SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 3, 2011, by and among SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), SYNTA SECURITIES CORP., a Massachusetts corporation (“Guarantor”); Borrower and Guarantor each a “Loan Party” and, collectively, the “Loan Parties”), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation acting in its capacity as agent (“Agent”) for the lenders under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) (“Lenders”), and the Lenders.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Loan Parties, Lenders and Agent are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement except as otherwise expressly defined herein), pursuant to which Lenders have agreed to provide to Borrower certain loans and other extensions of credit in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof; and

WHEREAS, the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders desire to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as follows:

1.             Acknowledgment of Obligations.  Borrower hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that all Term Loans made prior to the date hereof, together with interest accrued and accruing thereon, and fees, costs, expenses and other charges owing by Borrower to Agent and Lenders under the Loan Agreement and the other Debt Documents, are unconditionally owing by Borrower to Agent and Lenders, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description whatsoever except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditor’s rights generally.

2.             Amendments to Loan Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 5 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)           Section 5.7 of the Loan Agreement is amended by (a) deleting the word “and” immediately preceding clause (i) thereof and substituting a comma (“,”) in lieu thereof, (b) adding the following:  “and (j) liens securing the Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(j), in favor of the insurance broker, insurance company or third party financier providing such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.2(j) and solely against those insurance policies for

which the premiums have been financed pursuant to Section 7.2(j)” and (c) deleting the reference to clause (i) in the parenthetical at the end thereof and substituting a reference to clause (j) in lieu thereof.

(b)           Section 7.2 of the Loan Agreement is amended by (a) deleting the word “and” immediately preceding clause (i) thereof and substituting a comma (“,”) in lieu thereof and (b) deleting the period at the end of Section 7.2 and adding the following:

“ and (j) Indebtedness consisting of the financing by an insurance broker, an insurance company or a third party financier arranged by such insurance broker or insurance company that customarily enters into transactions of this type of annual insurance premiums relating to insurance policies issued by such insurance company or brokered by such insurance broker in an amount not to exceed the lesser of the premiums with respect to the applicable insurance policies and $1,000,000, is booked on the balance sheet of the Loan Parties as an accrued expense which is offset by the periodic payments on such financing, is on terms and conditions customary and reasonable for such similar transactions in the marketplace (including with respect to interest rates) and, to the extent such financing is for premiums greater than or equal to $500,000, is pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to Agent.”

3.             No Other Amendments.  Except for the amendments and agreements set forth and referred to in Section 2 above, the Loan Agreement and the other Debt Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to constitute a novation or an accord and satisfaction of any of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Obligations or to modify, affect or impair the perfection or continuity of Agent’s security interests in, security titles to or other liens, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, on any Collateral for the Obligations.

4.             Representations and Warranties.  To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each Loan Party does hereby warrant, represent and covenant to Agent and Lenders that after giving effect to this Agreement (i) each representation or warranty of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Agreement is hereby restated and reaffirmed as true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representation or warranty were made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates to a prior specific date or period), (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof and (iii) each Loan Party has the power and is duly authorized to enter into, deliver and perform this Agreement and this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party enforceable against each Loan Party in accordance with its terms.

5.             Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall become effective as of the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) upon which Agent shall notify Borrower in writing that Agent has received one or more counterparts of this Agreement duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and Lenders.

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6.             Release.

(a)           In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, and their respective present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent, Lenders and all such other persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which any Loan Party or any of its respective successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including, without limitation, for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with the Loan Agreement or any of the other Debt Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto.

(b)           Each Loan Party understands, acknowledges and agrees that its release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.

(c)           Each Loan Party agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth above.

7.             Covenant Not To Sue.         Each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its respective successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and agrees with and in favor of each Releasee that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by the Loan Parties pursuant to Section 6 above.  If any Loan Party or any of its respective successors, assigns or other legal representatives violates the foregoing covenant, each Loan Party, for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, jointly and severally agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by any Releasee as a result of such violation.

8.             Advice of Counsel.               Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this Agreement with its counsel.

9.             Severability of Provisions.  In case any provision of or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any applicable jurisdiction, the validity,

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legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

10.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11.          GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

12.          Entire Agreement.  The Loan Agreement as and when amended through this Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, representations and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter thereof.

13.          No Strict Construction, Etc.  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.  Time is of the essence for this Agreement.

14.          Costs and Expenses.  Loan Parties absolutely and unconditionally agree, jointly and severally, to pay or reimburse upon demand for all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred by Agent and the Lenders that are Lenders on the Closing Date in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other Debt Documents or other agreements prepared, negotiated, executed or delivered in connection with this Agreement or transactions contemplated hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year specified at the beginning hereof.

SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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