Studios otherwise agree, the aggregate amount of Distribution Expenses to be incurred is equal to or greater than 80% of the average amount of Distribution Expenses incurred by DreamWorks Studios to release our four most recent films, subject to certain adjustments. However, if we determine in good faith that a film’s gross receipts will be materially enhanced by the expenditure of additional Distribution Expenses, we may cause DreamWorks Studios to increase such expenditures, provided that we will be solely responsible for advancing to or reimbursing DreamWorks Studios for those additional expenditures within five business days of receiving an invoice from DreamWorks Studios. DreamWorksStudios is entitled to (i) retain a fee of 8.0% of revenue (without deduction for distribution and marketing costs and third-party distribution and fulfillment services fees and sales agent fees) and (ii) recoup all of its distribution and marketing costs prior to our recognizing any revenue. If a feature film or a direct-to-video film does not generate revenue, net of the 8.0% distribution fee, sufficient for DreamWorks Studios to recoup its Distribution Expenses, DreamWorks Studios is not entitled to recoup those costs from proceeds of our other feature films or direct-to-video films. Since the Distribution Agreement became effective on October 1, 2004, DreamWorks Studios has retained an aggregate 8.0% distribution fee of $81.2 million through February 28, 2005. Creative Control. Weretain the exclusive right to make all decisions and initiate any action with respect to the development, production and acquisition of each of our films, including the right to abandon the development or production of a film, the right to exercise final cut and the right to delegate final cut to the director of any of our films. In order for DreamWorks Studios to be required to distribute our animated films under the Distribution Agreement, our animated films must, among other requirements, (i) be filmed in color and in the English language, (ii) be at least 75 minutes long, (iii) be an animated film or hybrid animated/live-action film, (iv) obtain a rating by the MPAA no more restrictive than PG-13, (v) be an animated feature film or hybrid animated/live action film possessing comparable production values and animation quality on an overall basis in comparison to animated feature films our hybrid animated/live action films released by DreamWorks Studios prior to the effectiveness of the Distribution Agreement, (vi) have certain available distribution rights owned by us and (vii) not have been refused by Universal Studios fulfillment services in connection with its video distribution in the domestic territory or distribution services in a substantial portion of the international territory pursuant to the terms of the Universal Agreements (described below). Assignment. DreamWorks Studios (i) may assign its rights and obligations under the Distribution Agreement to any of its affiliates that it controls, (ii) if DreamWorks Studios ceases to operate its domestic theatrical distribution business, DreamWorks Studios may assign or sub-license its domestic theatrical rights with respect to our films to Universal Studios under the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Distribution Agreement (in which case Universal Studios would continue to enjoy its rights and obligations, with respect to our films, that it currently enjoys under its sub-distribution and fulfillment servicing agreement with DreamWorks Studios) and (iii) DreamWorks Studios may assign to any entity that acquires substantially all of DreamWorksStudios’ motion picture business—whether by acquisition, merger or otherwise. Security Interest. WeandDreamWorks Studios have granted mutual security interests in connection with rights under the Distribution Agreement. We have granted DreamWorks Studios a security interest in our rights under the Distribution Agreement and to the distribution rights in and to each of our films licensed under the Distribution Agreement and the related assets, including marketing materials and the underlying literary and music materials, in order to secure the performance of our obligations and DreamWorks Studios’ rights under the Distribution Agreement. DreamWorks Studios has granted us a security interest in its distribution rights to each of our films licensed under the Distribution Agreement and its rights to, among other assets, (i) the gross revenues, (ii) distribution fees, (iii) distribution expenses and (iv) the marketing materials from our films. We each expect to enter into interparty agreements with secured lenders under our respective revolving credit agreements as well. 11
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