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      EXHIBIT
10.3

      REVISED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      

      This
Employment Agreement is made on this 15th day of December, 2009, between Celsius
Holdings, Inc. (“Employer”) and Janice Haley (“Employee”).

      

      WHEREAS,
Employer is actively engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing
non-alcoholic beverages; and,

      

      WHEREAS,
Employer wishes to continue employing Employee and Employee wishes to continue
to be employed pursuant to the terms of this Employment Agreement.

      

      NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in
this Employment Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending
to be legally bound, agree as follows:

      

      Article
1

      Employment
of Employee

      

      Employer
agrees to employ Employee, and Employee accepts employment with Employer, on and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Employment
Agreement.

      

      Article
2

      Duties of
Employee

      

      Section
2.1. Position and
Duties. Employer agrees to employ Employee to act as Vice
President for Employer. Employee
shall be responsible for performing the following duties: executive management
and other duties typically performed by persons employed in a similar capacity.
Employer reserves the right from time to time to change the nature of Employee’s
duties and job title; provided, however, Employee’s duties and job title shall
always be of an executive nature.

      

      Section
2.2. Time Devoted to
Work. Employee agrees to devote Employee’s entire business time,
attention, and energies to the business of Employer in accordance with
Employer’s instructions and directions and shall not be engaged in any other
business activity, whether or not the activity is pursued for gain, profit, or
other pecuniary advantage, during the term of this Employment Agreement without
Employer’s prior written consent.

      

      Article
3

      Place of
Employment

      

      Employee
shall be based at Employer’s principal office at 140 NE 4th
Avenue, Suite C, Delray Beach, FL 33483, excluding reasonable travel
commensurate with Employee’s position and duties.

      

      Article
4

      Compensation
of Employee

      

      Section
4.1. Base Salary. For
all services rendered by Employee under this Employment Agreement, Employer
agrees to pay Employee an annual base salary of $120,000, which shall be payable
to Employee in such installments, but not less frequently than monthly, as are
consistent with Employee’s practice for its other Employees. Employee’s base
salary shall be reviewed at least once a year by Employer’s Board of Directors
or its Compensation Committee.

      

      Section
4.2. Incentive
Compensation. In addition to the base salary, Employee shall be entitled
to receive incentive compensation according to a pre-established bonus plan
specific for the Employee, as determined by Employer’s Board of Directors or its
Compensation Committee.

      

      Section
4.3. Reimbursement for
Business Expenses. Employer shall promptly pay or reimburse Employee for
all reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in performing Employee’s
duties and obligations under this Employment Agreement, but only if Employee
properly accounts for expenses in accordance with Employer’s
policies.

       

      Section
4.4. Stock Options and Other
Stock Awards.  The Employee shall be eligible for stock option
grants and other stock awards pursuant to the Company’s 2006 Amended Incentive
Stock Plan, and any successor plan thereto (the “Incentive Stock Plan”) and all
rules of regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to
stock option plans then in effect. The number of Stock Options and terms and
conditions of the Stock Options shall be determined by the Employer’s Board of
Directors or its Compensation Committee, if formed.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      Article
5

      Vacations
and Other Paid Absences

      

      Section
5.1. Vacation Days.
Employee shall be entitled to 20 days paid vacation each calendar year during
the term of this Employment Agreement. All vacation is accrued during the
calendar year of work, should Employee not take all vacation days in any
calendar year, no days will be carried over to the next year. If the agreement
is terminated during a calendar year, any accrued and not taken vacation will be
paid at the base salary rate, any vacation taken but previously not earned will
not be deducted from any amount due to the Employee.

      

      Section
5.2. Holidays. Employee
shall be entitled to the same paid holidays as authorized by Employer for its
other Employees.

      

      Section
5.3. Sick Days and Personal
Absence Days. Employee shall be entitled to the same number of paid sick
days and personal absence days authorized by Employer for its other
Employees.

