plan at a rate of one share for each vested deferred stock unit then held. Any deferred stock units that remain unvested at that time will be forfeited. All unvested deferred stock units will automatically vest immediately prior to the occurrence of a change of control, as defined in the 2006 Plan. Dr. Villafranca holds 6,380 vested deferred stock units granted under our now-discontinued 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. These deferred stock units will be redeemed on the date Dr. Villafranca ceases to be a member of the Board, at which time they will be settled in cash in an amount equal to the then fair market value of our common stock, multiplied by

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the number of such deferred stock units. We believe that the requirement that non-employee directors hold their deferred stock units for the duration of their tenure on our Board mitigates excessive risk-taking and directly aligns a substantial portion of director compensation with the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Stock Options

        Non-employee directors also receive stock option awards as follows:

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Annual Stock Option Awards.  Non-employee directors receive an annual stock option award covering 10,000 shares of our common stock on the date of our annual meeting of shareholders, which is the grant date. These awards will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date, will vest quarterly over approximately one year from the grant date, and will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date, contingent upon the individual remaining a director of ImmunoGen during such period.



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Off-Cycle Initial Awards.  If a non-employee director is first elected to the Board other than at an annual meeting of shareholders, such non-employee director will receive a stock option award covering 10,000 shares of our common stock, pro-rated based on the number of whole months remaining between the first day of the month in which such grant date (which will be the date of their initial election to the Board) occurs and the first October 31 following the grant date. These awards will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, will generally vest quarterly over approximately the period from the grant date to the first November 1 following the date of grant, and will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date, contingent upon the individual remaining a director of ImmunoGen during such period.

        All unvested stock option awards granted to non-employee directors will automatically vest immediately as of the date of a change of control, as defined in the 2006 Plan.

        The Governance and Nominating Committee will periodically review the size of the foregoing deferred stock unit and stock option awards to ensure that, in light of changes in the market price of our common stock, these awards are generally aligned with equity awards granted to the outside directors of comparable companies.

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How were the directors compensated for fiscal year 2015?

        The compensation paid to members of our Board of Directors (other than Mr. Junius) with respect to fiscal year 2015 was as follows:

Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2015

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Are the outside directors subject to share ownership guidelines?

        Yes. Our Board of Directors has adopted, effective as of July 1, 2014, share ownership guidelines affecting our outside directors. The guidelines provide that outside directors are expected to own shares of our common stock having an aggregate value equal to at least three times the annual meeting fee (whether such fee is paid in cash or, at the director's option, in deferred stock units), excluding Lead Director/Chairman of the Board and committee-related fees. The current outside directors have five years from the date of the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders to achieve the ownership requirement, and new outside directors will have a similar five-year period following their election. The outside directors may satisfy the guidelines with shares owned directly or indirectly in a trust or by a spouse and/or minor children, vested deferred stock units and vested stock options. In the case of deferred stock units or stock options, the aggregate exercise price or other cash consideration, if any, required to be paid for such shares is deducted in determining the aggregate value of the shares represented by such awards.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Who are ImmunoGen's executive officers?

        The following persons are our executive officers as of the date of this proxy statement:

Where can I obtain more information about ImmunoGen's executive officers?

        Biographical information concerning our executive officers and their ages can be found in Item 3.1 entitled "Executive Officers" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, which is incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

        Our executive compensation philosophy is to enable ImmunoGen to attract, retain and motivate key executives to achieve our long-term objective of creating significant shareholder value through our antibody and immunoconjugate technology and expertise. In this regard, our objective in setting executive compensation is twofold: first, to align fixed and target incentive compensation with the market median for our peer group; and second, to align a substantial portion of that compensation with the creation of long-term value for our shareholders. Attracting and retaining key executives is particularly challenging in the biotechnology industry where executives are required to remain focused and committed throughout years of product development, regulatory approvals and, at times, financial instability. The market for executive talent in our industry is highly competitive, with many biotechnology companies that are at a similar stage of development as ImmunoGen located in general proximity to our corporate offices.

