Sec Form 5/A Filing - Chen Lin Huey @ SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP - 2009-12-31

FORM 5/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Chen Lin Huey 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP [ SNTA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 184 EAST EMERSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2009 (Street) LEXINGTON, MA02420 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 02/12/2010 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 553,225 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) I By Spouse ( 1 ) Common Stock 15,160 ( 1 ) I By Allison Chen Wu 2004 Irrevocable Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 243,481 ( 1 ) I By Ann Chen Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 243,481 ( 1 ) I By Jane Chen Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 12,946 ( 1 ) I By Chen Grandchildren's Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 142,223 ( 1 ) I By LAJ Holdings LLC ( 1 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 66,810 ( 1 ) ( 4 ) I By Lan Bo Chen 2008 GRAT ( 1 ) Common Stock 133,621 ( 1 ) ( 5 ) I By Lin-Huey Chen 2008 GRAT ( 1 ) Common Stock 160,000 ( 1 ) I By Lan Bo Chen 2009 GRAT ( 1 ) Common Stock 1,000,000 ( 1 ) I By Lin-Huey Chen 2009 GRAT ( 1 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Chen Lin Huey 184 EAST EMERSON ROAD LEXINGTON, MA02420 X Signatures /s/ Ann Margaret Eames, Attorney-in-Fact 02/12/2010 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This amendment is being filed to indicate that the holdings reported herein are Form 5 holdings and not Form 3 holdings as incorrectly indicated in Table I, Column 3 of the original filing. ( 2 )Reflects (1) the inclusion of 93,190 shares previously owned directly by the Lan Bo Chen 2008 GRAT and reported as indirectly owned by the Reporting Person which were distributed by the Lan Bo Chen 2008 GRAT to the Reporting Person's spouse on October 28, 2009, and (2) the exclusion of 160,000 shares previously owned directly by the Reporting Person's spouse and reported as indirectly owned by the Reporting Person which were contributed to the Lan Bo Chen 2009 GRAT on November 30, 2009. ( 3 )The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of the beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. ( 4 )Excludes 93,190 shares which were distributed by the Lan Bo Chen 2008 GRAT to the Reporting Person's spouse on October 28, 2009. ( 5 )Excludes 186,379 shares which were distributed by the Lin-Huey Chen 2008 GRAT to the Wisteria Trust on October 28, 2009.

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