      

      Article
6

      Life
Insurance

      

      Employer
may, in its sole discretion, maintain in effect during the term of Employee’s
employment a life insurance policy on the life of Employee in such amount as
Employer shall in its sole discretion decide to maintain during the term of this
Employment Agreement. Any proceeds payable under the policy shall be paid to the
beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in writing from time to time by
Employee.

      

      Article
7

      Fringe
Benefits

      

      Section
7.1. Employer Employee Benefit
Plans. Employee shall be entitled to participate in and receive benefits
from all of Employer’s Employee benefit plans that currently are maintained by
Employer for its Employees. Employee shall be entitled to participate in and
receive benefits under any retirement plan, profit-sharing plan, or other
Employee benefit plan that Employer establishes for the benefit of its Employees
after the date of this Employment Agreement. No amounts paid to Employee from an
Employee benefit plan shall count as compensation due Employee as base salary or
incentive compensation. Nothing in this Employment Agreement shall prohibit
Employer from modifying or terminating any of its Employee benefit plans in a
manner that does not discriminate between Employee and other Employees of
Employer.

      

      Article
8

      Disability

      

      Section
8.1. Termination Because of a
Disability. Except as may otherwise be required or prohibited by state or
federal law, if because of illness or injury Employee becomes unable to work
full time for Employer for more than sixty (60) days in any twelve month period
(excluding vacation days and holidays), Employer may, in its sole discretion at
any time after the accumulation of such time terminate Employee’s employment
upon written notice to Employee.

      

      Section
8.2. Compensation During
Periods of Disability.

      

      (a)           Employee
shall continue to receive Employee’s base salary and incentive compensation
while Employee is unable to work full time, until the earlier of: (i) the
accumulation of sixty (60) days of disability in any 12 month period; (ii) the
date Employee begins receiving disability insurance benefits equal to Employee
base salary and incentive compensation; or (iii) the date Employee terminates
Employee’s employment with Employer because Employee’s health becomes so
impaired that continued performance of Employee’s duties under this Employment
Agreement would be hazardous to Employee’s physical or mental
health.

      

      (b)           While
Employee is unable to work full time because of illness or injury and through
the full term of this Employment Agreement, including extensions, Employer shall
maintain for Employee’s benefit all Employee benefit plans in which Employee was
participating at the time Employee was replaced. If Employee is barred from
participating in any Employee benefit plan because of Employee’s disability,
Employer shall pay Employee an amount equal to what Employer would have
contributed on Employee’s behalf to the Employee benefit plan if Employee’s
participation had not been barred.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
8.3. Disability
Insurance. Employer may, in its sole discretion, purchase and maintain
disability insurance in force for the benefit of Employee throughout the term of
this Employment Agreement, including extensions. The policy shall provide that
if Employer fails to make a premium payment, Employee shall have the right in
Employee’s sole discretion to advance such funds as may be required to maintain
the policy in force and shall thereafter be entitled to recover amounts paid
from Employer.

      

      Article
9

      Termination
of Employment

      

      Section
9.1. Term of
Employment. Employee’s employment shall commence on the date of execution
by Employer and shall continue until December 31, 2010 (“end-of-employment
date”), unless extended or terminated sooner, as provided by this article of the
Employment Agreement.

      

      Section
9.2. Left blank intentionally/

      

      Section
9.3. Termination at Employee’s
Death. Employee’s employment with Employer shall terminate at Employee’s
death.