How We Determine Executive Compensation

        The Compensation Committee has responsibility for our executive compensation philosophy and the design of executive compensation programs, as well as for setting actual executive compensation. Information about the Compensation Committee, including its composition, responsibilities and processes, can be found beginning on page 15 of this proxy statement.

        In addition to evaluating our executives' contributions and performance in light of individual performance and corporate objectives, we also base our compensation decisions on market considerations. The Compensation Committee benchmarks our cash and equity incentive compensation against programs available to employees in comparable roles at peer companies. All forms of compensation are evaluated relative to the market median for our peer group. Individual compensation pay levels may vary from this reference point based on recent individual performance and other considerations, including breadth of experience, length of service, the anticipated out-of-pocket costs and level of difficulty in replacing an executive with someone of comparable experience and skill, and the initial compensation levels required to attract qualified new hires. We do not believe that our compensation policies and practices encourage excessive risk-taking by our executives or are otherwise reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business.

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following 19 public biotechnology companies of comparable size were included in this new peer group, which is referred to elsewhere in this proxy statement as the Peer Group:

        The Peer Group described above differs from the peer group of 18 companies utilized by the Compensation Committee in determining executive compensation for fiscal year 2014 by the omission of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ArQule, Inc., AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Pharmacyclics, Inc., Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Theravance, Inc., and the addition of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Dyax Corp., Exelixis, Inc. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. The foregoing changes were based on the recommendation of Towers Watson, and were intended to result in our market capitalization, total shareholder returns and revenues generally falling between the 25^th percentile and the median for the reconstituted Peer Group.

        Using Peer Group data, together with the 2013 Global Life Sciences Survey prepared by Radford Surveys + Consulting, Towers Watson prepared for the Compensation Committee a competitive market assessment of total cash, equity and total compensation for our five most highly-compensated executives. This review contributed to the Compensation Committee's determination in June 2014 of the annual base salaries for our named executive officers for fiscal year 2015 and the equity awards granted to our executives in July 2014.

        At the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, which was the most recent annual meeting preceding the Compensation Committee's determination of executive compensation for fiscal year 2015, a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for that meeting (a "say-on-pay" vote), received the favorable vote of the holders of approximately 97% of the shares voting on that proposal. The Compensation Committee considered these results to be a ratification of our executive compensation policies and decisions in its determination of executive compensation for fiscal year 2015. At the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, a similar say-on-pay vote received the favorable vote of the holders of approximately 97% of the shares voting on that proposal. Although the Compensation Committee's decisions regarding executive compensation for fiscal year 2015 had been made prior to the 2014 annual meeting, the Compensation Committee has considered these results in connection with its regular assessment of our executive compensation programs.

Elements of Total Compensation

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elements are designed to provide a predictable source of income to our executives. Our variable performance-based elements are designed to reward performance at three levels: individual performance, actual corporate performance compared to annual business goals, and long-term shareholder value creation.

        We compensate our executives principally through base salary, performance-based annual cash incentives and equity awards. The objective of this three-part approach is to remain competitive with other companies in our industry, while ensuring that our executives are given the appropriate incentives to achieve near-term objectives and at the same time create long-term shareholder value.

Base Salary

        We provide our executive officers with a level of assured cash compensation in the form of a base salary that reflects their scope of responsibility and organizational impact, as well as individual performance. In setting salaries for our executive officers, the Compensation Committee reviews independently prepared surveys of biotechnology industry compensation as well as other available information on base salaries of executive officers in comparable positions in the most current peer group analysis available to the committee. Comparative factors considered include, but are not limited to, the number of a company's employees, a company's annual operating expense, a company's market capitalization, and the stage of development of a company's products. For fiscal year 2015, the committee utilized the collected data contained in the competitive assessment prepared by Towers Watson described above.

