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EXHIBIT
C

    

    FORM
OF WARRANT

     

    NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT
BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY OR RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

     

    COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

    

    AGFEED
INDUSTRIES, INC.

     

    
      
        
          	
                  Warrant
      Shares: _______

                	
                  Initial
      Exercise Date: May ____,
2009

                

        

      

    

     

    THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies
that, for value received, _____________ (the “Holder”) is entitled,
upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions
hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise
Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”)
but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from AgFeed Industries, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to
______ shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of
Common Stock.  The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section
2(b).

     

    Section
1.    Definitions.  Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
dated May ___, 2009, among the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.

    
      
         

      

      
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    Section
2.

     

    (a)           Exercise. Exercise of
the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in
part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or
before the Termination Date by (1) delivery to the Company (or such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the
registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the
Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form
annexed hereto; and (2) delivery to the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price
of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a
United States bank.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the
Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available
hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder
shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three
trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the
Company.  Execution and delivery of the Notice of Exercise Form with
respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as
cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing
the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.  The
Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant
Shares purchased and the date of such purchases.  The Holder and any assignee, by
acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the
provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant
Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder
at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face
hereof.

     

    (b)           Exercise
Price.  The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be $_____, subject to adjustment
hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”).

     

    (c)           Cashless
Exercise.  If at any time after November __, 2009, upon the
exercise hereof, if there is no effective registration statement registering (or
the prospectus contained therein is not available for) the issuance of the
Warrant Shares to the Holder and all of the Warrant Shares are not then
registered for resale by the Holder into the market at market prices from time
to time on an effective registration statement for use on a continuous basis (or
the prospectus contained therein is not available for use), then this Warrant
may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which
the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant
Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A),
where:

     

     (A)
= the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such
election;

    

    (B) = the
Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and

    

    (X) = the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a
cashless exercise.

    
      
         

      

      
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    “VWAP” means, for any
date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies:
(a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed
or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from
9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b)  if
the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the
OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for
trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then
reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the
most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in
all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the
Company.

    

    "Trading Day" means a
day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

     

    "Trading Market" means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Alternext, the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York
Stock Exchange, or the OTC Bulletin Board.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (d)           Holder’s
Restrictions.  The Company shall not effect any exercise of
this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of
this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after
giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable
Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any
other person or entity acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the
Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing
sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder
and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being
made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this
Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B)
exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any
other  Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion
or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by
the Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership shall be
calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that
the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in
compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely
responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance
therewith.   To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any
Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the
sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall
be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with
any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each
case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have
no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination.   In addition, a determination as to any group
status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 2(d), in determining the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent
periodic annual report as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement
by the Company or (C) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent
setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the
written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days
confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported.  The “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Holder, upon not
less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the
Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d), provided that
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of
shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the
Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to
apply.  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the
61st
day after such notice is delivered to the Company.  The provisions of
this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in
strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph
(or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended
Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or
supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of
this Warrant.  The holders of Common Stock shall be third party
beneficiaries of this paragraph and the Company may not waive this paragraph
without the consent of holders of a majority of its Common
Stock.

    
      
         

      

      
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    e)           Mechanics of
Exercise.

     

    i.      Delivery of Certificates
Upon Exercise.  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder
shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the
account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through
its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system if the
Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an
effective Registration Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares
to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being
exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery to the
address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days
from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of
this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set
forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (the “Warrant Share Delivery
Date”).  This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on
the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company.  The Warrant
Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so
designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record
of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised
by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if
permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to
Section 2(e)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been
paid.

     

    ii.           Delivery of New Warrants
Upon Exercise.  If this Warrant shall have been exercised in
part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this
Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the
rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this
Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant.

     

    iii.           Rescission
Rights.  If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to
transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the
Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) by the second Trading Day following
the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind
such exercise.