      

      Section
9.4. Termination by
Employee. Employee may, but is not obligated to, terminate this
Employment Agreement at any time under the following circumstances:

      

      (c) There is
a change in control of Employer, excluding control acquired by CD Financial, LLC
and its affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control”
shall mean:

      

      (i)
Approval by Employer’s shareholders of (x) a reorganization, merger,
consolidation or other form of corporate transaction or series of transactions,
in each case, with respect to which persons who were Employer’s shareholders
immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation or other
transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined
voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the
reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting
securities, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately
prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation or other transaction, or (y)
Employer’s liquidation or dissolution or (z) the sale of all or substantially
all of Employer’s assets (unless such reorganization, merger, consolidation or
other corporate transaction, liquidation, dissolution or sale is subsequently
abandoned);

       

      (ii)
Individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date of
this Agreement whose election, or nomination for election by Employer’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an
individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or
threatened election contest relating to the election of Employer’s directors, as
such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act) shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as
though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

      

      (b)           Employee
is assigned duties that are significantly different than those described in this
Employment Agreement, or duties assigned Employee by this Employment Agreement
are eliminated or transferred to someone else.

      

      (c)           Employee
is removed from any of the positions described in Section 2.1 of this Employment
Agreement (other than by Employer for cause).

      

      (d)           Employee’s
fringe benefits or other compensation are materially reduced.

      

      (e)           Employer
fails to have a successor assume this Employment Agreement.

      

      (f)           Employer
becomes insolvent or files a bankruptcy petition.

      

      Section
9.5. Termination by
Employer.

      

      (a)           Termination for
Cause. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment for
cause.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      (b)           For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean (i) an action or
omission of the Employee which constitutes a willful and material breach of, or
failure or refusal (other than by reason of his disability) to perform his
duties under, this Agreement which is not cured within fifteen (15) days after
receipt by the Employee of written notice of same, (ii) fraud, embezzlement,
misappropriation of funds or breach of trust in connection with his services
hereunder, (iii) conviction of any crime which involves dishonesty or a breach
of trust, or (iv) gross negligence in connection with the performance of the
Employee’s duties hereunder, which is not cured within fifteen (15) days after
written receipt by the Employee of written notice of same, or (v) Employee
violates Article 10 or Article 11 of this Employment Agreement.

      

      Section
9.6. Notice of
Termination. Any termination of Employee’s employment by Employer or
Employee must be communicated to the other party by a written notice of
termination. The notice must specify the provision of this Employment Agreement
authorizing the termination and must set forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances providing the basis for termination of Employee’s employment.
The Employee shall have the right to address the Board regarding the acts set
forth in the notice of termination.

      

      Section
9.7. Date Termination Is
Effective. If Employee’s employment terminates because this Employment
Agreement expires, then Employee’s employment will be considered to have
terminated on that expiration date. If Employee’s employment terminates because
of Employee’s death, then Employee’s employment will be considered to have
terminated on the date of Employee’s death. If Employee’s employment is
terminated by Employee, then Employee’s employment will be considered to have
terminated on the date that notice of termination is given. If Employee’s
employment is terminated by Employer for cause, then Employee’s employment will
be considered to have terminated on the date specified by the notice of
termination. If, within thirty (30) days after a notice of termination is given,
the party receiving the notice notifies the other party that there is a dispute
concerning the termination, then Employee’s employment will not be considered to
have terminated, and Employer shall continue to compensate Employee pursuant to
this Employment Agreement, until the dispute is ended by a written agreement
between the parties or a final judgment, order, or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction. A judgment, order, or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction will be considered final only if the time for appealing the
decision has expired and no notice of appeal has been filed.

      

      Section
9.8. Compensation Following
Termination.

      

      (a)           If
Employee’s employment is terminated by Employer for cause, or by Employee other
than pursuant to Section 9.4, Employer shall pay Employee/Employee’s then
current base salary through the date employment is terminated, and Employer
shall have no further obligations to Employee under this Employment
Agreement.