        The committee uses the collected data as well as the managerial experience of the members of the committee to set salaries. As described above, our compensation philosophy allows the committee to take into account, for both current and new executive officers, recent individual performance (evaluated, in the case of the CEO, by all of the non-management directors on our Board), breadth of experience, length of service, alignment with the market median, the anticipated level of difficulty in replacing an executive with someone of comparable experience and skill, and the compensation levels required to attract qualified new hires. In setting base salaries for our executive officers (other than the CEO), the Compensation Committee also considers the recommendation of the CEO based on the CEO's evaluation of their respective individual performance. Based on the foregoing considerations, the committee increased base salaries for the named executive officers for fiscal year 2015 by 5%, in the case of our CEO, and between 2.5% and 4% for the other named executive officers, all as described below.

Annual Cash Bonus Program

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year unless specifically changed, in the case of our executive officers, by the Compensation Committee. For our fiscal year 2015, target bonuses for our executive officers were as follows:

        Under our annual bonus program, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors annually establishes key performance criteria, based upon the corporate goals and objectives, to be met by ImmunoGen, and evaluates ImmunoGen's actual performance against those criteria in its determination of whether annual bonuses will be paid to our employees, including our executives. Key corporate performance criteria may include any or all of the following: (1) our actual financial performance against specified metrics in our operating plan for the applicable fiscal year; (2) achievement of certain research and development milestones, including internal product development advancement; (3) achievement of key targets associated with our collaborations with third parties, including support of partner programs; and (4) the creation and achievement of business development opportunities. In establishing annual key performance criteria for the annual bonus program, the committee selects specific corporate objectives directed primarily to the future success of our business and the creation of long-term shareholder value. Payments under our annual bonus program currently consist entirely of cash.

        The Compensation Committee has set a 50% threshold aggregate percentage of achievement against the key corporate performance criteria below which the portion of participants' annual bonus payable based on corporate performance will not be payable. The key corporate performance criteria are structured to permit achievement of up to 150% of target.

        When evaluating ImmunoGen's performance against the key corporate performance criteria after completion of the performance period, the Compensation Committee evaluates any factors that were unanticipated at the time those criteria were established, such as unexpected results in pre-clinical or clinical development, as well as changes in business conditions and other relevant external circumstances, and has the discretion to adjust payouts based on corporate performance so that they align more appropriately with the changed environment, given the employees' overall performance during the performance period in furtherance of our future success and creation of long-term shareholder value. Any such adjustment, however, would not result in the portion of the participants' bonus tied to corporate performance actually paid out exceeding the 150% maximum described above.

        The Compensation Committee generally also considers an executive's individual performance in its determination of whether payments should be made to the executive under our annual bonus program. In prior years, the committee had based 100% of the CEO's target bonus on the achievement of the key corporate performance criteria. However, for our fiscal year 2015 the committee has determined that only 80% of the CEO's target bonus should be based on the achievement of the key corporate performance criteria, and 20% of his target bonus will be based on the achievement of individual performance objectives. The CEO's achievement of his individual performance objectives is evaluated by all of the non-management directors, and based on their evaluation, the committee determines the amount of the CEO's bonus compensation tied to individual performance. With respect to our other executive officers, 70% of their target bonus is based on the achievement of the key corporate

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performance criteria, and 30% is based on the achievement of individual performance objectives. Their achievement of their respective individual performance objectives is evaluated by our CEO, and based on these evaluations, the committee determines the amount of our executive officers' bonus compensation tied to individual performance. The individual objectives portion of a participant's target bonus may be earned irrespective of whether the threshold for payment of the corporate performance bonuses has been achieved or the extent to which the bonuses based on corporate performance are payable. The committee also has discretion in determining payouts under the portion of our CEO's annual executive bonus tied to individual performance without regard to previously established objectives, and our CEO is afforded the same discretion in recommending bonus payouts to our other executive officers.