    
      
         

      

      
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    iv.           Compensation for Buy-In on
Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise.  In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to
cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or
before the second Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if
after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise
purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the
Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the
Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the
total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) paid by the
Holder for such purchase of such shares (but no more than the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant was exercised) exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to
deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was
executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of
the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was
not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and
delivery obligations hereunder.  For example, if the Holder purchases
Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with
respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate
sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A)
of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the
Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating
the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of
the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss.  Nothing herein
shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it
hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of
specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon
exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

     

    v.      No Fractional Shares or
Scrip.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional
shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.  As to any
fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase
upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash
adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole
share.

     

    vi.           Charges, Taxes and
Expenses.  Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be
made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other
incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which
taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be
issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by
the Holder; provided, however, that in the
event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the
name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

     

    vii.           Closing of
Books.  The Company will not close its stockholder books or
records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.

    
      
         

      

      
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    Section
3.             Certain
Adjustments.

     

    a)           Stock Dividends and
Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding:
(i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on
shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities
payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not
include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this
Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split)
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv)
issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital
stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied
by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such
event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the
aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged.  Any
adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the
effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or
re-classification.

     

    b)           [RESERVED].

     

    c)           Subsequent Rights
Offerings.  If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is
outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common
Stock (and not to the Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP on the record
date mentioned below, then, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants
plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or
purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants
plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number
of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all
consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would
purchase at such VWAP.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such
rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such rights, options or warrants.

     

    d)           Pro Rata
Distributions.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant
is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to
Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding
regularly scheduled cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase any security other than the Common Stock, then in each such case the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator
shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which
the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share
fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence
of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common
Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.  The
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the
portion of assets, evidences of indebtedness or subscription rights so
distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common
Stock.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution
is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.

    
      
         

      

      
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    e)           Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the
Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the
Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its
assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or
indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company
or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are
permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or
property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding
Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of
the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common
Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or
property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business
combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization,
spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person
acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including
any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or
party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to,
such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a
“Fundamental
Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the
Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have
been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any
limitation in Section 2(d) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of
shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the
Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration
(the “Alternate
Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by
a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to
any limitation in Section 2(d) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of
any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be
appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the
amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common
Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the
Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration.  If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to
the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction,
then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration
it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event
of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule
13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (3) a
Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national
securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market,
or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined
below) shall at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with,
or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction,
purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash
equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this
Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental
Transaction.  “Black Scholes Value”
means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing
Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”)
determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate
corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between
the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction
and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of
100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as
of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the
applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in
such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash,
if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in
such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time
between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction and the Termination Date.  The Company shall cause any
successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the
survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to
assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and
the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written
agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and
approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental
Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant, deliver to
the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity
evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to
this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of
capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the
shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant
(without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to
such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the
exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into
account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such
number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose
of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the
consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any
such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be
substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents
referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may
exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction
Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the
Company herein.

    
      
         

      

      
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    f)           Price Adjustment. No
adjustment in the per share Exercise Price shall be required unless such
adjustment would require an increase or decrease in the Exercise Price of at
least $0.01; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this
paragraph are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into
account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 3
shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the
case may be.

     

    g)           No Impairment. The
Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or
sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by the Company but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3 and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect against
impairment of the rights of the Registered Holder of this Warrant to adjustments
in the Exercise Price.

     

    h)           Notice to
Holder.

     

    i.      Adjustment to Exercise
Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision
of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice
setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

     

    ii.           Notice to Allow Exercise by
Holder.  If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any
other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall
declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common
Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common
Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital
stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the
Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common
Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any
compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other
securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary
or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder
at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company,
at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date
hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or
warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of
the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions,
redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which
such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange
is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to
exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or
share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect
therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate
action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice
provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information
regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall
simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report
on Form 8-K. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period
commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event
triggering such notice.

    
      
         

      

      
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    Section
4.             Transfer of
Warrant.