      

      (b)           If
Employee’s employment is terminated by Employer other than for cause, or by
Employee pursuant Section 9.4, Employer shall pay Employee Employee’s then
current base salary through the date employment is terminated and any legal fees
and expenses incurred by Employee to enforce Employee’s rights under this
Employment Agreement. In addition, Employer shall pay Employee as liquidated
damages an amount equal to the sum of Employee’s then current annual base salary
plus the annualized amount of incentive compensation paid to Employee within the
last year before the date Employee’s employment was terminated, divided by
twelve multiplied by the greater of (i) the number of full and partial months
remaining in the term of this Employment Agreement, or (ii) three months, or
(iii) six months, if terminated by Employee pursuant to section 9.4 (a); this
time period hereafter referred to as the Liquidated Damage Period. In addition,
all employee benefits according to sections 6 and 7 will be maintained for the
greater of: (i) the number of partial years remaining in the term of this
Employment Agreement, or (ii) three months, or (iii) six months, if terminated
by Employee pursuant to section 9.4 (a).  If by law any benefit cannot
be maintained due to termination of employment, the cash value of said benefit
will be paid to Employee in a lump sum payment within 15 days after termination
of said benefit.

      

      Article
10

      Confidential
Information

      

      Section
10.1.  Confidential
Information Defined. “Confidential Information” as used in this
Employment Agreement shall mean any and all technical and non-technical
information belonging to, or in the possession of, Employer or its officers,
directors, Employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, clients, vendors, or Employees,
including without limitation, patent, trade secret, and proprietary information;
techniques, sketches, drawings, models, inventions, know-how, processes,
apparatus, equipment, algorithms, source codes, object codes, software programs,
software source documents, and formulae related to Employer’s business or any
other current, future and/or proposed business, product or service contemplated
by Employer; and includes, without limitation, all information concerning
research, experimental work, development, design details and specifications,
engineering, financial information, procurement requirements, purchasing,
manufacturing, customer lists, vendor lists, business forecasts, sales and
merchandising, and marketing plans or similar information.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
10.2 Disclosures.
Employee agrees that it shall, at no time during or after termination of this
Employment Agreement, directly or indirectly make use of, disseminate, or in any
way disclose Confidential Information to any person, firm or business, except to
the extent necessary for performance of this Employment Agreement. Employee
agrees that it shall disclose Confidential Information only to Employer’s other
Employees who need to know such information and who have previously agreed to be
bound by the terms and conditions of a substantially similar confidentiality
provision and shall be liable for damages for the intentional or negligent
disclosure of Confidential Information.  Employee’s obligations with
respect to any portion of Confidential Information shall terminate only when
Employee has documented to Employer that (a) such information was lawfully in
the public domain at the time it was communicated to Employee by Employer; or
(b) the communication was in response to a valid order by a court of competent
jurisdiction or was necessary to establish the rights of Employer under this
Employment Agreement.

      

      Section
10.3. Survival. This
Article 10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and all extended
periods.

      

      Article
11

      Noncompetition
Agreement

      

      Section
11.1. Agreement Not To
Compete. For the greater of (i) Liquidated Damage Period and (ii) six
months, period after Employee’s employment with Employer terminates, including
employment following the termination of this Employment Agreement, Employee
agrees not to directly or indirectly own, manage, control, or operate; serve as
an officer, director, partner or employee of; have any direct or indirect
financial interest in; or assist in any way; any person or entity that competes
with any business conducted by Employer or any of Employer’s affiliates or
subsidiaries in any geographic region in which Employer conducts
business.

      

      Section
11.2. Competitive
Businesses. For purposes of this Article 11, a competitive business shall
be any person or entity directly or indirectly engaged in the manufacturing,
import, export, sale or distribution of calorie-burning beverages or
supplements.

      

      Section
11.3. Ownership of Public
Corporation No Violation. Employee will not be considered to have
violated this provision merely because Employee owns no more than five percent
(5%) of the stock of any publicly held corporation.

      

      Section
11.4. Survival. This
Article 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and all extended
periods.

      

      Section
11.5. Extension of Agreement
Not To Compete. At Employer’s discretion, the Employer can cause Employee
to extend the period of the agreement not to compete by paying in advance the
Employee 30% of the Employee’s last annual base salary and bonuses per year of
extension. The Employer can cause the extension for a total of 3 annual
periods.

