financial institution for the construction of an animation campus in Glendale, California, and the subsequent lease of the facility upon its completion in early 1998. The lease on the Glendale animation campus, which was acquired and financed by the financial institution for $76.5 million, qualified as an operating lease for us. In March 2002, we renegotiated the lease through the creation of a special purpose entity that acquired the property from the financial institution for $73.0 million and the special purpose entity leased the facility back to us for a five-year term. We sub-lease a portion of the property to DreamWorks Studios. RedwoodCityFacility Our Redwood City facility is approximately 100,000 square feet and houses approximately 380 employees. We entered into a 10-year lease agreement for our Redwood City facility in 2002 with an annual rent of approximately $2.8 million. Item 3. Legal Proceedings From time to time we are involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, typically intellectual property litigation and infringement claims related to our feature films, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from releasing a film. We also have been the subject of patent and copyright claims relating to technology and ideas that we may use or feature in connection with the production, marketing or exploitation of our feature films, which may affect our ability to continue to do so. Webelieve that there is no litigation pending against us, including the matters described above, that should have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On October 22, 2004, DreamWorks Studios, then our sole stockholder, approved our 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. No other matters were submitted to a vote of our stockholders during the fourth quarter of 2004. Executive Officers of the Registrant The following table sets forth information as to our executive officers as of December 31, 2004, together with their positions and ages. Name Age Position Jeffrey Katzenberg .............. 54 Chief Executive Officer and Director Roger A. Enrico ................ 60 Chairman of the Board of Directors AnnDaly ...................... 48 ChiefOperatingOfficer Katherine Kendrick .............. 44 General Counsel and Secretary Kristina M. Leslie ............... 40 ChiefFinancial Officer Our executive officers are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. Each executive officer is an employee of DreamWorks Animation. There is no family relationship between any executive officer or director of DreamWorks Animation. Set forth below is a brief description of the business experience of the persons serving as our executive officers: Jeffrey Katzenberg—Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Katzenberg co-founded and has been a principal member of DreamWorks Studios since its founding in October 1994. Prior to founding DreamWorks Studios, Mr. Katzenberg served as chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. As chairman, he was responsible for the worldwide production, marketing and distribution of all Disney filmed entertainment, including motion pictures, television, cable, syndication, home video and interactive entertainment. During his tenure, the studio produced a number of live-action and animated box office hits, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. 37
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