     

    a)           Transferability.  Subject
to compliance with all applicable securities laws and conditions set forth in
Section 4(d), this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without
limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its
designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant
substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its
agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer.  Upon such surrender and, if required,
such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in
the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or
denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the
assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned,
and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  The Warrant, if
properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant
Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

     

    b)           New Warrants. This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney.  Subject to compliance
with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance
with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated
the initial issuance date set forth on the first page of this Warrant and shall
be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares
issuable pursuant thereto.

     

    c)           Warrant Register. The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”),
in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time.  The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute
owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the
Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the
contrary.

    
      
         

      

      
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    d)           Transfer
Restrictions.  If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant
in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant
shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the
Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the
Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company
a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder
or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form
and acceptance acceptable to the Company, and (iii) that the transferee be an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or
(a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a "qualified institutional buyer"
as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

     

    Section
5.             Miscellaneous.

     

    a)           No Rights as Stockholder
Until Exercise.  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to
any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the
exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(i).

     

    b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the
Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which shall
not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of
such Warrant certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new
Warrant certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of
such Warrant certificate.

     

    c)           Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of
any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not
be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised
on the next succeeding Business Day.

    

      
        
           

        

        
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    d)           Authorized
Shares.

    The
Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of
any purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company further covenants
that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its
officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to
execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant
Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law
or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the
Common Stock may be listed.  The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the
issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring
contemporaneously with such issue).

     

    e)           Jurisdiction. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.

     

    f)           Restrictions.  The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities
laws.

     

    g)           Nonwaiver and
Expenses.  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of
such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or
remedies.  Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the
Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with
any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the
Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to
cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in
collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its
rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

     

    h)           Notices.  Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

     

    i)           Limitation of
Liability.  No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall
give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock
or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the
Company or by creditors of the Company.

     

    j)           Remedies.  The
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its
rights under this Warrant.  The Company agrees that monetary damages
would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach
by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to
assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.

    
      
         

      

      
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    k)           Successors and
Assigns.  Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant
and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and
permitted assigns of Holder.  The provisions of this Warrant are
intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant
and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

     

    l)           Amendment.  This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and  the Holder hereof.

     

    m)           Severability.  Wherever
possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of
this Warrant.

     

    n)           Headings.  The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

     

    

    ********************

    

    (Signature
Pages Follow)

    
      
         

      

      
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    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.

     

    
      
        
          	
                  AGFEED
      INDUSTRIES, INC.

                
	 
	
                  By:

                	 
      
	 
      	
                  Name:

                
	 
      	
                  Title:

                

        

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    NOTICE
OF EXERCISE

    

    TO:  
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC.

    

    (1)           The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.

     

    (2)           Payment
shall take the form of (check applicable box):

     

    
       ̈ in
lawful money of the United States; or

       

       ̈ [if permitted] the
cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance
with the formula set forth in Section 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 2(c).

       

    

    (3)           Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name
of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

     

    _______________________________

    

    

    The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:

    

    _______________________________

    

    _______________________________

    

    _______________________________

    

    [SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]

    

    Name of
Investing Entity:
______________________________________________________________________________

    Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________

    Name of
Authorized Signatory:
__________________________________________________________________________

    Title of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________________

    Date:
______________________________________________________________________________________________

    
      
         

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    ASSIGNMENT
FORM

    

    (To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute

    this form
and supply required information.

    Do not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)

    

    FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

     

    _______________________________________________
whose address is

    

    _______________________________________________________________.

    

     

    _______________________________________________________________

    

    Dated:  ______________,
_______

    

    

    
      
        
          
            
              	
                      Holder’s
      Signature:

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	
                      Holder’s
      Address:

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      

            

          

        

      

    

    

    Signature
Guaranteed:  ___________________________________________

     

    NOTE:  The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust
company.  Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or
other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign
the foregoing Warrant.Unassociated Document

    
      Exhibit
10.2(b)(ii)

       

      December
4, 2008

       

      Mr.
Joseph Melvin

      133
Stephen Mather Road

      Darien,
CT 06820

       

      Dear
Joseph:

       

      This
letter (the “2008 Letter”) supplements the letter dated April 18, 1997
(the “1997 Letter”) that confirms the terms of your employment as President
and Chief Operating Officer of Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation (the
“Company”).  The purpose of this 2008 Letter is to clarify the time
and form of payments specified under the 1997 Letter with the intent of
addressing Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

       

      Except as
set forth below, the 1997 Letter remains in effect.  Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined in this 2008 Letter have the meaning ascribed to
them in the 1997 Letter.