      

      Article
12

      Notices

      

      Any
notice given under this Employment Agreement to either party shall be made in
writing. Notices shall be deemed given when delivered by hand or when mailed by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed to the party at the address set forth below.

      

      Employee’s
address:           Janice
Haley

      906 SW
36th
Ct

      Boynton Beach, FL 33435

      

      Employer’s
address:            Celsius
Holdings, Inc.

      140 NE
4th
Avenue, Suite C

      Delray Beach, FL 33483

      

      Each
party may designate a different address for receiving notices by giving written
notice of the different address to the other party. The written notice of the
different address will be deemed given when it is received by the other
party.

      

      Article
13

      Binding
Agreement

      

      Section
13.1. Employer’s
Successors.

      

      (a)           The
rights and obligations of Employer under this Employment Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and shall be binding in all respects upon the successors and
assigns of Employer.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      (b)           Employer
shall require any direct or indirect successor (by purchase, merger,
consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of Employer’s stock,
business and/or assets to expressly agree to assume Employer’s obligations under
this Employment Agreement and perform them in the same manner and to the same
extent as Employer would have been required to do if no succession had occurred.
The agreement must be in a form and substance satisfactory to
Employee.

      

      (c)           If
Employer fails to obtain such an agreement before the effective date of the
succession, Employer’s failure will be considered a breach of this Employment
Agreement, and Employee shall be entitled to the immediate payment of the amount
of money that Employee would have been entitled to if Employer had terminated
Employee’s employment other than for cause in accordance with the terms of
Section 9.8(c) of this Employment Agreement, calculated as though Employee’s
employment had terminated on the effective date of the
succession.  However, Employer’s failure to obtain such agreement
shall not affect said successor’s obligations pursuant to paragraph 13.1(a)
above.

      

      Section
13.2. Employee’s
Successors. This Employment Agreement shall inure to the benefit and be
enforceable by and upon Employee’s personal representatives, legatees, and
heirs. If Employee dies while amounts are still owed, such amounts shall be paid
to Employee’s legatees or, if no such person or persons have been designated, to
Employee’s estate.

      

      Article
14

      Waivers

      

      The
waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Employment Agreement
shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach.

      

      Article
15

      Entire
Agreement

      

      Section
15.1. No Other
Agreements. This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties.
The parties have not made any agreements or representations, oral or otherwise,
express or implied, pertaining to the subject matter of this Employment
Agreement other than those specifically included in this Employment
Agreement.

      

      Section
15.2. Prior Agreements.
This Employment Agreement supersedes any prior agreements pertaining to or
connected with or arising in any manner out of the employment of Employee by
Employer. All such prior agreements are terminated and are of no force or effect
whatsoever.

      

      Article
16

      Amendment
of Agreement

      

      No change
or modification of this Employment Agreement shall be valid unless it is in
writing and signed by the party against whom the change or modification is
sought to be enforced. No change or modification by Employer shall be effective
unless it is approved by Employer’s Board of Directors and signed by an officer
specifically authorized to sign such documents.

      

      Article
17

      Severability
of Provisions

      

      If any
provision of this Employment Agreement is invalidated or held unenforceable, the
invalidity or unenforceability of that provision or provisions shall be deemed
modified or severed only to the minimum extent necessary to make said
provision(s) valid and enforceable while maintaining the intent of said
provision(s).  No such modification shall affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Employment Agreement.

      

      Article
18

      Assignment
of Agreement

      

      Employer
shall not assign this Employment Agreement without Employee’s prior written
consent, but failure to obtain such consent shall not affect said assignee’s
obligations pursuant to paragraph 13.1(a) above, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      Article
19

      Governing
Law, Venue & Attorneys Fees

      

      All
questions regarding the validity and interpretation of this Employment Agreement
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in all respects in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida.  Venue for any action arising
in any manner out of the Employee’s employment, this Employment Agreement, or
any of the terms contained herein shall be the Federal and or State courts
located in Palm Beach County, Florida, regardless of where this Employment
Agreement is to be performed.  In the event either party engages legal
counsel to enforce any provision contained in this Employment Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to all reasonable attorneys fees,
investigative expenses, costs, and court costs, whether or not a suit is
actually filed, but including all levels of appeal.