        The Compensation Committee establishes the corporate performance bonus objectives and individual performance bonus objectives, if any, with the expectation that ImmunoGen and our executives can achieve 100% of the target; however, the objectives are sufficiently difficult that such achievement is not assured at the time they are set. In fiscal years 2013 and 2014, 110% and 98%, respectively, of the portion of our executives' target bonuses tied to corporate performance were earned and, as described below, in fiscal year 2015, 105% of the portion of our executives' target bonuses tied to corporate performance was earned. In addition, the committee awarded a discretionary additional 5% of the portion of target bonuses tied to corporate performance for all employees (including our executive officers). The earned portion of our executives' target bonuses tied to individual performance in fiscal year 2015 ranged from 96% to 100%. In addition, the committee awarded each of the CEO and a non-named executive officer a discretionary additional 10% of the portion of their respective target bonuses tied to individual performance.

Equity Compensation

        Consistent with our approach described above for allocating overall targeted compensation among the three components of compensation, the Compensation Committee has the authority under our 2006 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2006 Plan, to determine the form(s) of equity incentive awards, the terms under which equity incentive awards are granted and the individuals to whom such awards are granted. While we have historically awarded only stock options, the Compensation Committee has the ability under the 2006 Plan to award other forms of equity incentive compensation including, but not limited to, restricted stock awards, which it has done in connection with the new hire awards for certain of our named executive officers. All equity incentive awards to our executive officers are granted by the Compensation Committee. The committee has delegated authority to our CEO to grant stock options to other newly-hired individuals, and stock options and restricted shares to other existing employees, subject to certain limitations described under the heading "What committees has the Board established?—Compensation Committee" beginning on page 15 of this proxy statement.

        We believe that equity participation is a key component of our executive compensation program. The 2006 Plan is our long-term incentive plan, designed to retain our executive officers and other employees and align their long-term interests with the creation of long-term value for our shareholders. We believe that stock options provide an effective long-term incentive for all employees to create shareholder value as the benefit of the options cannot be realized unless there is an appreciation in the price of our common stock. Stock option awards are commonly provided to a broad range of employees in the biotechnology industry due to the competitive nature of the industry. Our executive

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officers participate in the 2006 Plan in the same manner as all of our full-time employees. Initial stock option awards for new employees, which are individually determined prior to and/or negotiated in conjunction with the commencement of employment, reflect the new employee's anticipated contribution to our success and are designed to be competitive with awards granted by other biotechnology companies. Subsequent annual stock option awards take into consideration competitive practices and an individual's position, individual performance and potential for future impact on our business. All stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant as determined in accordance with the 2006 Plan. For initial awards to new employees, the grant date is the first day of employment. Annual stock option awards are currently granted in July of each fiscal year, which aligns the stock option awards with the determination of annual bonuses for the previous fiscal year.

        In determining the size of the annual equity awards for executives, the Compensation Committee has adopted a "fixed share" approach after comparing such approach to a "fixed value" approach. Under a "fixed value" approach, the size of an award is based on a pre-determined, competitively-based monetary amount, and the number of shares subject to the award is then calculated, typically using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, to have an aggregate grant date fair value that approximates that amount. Under the "fixed share" approach adopted by the Compensation Committee, the size of an award is first established by determining the number of option shares required to deliver market median expected value based on the Peer Group. This approach was adopted for the following reasons:

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The "fixed share" approach avoids year-over-year changes in the size of awards as a result of share price volatility. Development stage biopharma companies such as ImmunoGen typically have greater share price volatility than larger, commercial biopharma companies, and such volatility may not always align with actual corporate progress toward long-term, strategic objectives. Using a "fixed value" approach in this environment could result in equity awards not being appropriately aligned with either the median of the Peer Group or actual corporate performance. For example, the "fixed value" approach has the unintended consequence of providing executives with a greater number of shares at lower exercise prices in years where share price performance is weak compared to the Peer Group. In addition, significant year-over-year increases in share value can result in significant year-over-year decreases in the size of equity awards using the "fixed value" approach. In either case, the "fixed value" approach can result in equity awards not being appropriately aligned with corporate performance.