       

      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      	
                              Annual
      Bonus:

                            	
                              The
      Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid no later than March 15th
      of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the
      applicable fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates
      ends.

                            
	 	 
	
                              Severance:

                            	
                              Upon
      termination of your employment by the Company without cause (not including
      death or disability) or if you terminate employment with the Company
      because the Company gives you a lesser title, you shall receive one year
      of Base Salary payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices
      and subject to the Delay Period set forth under the Subsection (c) of
      the Section titled “Code Section 409A” below.

                            
	 	 
	
                              Code
      Section 409A:

                            	
                              (a)             It
      is intended that the payments and benefits under the 1997 Letter, as
      supplemented by this 2008 Letter (collectively, the “Letters”) be exempt
      from, or comply with, Section 409A of Code and the regulations and
      guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and
      all provisions of the Letters shall be construed in a manner consistent
      with the requirements under Code Section 409A.  The Company
      shall have no liability to you with regard to any failure to comply with
      Code Section 409A.

                                

                              (b)             A
      termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for
      purposes of any provision of the Letters providing for the payment of any
      amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless
      such termination is also a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of
      Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of the Letters,
      references to “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms
      shall mean Separation from Service.

                            
	 	 

                       

                       

                       

                      
                        
                           

                        

                        
                           

                          
                            

                          

                        

                        
                           

                        

                      

                      Mr.
Joseph Melvin

                      December
4, 2008

                      Page
2

                       

                       

                      	 	      
                              (c)             Solely
      to the extent any payments and/or benefits provided pursuant to the
      Letters constitute “deferred compensation” as defined under Code Section
      409A, if you are deemed on the date of termination of your employment to
      be a “specified employee,” within the meaning of that term under Section
      409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code and using the identification methodology
      selected by the Company from time to time, or if none, the default
      methodology, then any such payment or benefit, to the extent required to
      be delayed in compliance with Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, shall not
      be made or provided prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the
      six-month period measured from the date of your Separation from Service or
      (ii) the date of your death (the “Delay Period”).  On the first
      day of the seventh month following the date of your Separation from
      Service or, if earlier, on the date of your death, all payments delayed
      pursuant to this Subsection (c) (whether they would have otherwise
      been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such
      delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to you in a lump sum, and any remaining
      payments and benefits due under the Letters shall be paid or provided in
      accordance with the normal payment dates set forth in the
      Letters.  Promptly following the expiration of such six-month
      period, all compensation suspended pursuant to the foregoing sentence
      (whether it would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in
      installments in the absence of such suspension) shall be paid or
      reimbursed to you in a lump sum.

                               
      

                              (d)             With
      regard to any provision in the Letters that provides for reimbursement of
      costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code
      Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not
      be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount
      of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided
      during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for
      reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable
      year, provided, that the foregoing
      clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under
      any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because
      such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement
      is in effect, and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last
      day of your taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
      was incurred.

                            

                    

                     

                     

                     

                    
                      
                         

                      

                      
                         

                        
                          

                        

                      

                      
                         

                      

                    

                     

                    
                      Mr.
Joseph Melvin

                      December
4, 2008

                      Page
3
  

                       

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

      If you
agree with the terms of this 2008 Letter clarifying the time and form of
payments specified under the 1997 Letter, please so indicate by signing and
returning the enclosed copy, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding
agreement between you and the Company.

       

      Sincerely,

       

      FINLAY
FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION

       

      By: /s/ 
Joyce Manning     

      Name: Joyce Manning

      Title EVP Administration

       

      Accepted
and agreed:

       

      /s/ Joseph Melvin    

      Joseph
Melvin

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