      

      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement in
duplicate on the date and year first above written.

      

      

      EMPLOYEE:

       

       /s/ Janice
Haley                                        

      Janice
Haley

       

       

       

      EMPLOYER:

       

      CELSIUS
HOLDINGS, INC.

       

       

      By:   /s/ Jan
Norelid                                           

      Jan
Norelid, Chief Financial Officer

      

       

      7EX-10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (hereinafter this “Agreement”) is made as of
           , 20       by and between VCG Holding Corp., a Colorado corporation (the
“Company”), and        (hereinafter the “Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, the Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are increasingly
reluctant to serve as officers or directors of corporations unless they are protected by
comprehensive polices of insurance and/or indemnification, due to the number of lawsuits against
such corporations and their officers and directors, the attendant expense of defending against such
lawsuits, the exposure of such officers and directors to unreasonably high damages and due to the
fact that the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such
officers and directors;

WHEREAS, present laws and interpretations are often difficult to apply, ambiguous or
conflicting, and as a result, are not always sufficiently certain to provide such officers and
directors with adequate, reliable knowledge of the legal risks to which they might be exposed or
information regarding the proper course of action to take;

WHEREAS, the Company believes that it is unreasonable for its officers and directors to assume
the risk of judgments and other expenses which may occur in cases in which the officer or director
received no personal benefit or was not culpable and the Company has concluded that protecting its
officers and directors against such risks helps to attract the most capable persons to such
positions;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to have Indemnitee serve or continue to serve as an officer
and/or director of the Company free from undue concern for damages by reason of Indemnitee being an
officer and/or director of the Company or by reason of his or her decisions or actions on its
behalf; and

WHEREAS, to induce Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as an officer and/or director of
the Company, based on their experience as business managers, the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”) has determined to grant to Indemnitee, as and to the extent permitted by Article 109
of the Colorado Business Corporation Act (the “CBCA”), rights to indemnification and
advancement of expenses as provided herein, whether or not expressly provided in the Articles of
Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company or other provisions of the CBCA and has further
concluded that the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could result in harm to the
Company and the Company’s shareholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s service as an officer and/or director of the
Company after the date hereof, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

Section 1. Indemnification.

(a) The Company shall hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against all “liability” as
defined in CBCA Section 7-109-101(4) (collectively, “Liabilities”) actually incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with any “proceeding” as defined in CBCA Section 7-109-101(7) (a
“Proceeding”), to which Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or director of the Company,
or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, associate,
employee, fiduciary, manager, member, partner, promoter, trustee or similar position with
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
entity, to the fullest extent permitted by Colorado law; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by Indemnitee (excluding compulsory counterclaims and affirmative
defenses) unless such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law or such
indemnification is determined to be permissible and authorized in the manner contemplated in
Section 1(b) of this Agreement.

(b) The Company shall indemnify its officers or directors in connection with any
Proceeding if (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law or (ii) after
a determination has been made that the officer or director has met the standard of conduct
required by CBCA Section 7-109-102 and that such indemnification is permissible. Pursuant
to Section 1(b)(ii), the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee if: (A) such indemnification
was determined to be permissible and authorized by a majority of the Company’s directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, and only those directors not parties to
the proceeding shall be counted in satisfying the quorum; (B) if a quorum cannot be
obtained, such indemnification was determined to be permissible and authorized by a majority
vote of a committee of the Board designated by the Board, which committee shall consist of
two or more directors not parties to the proceeding; except that directors who are parties
to the proceeding may participate in the designation of directors for the committee; or (C)
if a quorum cannot be obtained in accordance with Section 1(b)(ii)(A) of this Agreement and
a committee cannot be established under Section 1(b)(ii)(B) of this Agreement, such
indemnification was determined to be permissible by independent legal counsel selected by a
majority vote of the full Board with authorization of such indemnification being made by the
body that selected such counsel, or such indemnification was determined to be permissible
and authorized by the shareholders.