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        In determining its recommendations for "fixed share" guidelines for consideration by the Compensation Committee, Towers Watson determined the number of option shares required to deliver market median expected value based on the Peer Group as of a measurement date selected by Towers Watson at the time its work was performed. The Compensation Committee, in adopting Towers Watson's recommendation, determined that this number of shares would approximate the midpoint of its equity awards guidelines, although the committee intends to review the guidelines' competitiveness

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against the market median of the Peer Group at regular intervals, and to adjust the guidelines as needed to ensure they remain generally aligned with the market median of the Peer Group.

Share Ownership Guidelines

        We also believe that executive compensation will be better aligned with the creation of long-term value for our shareholders if our executive officers maintain a meaningful investment in our shares. In this regard, our Board of Directors adopted, effective as of July 1, 2014, share ownership guidelines affecting our executive officers. The guidelines provide that executive officers are expected to own shares of our common stock having an aggregate value equal to at least two times (or in the case of our CEO, five times) their annual base salary. Our current executive officers have five years from the effective date of the guidelines to achieve the ownership requirement, and new executive officers will have a similar five-year period following their date of hire or of designation as an executive officer, whichever is later. Our executive officers may satisfy the guidelines with shares owned directly or indirectly in a trust or by a spouse and/or minor children and vested stock options. In the case of vested stock options, the aggregate exercise price required to be paid for such shares is deducted in determining the aggregate value of the shares represented by such awards. We also have a policy that prohibits employees and directors from engaging in transactions that are designed to or have the effect of hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of ImmunoGen shares owned by such employees or directors, a description of which can be found elsewhere in this proxy statement under "Corporate Governance—Does ImmunoGen have a written policy prohibiting certain transactions in its shares, such as hedging transactions?"

Employee Benefits

        We offer employee benefit programs that are intended to provide financial protection and security for our employees and to reward them for the total commitment we expect from them in service to ImmunoGen. All of our named executive officers are eligible to participate in these programs on the same basis as our other employees. These benefits include the following: medical, dental and vision insurance; company-paid group life and accident insurance of two times base salary (up to $750,000); employee-paid supplemental group life and accident insurance (up to $500,000); short- and long-term disability insurance; and a qualified 401(k) retirement savings plan with a 50% company match of the first 6% of the participant's eligible bi-weekly compensation contributed by the participant to the plan.

Tax Deductibility of Compensation

        Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the deduction a public company is permitted for compensation paid to the chief executive officer and to the four most highly compensated executive officers other than the chief executive officer. Generally, amounts paid in excess of $1,000,000 to a covered executive cannot be deducted, unless the compensation is paid pursuant to a plan which is performance related, non-discretionary and has been approved by shareholders. In its deliberations the Compensation Committee considers ways to maximize deductibility of executive compensation, but nonetheless retains the discretion to compensate executive officers at levels the Compensation Committee considers commensurate with their responsibilities and achievements. We have not adopted a policy that all executive compensation be fully deductible.

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Severance Pay Plan for Vice Presidents and Higher

        In September 2014 we adopted a severance pay plan for vice presidents and higher. The Compensation Committee noted that, in order to induce candidates for executive positions to join ImmunoGen, it was necessary to grant them certain severance benefits in the event their employment with us was involuntarily terminated without cause outside the context of a change in control. In addition, Towers Watson provided data to the committee showing that establishment of the plan was consistent with prevalent market practice for comparable companies.

        An executive is entitled to severance benefits under this plan if the executive's employment is terminated by us without cause. Severance benefits include salary continuation for 12 months (or in the case of our CEO, 18 months); payment of the executive's annual bonus earned with respect to any fiscal year ended prior to the termination of the executive's employment to the extent not already paid, and a pro-rated portion of the executive's annual bonus for the fiscal year in which the executive's employment is terminated, based on the actual number of days the executive was employed during the applicable fiscal year; and reimbursement for premiums payable in connection with the continuation of medical and dental insurance coverage during the salary continuation period.

        Prior to the adoption of this plan, we had entered into employment agreements with each of Mr. Johnston and Dr. Morris providing for severance benefits substantially equivalent to the benefits provided under the plan as inducements for them to join ImmunoGen. Both Mr. Johnston and Dr. Morris voluntarily terminated those agreements in connection with the adoption of the plan.

