SEC Form 4
FORM 4	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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL	

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	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	 	 	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kovner Bruce	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

C/O CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP	

500 PARK AVENUE	

(Street)
NEW YORK	
NY	
10022	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP [ SNTA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X	
Director	
X	
10% Owner	

 	
Officer (give title below)	
 	
Other (specify below)	

 	

 	 	
 	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2011	 	 	 	
 	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X	
Form filed by One Reporting Person	

 	
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

	 	 	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	 	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	11/22/2011	 	P	 	453	A	$3.9583(1)(4)	5,217,219	D	 	 	 	 	
Common Stock	11/23/2011	 	P	 	7,547	A	$3.9803(2)(4)	5,224,766	D	 	 	 	 	
Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7,761,716	I	By CxSynta LLC (3)	 	 	 	
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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.95 to $3.97 per share. The price reported above is the weighted average purchase price. See footnote (4)	
2. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.97 to $3.99 per share. The price reported above is the weighted average purchase price. See footnote (4)	
3. These shares are owned directly by CxSynta LLC and indirectly by the Reporting Person as Chairman of Caxton Corporation, the managing member of CxSynta LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of the beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.	
4. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the staff of the SEC, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.	
 	/s/ Scott B. Bernstein, Attorney-in-Fact	11/25/2011	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).	
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