(c) Indemnitee shall provide written notice (a “Claim Notice”) to the Company
as promptly as reasonably practicable after receiving notice of any Proceeding initiated by
a third party that may give rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Following its
receipt of the Claim Notice, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its
election to do so within 20 days of its receipt of the Claim Notice. After delivery of such
notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the
Company, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of
counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding; provided
that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s counsel in any such
Proceeding at Indemnitee’s expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee
is authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a
conflict of interest between the Company and  Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense
or that there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and any other Indemnitee for whom
the Company has retained the same counsel, in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the
Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such Proceeding, then the
reasonable fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

(d) If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification
by the Company for some or a portion of the Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in a Proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Liabilities to which Indemnitee is
entitled.

Section 2. Advancement of Expenses.

(a) Reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of
Indemnitee in defending a Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final
disposition of such Proceeding upon (i) receipt of a written affirmation as contemplated by
CBCA Section 7-109-104(1)(a) (a “Written Affirmation”), (ii) receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay such amount if, and to the extent, it
shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified (as
contemplated by CBCA Section 7-109-104(1)(b)) by the Company as provided for under CBCA
Section 7-109-106 or by a final judicial decision from which there is no further right to
appeal, as applicable (an “Undertaking”), and (iii) a determination is made that the
expenses may be advanced under CBCA Section 7-109-104(1)(c), which determination shall be
made no later than 30 days after the Company’s receipt of the Written Affirmation and
Undertaking. No security shall be required in connection with any Undertaking and any
Undertaking shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s ability to repay.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Section 2(a) above, the Company
shall not be required to advance such expenses to Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding (excluding compulsory counterclaims and affirmative defenses) initiated by
Indemnitee, unless such advancement is specifically approved in the manner contemplated in
Section 1(b)(ii), 1(b)(iii) and 1(b)(iv) of this Agreement.

Section 3. Right of Indemnitee to Enforce Indemnification and Advancement Obligations;
Presumptions.

(a) If a claim under Section 1 of this Agreement is not paid in full by the Company
within 45 days after a written claim for indemnification setting forth the amounts of
indemnification claimed with reasonable documentation thereof has been received by the
Company or a claim under Section 2 of this Agreement is not paid in full by the Company
within 45 days after a written claim for advancement of expenses has been received by the
Company together with a Written Affirmation and an Undertaking, Indemnitee shall be entitled
at any time thereafter to bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of any
such claim, provided in each case that the written claim satisfies any applicable
requirements under the CBCA and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. If successful in
whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company seeking to recover a
prior advancement of expenses to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled additionally to be
paid, and to seek as an award in connection with any such suit, the reasonable costs and
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Indemnitee in prosecuting or defending such
suit.

(b) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification or
advancement of expenses hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination
shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and advancement under this
Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a Claim Notice in accordance with Section 1 of this
Agreement or a Written Affirmation and Undertaking in accordance with Section 2 of this
Agreement, as the case may be, and the Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming
such presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including its Board (or a committee
thereof), independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior
to the commencement of the suit as to whether indemnification or advancement of Indemnitee
is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met any applicable standard of
conduct set forth in Colorado law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its
Board (or a committee thereof), independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that
Indemnitee has not met any such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the
suit or create a presumption for purposes of such suit that the Indemnitee has not met any
applicable standard of conduct.