Change in Control Severance Agreements

        We recognize that ImmunoGen, as a publicly-traded company, may become the target of a proposal which could result in a change in control, and that such possibility and the uncertainty and questions which such a proposal may raise among management could cause our executive officers to leave or could distract them in the performance of their duties, to the detriment of ImmunoGen and our shareholders. We have entered into severance agreements with each of our executive officers that are designed to compensate them for the loss of their positions and the loss of anticipated benefits under their unvested equity compensation awards following a change in control of ImmunoGen. The agreements are intended to reinforce and encourage the continued attention of our executive officers to their assigned duties without distraction and to ensure the continued availability to ImmunoGen of each of our executive officers in the event of a proposed change in control transaction. We believe that these objectives are in the best interests of ImmunoGen and our shareholders. We also believe that it is in the best interests of ImmunoGen and our shareholders to offer such agreements to our executive officers insofar as ImmunoGen competes for executive talent in a highly competitive market in which companies routinely offer similar benefits to senior executives.

        The executive is entitled to severance benefits if, within 12 months after a change in control of ImmunoGen, the executive's employment is terminated (1) by us other than for cause or disability or (2) by the executive for good reason. Severance benefits include: a lump sum cash payment equal to 1.5 times (or in the case of our CEO, 2 times) the sum of the executive's annual base salary and target annual bonus; and reimbursement for premiums payable in connection with the continuation of medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of 18 months (or in the case of our CEO, 24 months). We believe these severance benefits are reasonable and appropriate for our executive officers in light of the

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anticipated time it takes high-level executives to secure new positions with responsibilities and compensation that are commensurate with their experience.

        In cases where the severance benefits described above are payable, the executive is also entitled to 100% vesting of the executive's unvested stock options and unvested restricted stock awards and other similar rights. We believe that the equity awards granted to our executive officers have been reasonable in amount and that, in the event of a loss of employment within a year following a change in control, it is appropriate that our executive officers receive the full benefit under their equity compensation awards of the increase in ImmunoGen's value attributable to the performance of the current management team.

        For more details concerning our severance pay plan and change in control severance agreements, please refer to Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control beginning on page 42 of this proxy statement.

Executive Compensation Determinations for Fiscal Year 2015

        The following discussion describes the Compensation Committee's executive compensation determinations for fiscal year 2015, beginning with a description of the portion of the annual executive bonus program tied to corporate performance.

        The corporate performance criteria for fiscal 2015 can be organized into three general groups as described in the table below. These criteria included certain pre-defined "stretch" goals that, to the extent met, entitled the executives to receive up to an additional 50% of the portion of their target bonuses tied to corporate performance; however, unless corporate goals (including the "stretch goals") representing at least a 50% payout of the target corporate bonus were achieved, no bonuses would have been paid based on corporate performance. The table also shows the relative weighting of the performance objectives within each group based on target, maximum (assuming achievement of both target and "stretch" goals); and actual attainment for fiscal year 2015. As shown in the table, based on our management's assessment of its performance against the performance criteria described below, the Compensation Committee determined that 105% of the portion of the executives' target bonuses tied to corporate performance had been earned for fiscal year 2015. In addition, the committee awarded a discretionary additional 5% of the portion of target bonuses tied to corporate performance for all employees (including our executive officers). The committee based this discretionary amount on our successful $200 million Kadcyla® royalty transaction during the fiscal year, which had yielded significantly greater proceeds than the stretch financing objective and was non-dilutive to shareholders.

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        The Compensation Committee's determination of the executives' bonuses for fiscal year 2015, including the portion, if any, tied to individual performance, is discussed below on an individual-by-individual basis.

Cash Compensation

        Mr. Junius.    In June 2014, the committee set Mr. Junius's annual base salary at $571,725, effective July 1, 2014, which represents a 5% increase over his base salary for the previous fiscal year. The committee also increased Mr. Junius's target bonus from 60% of base salary to 75% of base salary. Mr. Junius's base salary for fiscal year 2015, together with the adjusted target bonus, resulted in Mr. Junius's target total cash compensation being aligned with the 50th percentile of the total cash compensation for comparable positions at the Peer Group.

