Exhibit 10.1

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

Repurchase Agreement

New York, New York

August 5, 2007

4:00 p.m. EST

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

1000 Flower Street

Glendale, CA 91201

Ladies and Gentlemen:

DW Investment II, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Selling Stockholder”),
proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”)
among Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc and the other several
Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), Dreamworks
Animation SKG, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and itself in
respect of a public offering of shares (the “Underwritten Shares”) of Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company. In
addition, the Selling Stockholder proposes to sell to the Company a number of
shares of Common Stock calculated as set forth in Section 3 below (said shares
to be sold by the Selling Stockholder being hereinafter called the
“Securities”).

1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to, and agrees with the Selling Stockholder that:

(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, has been
effectively authorized by all necessary action, and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by laws
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to
creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and
will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, or conflict with (i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the Company, (ii)

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any material agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound,
(iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or
arbitrator by which the Company is bound or (iv) any material Federal or State
law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its property.

(d) No consent, approval, authorization, filing, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

(e) No broker or finder has acted for the Company in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker or finder is
entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commissions in respect of
such transactions.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholder. The Selling
Stockholder, represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Company that:

(a) The Seller Stockholder has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Selling
Stockholder, has been effectively authorized by all necessary action, and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Selling Stockholder,
enforceable against the Selling Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by laws relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to creditors’ rights generally
or by general principles of equity.

(c) The Selling Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the
Securities. The Selling Stockholder has good and valid title to the Securities,
free and clear of all adverse claims within the meaning of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Selling Stockholder and
the consummation by the Selling Stockholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with (i) the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Selling Stockholder, (ii) any material agreement
to which the Selling Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) any
judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator
by which the Selling Stockholder is bound or (iv) any material Federal or State
law, rule or regulation applicable to the Selling Stockholder or its property.

(e) No consent, approval, authorization, filing, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the sale of the Securities by the Selling Stockholder.

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(f) No broker or finder has acted for the Selling Stockholder in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker or finder
is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commissions in respect of
such transactions.

3. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon
the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Selling Stockholder
agrees to sell to the Company, and the Company agrees to purchase from the
Selling Stockholder, a number of Securities equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) $150,000,000 by (y) the price per share at which the Underwriters
purchase the Underwritten Shares from the Selling Stockholder pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement (the “Price Per Share”), as rounded down to the nearest
whole share. The aggregate purchase price for the Securities shall be the
product of the Price Per Share multiplied by the number of Securities to be
purchased, as calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

4. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be
made following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof
at such place as the delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Shares sold
pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement (such date and time of
delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”).
Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Company against payment by the
Company of the aggregate purchase price of the Securities being sold by the
Selling Stockholder to or upon the order of the Selling Stockholder by wire
transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Selling
Stockholder.

The Selling Stockholder will pay all applicable transfer taxes, if any, involved
in the transfer to the Company of the Securities to be purchased by it from the
Selling Stockholder.

 

5. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholder.

(a) The obligations of the Company to purchase the Securities shall be subject
to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Selling
Stockholder contained herein as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, to the
performance by the Selling Stockholder of its obligations hereunder and to the
delivery of and payment for of the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the terms
of the Underwriting Agreement.

(b) The obligations of the Selling Stockholder to sell the Securities shall be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Company contained herein as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, to the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the delivery of
and payment for the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the terms of the
Underwriting Agreement.

 

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(c) The obligations of the parties hereunder shall be subject to the conditions
that the Underwriting Agreement shall have been executed no later than August 7,
2007 and the Price Per Share shall be no greater than $37.00. If any of the
conditions specified in this Section 5(c) shall not have been fulfilled when and
as provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and all obligations of the Company
and the Selling Stockholder hereunder shall terminate immediately, without
further obligation or liability of either party to the other party.

6. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only
on receipt, and, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed
to it at 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, CA 91201, Attention: General Counsel; or
if sent to the Selling Stockholder, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
(206) 342-3582 and confirmed to it at 505 Fifth Avenue, S. Suite 900, Seattle,
WA 98104, Attention: W. Lance Conn.

7. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed within the State of New York. Each of the Company and the
Selling Stockholder hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City in any
suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.

8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.

9. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall
not affect the construction hereof.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this
letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company
and the Selling Stockholder.

 

Very truly yours,

DW INVESTMENT II, INC.,

By:   /S/ W. LANCE CONN           

Name: W. Lance Conn

Title: Vice President

The foregoing Agreement is hereby

confirmed and accepted as of the

date first above written.

 

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC. By:   /S/ LEWIS W. COLEMAN          

Name: Lewis W. Coleman

Title: President and CFO