(c) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected to determine whether
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement shall not have made a determination
within 30 days after receipt by the Company therefor, the requisite determination of
entitlement to indemnification or advancement shall be deemed to have been made and
Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification or advancement, absent (i) a
misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary
to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for
indemnification or advancement, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification or advancement
under applicable law; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a
reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 5 days, if the person, persons or entity making
the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification or advancement in good
faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or
information relating thereto.

Section 4.   Settlement. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this Agreement for any amounts paid by or on behalf of Indemnitee in settlement of any
Proceeding effected without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not settle any
claim in any manner that would impose any fine, penalty, obligation or limitation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably
withhold, condition or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

Section 5. Rights not Exclusive; Additional Indemnification Rights.

(a) The rights provided herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights that
Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Company’s
Article of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
policy, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in
Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding such
office.

(b) The right to be indemnified or to receive advancement of expenses under this
Agreement is and is intended to be retroactive and shall be available as to events occurring
prior to the date of this Agreement.

(c) In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law,
statute or rule which expands the right of a Colorado corporation to indemnify a member of
its Board or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties
hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such
change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the
right of a Colorado corporation to indemnify a member of its Board or an officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute
or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the
parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

Section 6. Consideration. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has
entered into this Agreement and has assumed the obligations imposed on the Company hereby in order
to induce Indemnitee to continue as an officer and/or director of the Company, and acknowledges
that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in continuing in such capacity. The Indemnitee
agrees to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company, so long as Indemnitee is duly
appointed and elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bylaws of
the Company, or until such time as Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation in writing; provided,
however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right to continued
service or employment by Indemnitee.

Section 7. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee,
who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such
rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

Section 8. Contribution. If it is established that Indemnitee has the right to be
indemnified under this Agreement in respect of any claim, but that right is unenforceable by reason
of applicable law or public policy, then, to the fullest extent applicable law permits, the
Company, in lieu of indemnifying or causing the indemnification of Indemnitee under this Agreement,
shall contribute to the amount Indemnitee has incurred, in connection with that Proceeding, in such
proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all the circumstances of that Proceeding in
order to reflect:

(a) the relative benefits Indemnitee and the Company have received as a result of the
event(s) or transaction(s) giving rise to that Proceeding; or

(b) the relative fault of Indemnitee and of the Company and its other functionaries in
connection with those event(s) or transaction(s).

Section 9. Severability. In the event that a court shall determine that any provision
of this Agreement requires the Company to do or to fail to do an act in violation of applicable
law, such provision shall be limited or modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary
to avoid a violation of law, and, as so limited or modified, such provision and the balance of this
Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

Section 10. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without respect to the choice of law
provisions thereof.

Section 11. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Colorado for all purposes in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and
agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the state or federal
courts of such state.

Section 12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon Indemnitee and upon the Company, its successors and assigns. The rights conferred by this
Agreement shall continue during the time Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company and
thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible claim, or threatened, pending or
contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee was serving in the capacity referred to herein
and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s heirs, personal representatives and
assigns and to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

Section 13. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing signed by both of the
parties hereto.

Section 14. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be
given or made to the Company or Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing, and
shall be addressed, if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s address as set forth beneath Indemnitee’s
signature to this Agreement and if to the Company, at the address of its principal corporate
offices (Attention: Secretary) or at such other address as a party may designate by 10 days’
advance written notice to the other party hereto.

Section 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this Agreement on and as of the
day and year first above written.

	 
	VCG HOLDING CORP.

	By:

	INDEMNITEE

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Schedule of Agreements with Current Directors and Executive Officers

	 	 	 	 	 
	Name

	 	 
	 	Date of Agreement
	
 
	 	 	 	 
	Troy Lowrie

	 	 	 	12/16/09
	Micheal Ocello

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	Courtney Cowgill

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	Martin Grusin

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	Robert McGraw, Jr.

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	Kenton Sieckman

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	George Sawicki

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	Carolyn Romero

	 	 
	 	12/16/09
	
 
	 	 
	 	

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