        For fiscal year 2015, 80% of Mr. Junius's target bonus was tied to corporate performance, and 20% was tied to individual performance. With respect to the portion tied to individual performance, the committee's determination was based on the non-management directors' evaluation of Mr. Junius's accomplishment of specific actions in the areas identified in the table below. In addition, the Committee awarded Mr. Junius a discretionary additional 10% of the portion of his target bonus tied to individual performance. The Committee based this discretionary amount on its recognition of

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Mr. Junius's performance in discharging his leadership responsibilities in advancing the strength of the organization through, in part, hiring strong candidates in senior leadership positions and effecting certain other organizational changes.

        Based on the foregoing, Mr. Junius's bonus for fiscal year 2015, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, constituted approximately 82.5% of his base salary earned in fiscal year 2015.

        Mr. Johnston.    In June 2014, the committee set Mr. Johnston's annual base salary at $355,250, effective July 1, 2014, which represents a 3% increase over his base salary for the previous fiscal year, pro-rated to reflect the period of his employment during the previous fiscal year. Mr. Johnston's target bonus of 40% of base salary remained unchanged from the previous fiscal year. The new base salary, together with the target bonus, resulted in Mr. Johnston's target total cash compensation being aligned with the 50th percentile of total cash compensation for comparable positions at the Peer Group.

        For fiscal 2014, 70% of Mr. Johnston's target bonus was tied to corporate performance, and 30% was tied to individual performance. With respect to the portion tied to individual performance, the committee's determination was based on Mr. Junius's evaluation of Mr. Johnston's accomplishment of specific actions in the areas identified in the following table:

        Based on the foregoing, Mr. Johnston's bonus for fiscal year 2015, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, constituted approximately 42.6% of his base salary earned in fiscal year 2015.

        Dr. Lambert.    In June 2014, the committee set Dr. Lambert's annual base salary at $386,630, effective July 1, 2014, which represents a 2.5% increase over his base salary for the previous fiscal year. Dr. Lambert's target bonus of 40% of base salary remained unchanged from the previous year. The

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new base salary, together with the target bonus, resulted in Dr. Lambert's target total cash compensation being aligned with the 50th percentile of total cash compensation for comparable positions at the Peer Group.

        For fiscal year 2015, 70% of Dr. Lambert's target bonus was tied to corporate performance, and 30% was tied to individual performance. With respect to the portion tied to individual performance, the committee's determination was based on Mr. Junius's evaluation of Dr. Lambert's accomplishment of specific actions in the areas identified in the following table.

        Based on the foregoing, Dr. Lambert's bonus for fiscal year 2015, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, constituted approximately 42.8% of his base salary earned for fiscal year 2015.

        Dr. Morris.    In June 2014, the committee set Dr. Morris's annual base salary at $449,696, effective July 1, 2014, which represents a 4% increase over his base salary for the previous year. The committee also increased Dr. Morris's target bonus from 40% of base salary to 45% of base salary. The new base salary, together with the adjusted target bonus, resulted in Dr. Morris's target total cash compensation being aligned with the 50th percentile of total cash compensation for comparable positions at the Peer Group.

        For fiscal year 2015, 70% of Dr. Morris's target bonus was tied to corporate performance, and 30% was tied to individual performance. With respect to the portion tied to individual performance, the committee's determination was based on Mr. Junius's evaluation of Dr. Morris's accomplishment of specific actions in the areas identified in the following table.

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        Based on the foregoing, Dr. Morris's bonus for fiscal year 2015, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, constituted approximately 47.9% of his base salary earned in fiscal year 2015.

        On September 29, 2014, we entered into a letter agreement with Dr. Morris providing for the payment to Dr. Morris of a housing allowance in the aggregate amount of $125,000, payable in three equal six-month installments. The first installment was paid in connection with the execution of the letter agreement, the second installment was paid on or about March 29, 2015, and the last installment was paid on or about September 29, 2015. If, prior to March 29, 2016, Dr. Morris's employment with ImmunoGen is terminated by us for cause or by Dr. Morris for any reason other than death or disability, Dr. Morris will be required to reimburse us for a portion the last installment of the housing allowance, based on the number of days Dr. Morris was employed by us during the last installment period. Dr. Morris's primary residence is in Pennsylvania, and this housing allowance is intended to help defray his cost of maintaining a second residence in Massachusetts in connection with his primary place of employment being at our Waltham, Massachusetts headquarters.

        Ms. Poole.    In August 2014, the committee set Ms. Poole's annual base salary at $380,000 as part of an overall compensation package negotiated with Ms. Poole as an inducement for her to join ImmunoGen in September 2014. At the same time, the committee fixed Ms. Poole's target bonus at 40% of base salary. In addition, in order to induce Ms. Poole to join ImmunoGen, and to compensate her for certain forfeited benefits from her former employer, the committee agreed to pay her a sign-on bonus in the amount of $200,000.

        For fiscal year 2015, 70% of Ms. Poole's target bonus was tied to corporate performance, and 30% was tied to individual performance. With respect to the portion tied to individual performance, the committee's determination was based on Mr. Junius's evaluation of Ms. Poole's accomplishment of specific actions in the areas identified in the following table.

        Based on the foregoing, Ms. Poole's bonus for fiscal year 2015, excluding her sign-on bonus, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, constituted approximately 42.8% of her base salary earned for fiscal year 2015.

Equity Awards

        On July 17, 2014, we granted annual stock option awards to Mr. Junius, Mr. Johnston, Dr. Lambert and Dr. Morris covering 205,000, 100,000, 100,000 and 110,000 shares, respectively. The exercise price for each of these awards is the per share fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant (July 17, 2014), and each award vests in three equal annual installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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        In determining the size of the annual stock option awards, the committee considered equity award histories for each of the named executive officers and the "fixed share" equity grant guidelines adopted by the committee starting in fiscal year 2014. Dr. Morris's award was increased by 10,000 shares over what his award for the previous fiscal year would have been (100,000 shares), absent the pro-ration that was applied to reflect the period of his employment during our fiscal year 2013, as recognition of Dr. Morris's efforts in advancing our product pipeline. As part of the overall compensation package negotiated with Mr. Johnston as an inducement for him to join ImmunoGen, his award was not pro-rated to reflect the period of his employment during the previous fiscal year.

        On August 15, 2014, we granted a stock option award covering 125,000 shares to Ms. Poole, effective on the date Ms. Poole started her employment with ImmunoGen (September 15, 2014). The exercise price of this award is the per share fair market value of our common stock on the effective date of grant (September 15, 2014), and vests in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the effective date of grant. The award to Ms. Poole was part of the overall compensation package negotiated with Ms. Poole as an inducement for her to join ImmunoGen.

        Each of the foregoing awards is described in more detail in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table and Outstanding Awards at Fiscal Year-End table elsewhere in this proxy statement.

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How were the executive officers compensated for fiscal year 2015?

        The following table sets forth all compensation paid to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer and each of our other three most highly compensated executive officers, who are collectively referred to as the "named executive officers," in all capacities for the last three fiscal years.

Summary Compensation Table

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On September 29, 2014, we entered into a letter agreement with Dr. Morris providing for the payment to Dr. Morris of a housing allowance in the aggregate amount of $125,000, payable in three equal six-month installments. The first installment was paid in connection with the execution of the letter agreement, the second installment was paid on or about March 29, 2015, and the last installment was paid on or about September 29, 2015. If, prior to March 29, 2016, Dr. Morris's employment with ImmunoGen is terminated by us for cause or by Dr. Morris for any reason other than death or disability, Dr. Morris will be required to reimburse us for a portion the last installment of the housing allowance, based on the number of days Dr. Morris was employed by us during the last installment period.