HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
10-Q, 1995-05-08
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended            MARCH 26, 1995
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                                       OR

[   ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                         to
                               -----------------------     ---------------------
Commission File Number                     0-14709
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                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                MINNESOTA                                     41-0901840
     --------------------------------                    ------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

                 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK, HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA 55350
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          (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip code)

                                (612) 587-3797
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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       (Former name, address or fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceeding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes       X       No
      ---------      ---------
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of May 2, 1995 the registrant had 5,350,650 of Common Stock issued and
outstanding.

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                         PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED
                             (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     March 26,      September 25,

                                                       1995             1994
                                                    ----------      -------------
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>
ASSETS

Current Assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents                           $23,066            $18,570

   Securities available for sale                         1,164               - -

   Receivables, net                                     36,701             39,115

   Inventories                                          15,947              9,529

   Prepaid taxes and other expenses                      4,612              3,611
                                                    ----------      -------------

         Total current assets                           81,490             70,825

Property, plant and equipment, net                      80,053             77,887

Other assets                                             4,086              2,436
                                                    ----------      -------------

                                                      $165,629           $151,148
                                                    ----------      -------------
                                                    ----------      -------------

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT

Current Liabilities:

   Current maturities of long-term debt                 $2,380             $2,380

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                 9,862              7,327

   Accrued compensation                                 12,634              8,686

   Accrued income taxes                                  3,080                436
                                                    ----------      -------------

         Total current liabilities                      27,956             18,829

Long-tem debt                                           36,360             37,700
                                                    ----------      -------------

Shareholders' investment:
   Common stock, $.02 par value, 15,000,000 shares
 authorized, 5,350,000 and 5,333,000 issued and
 outstanding                                               107                107
   Additional paid-in capital                           39,480             39,215

   Retained earnings                                    61,726             55,297
                                                    ----------      -------------

         Total shareholders' investment                101,313             94,619
                                                    ----------      -------------

                                                      $165,629           $151,148
                                                    ----------      -------------
                                                    ----------      -------------

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED
                      (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               Thirteen Weeks Ended       Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                                             ------------------------     ------------------------
                                              March 26,     March 27,     March 26,      March 27,

                                                1995          1994          1995           1994
                                             ----------     ---------     ---------      ---------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
Net sales                                      $67,889       $58,636       $131,384      $105,593

Cost of sales                                   52,650        48,929        103,157        91,636
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

   Gross profit                                 15,239         9,707         28,227        13,957

Research and development
   expenses                                      2,892         2,053          5,718         4,120

Selling, general and
   administrative expenses                       6,669         5,587         13,357        11,173
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

   Income (loss) from operations                 5,678         2,067          9,152        (1,336)

Other income                                       303           261            633           639

Interest expense                                  (699)          (11)        (1,325)          (25)
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

   Income (loss) before income taxes             5,282         2,317          8,460          (722)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes             1,198           513          2,031          (185)
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

   Net income (loss)                            $4,084        $1,804         $6,429         ($537)
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

Net income (loss) per common
   and common equivalent share                   $0.75         $0.33          $1.18        ($0.10)
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

Weighted average common and
   common equivalent shares
   outstanding                                   5,446         5,451          5,440         5,332
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------
                                             ---------      --------      ---------      --------

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED
                             (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                                                                             -------------------------

                                                                             March 26,       March 27,

                                                                               1995            1994
                                                                             ---------       ---------
<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>
Operating activities:

  Net income (loss)                                                           $6,429           ($537)

  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
     cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

         Depreciation and amortization                                        13,022          10,489

         Deferred tax benefit                                                 (1,668)         (1,007)

         Loss (gain) on disposal of assets                                       147            (107)

         Change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 7)                   4,122         (10,916)
                                                                            ---------       ---------

                    Cash provided by (used for) operating activities          22,052          (2,078)
                                                                            ---------       ---------

Investing activities:

   Capital expenditures                                                      (15,317)        (17,467)

   Sales of marketable securities                                                 --           3,547

   Purchases of marketable securities                                         (1,164)             --
                                                                            ---------       ---------

                    Cash (used for) investing activities                     (16,481)        (13,920)
                                                                            ---------       ---------

Financing activities:

   Repayments of long-term debt                                               (1,340)         (1,340)

   Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                   --          13,500

   Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                                    265              24
                                                                            ---------       ---------

                    Cash provided by (used for) financing activities          (1,075)         12,184
                                                                            ---------       ---------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                           4,496          (3,814)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                              18,570           4,860
                                                                            ---------       ---------

          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $23,066          $1,046
                                                                            ---------       ---------
                                                                            ---------       ---------

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                             (Dollars in thousands)

(1)  ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the
Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.  The information furnished in the condensed
consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments and
reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to such rules and regulations.  Although the Company believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is
suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in
the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Annual Report").  The
quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results that
may occur for the entire fiscal year.

(2)  BUSINESS AND CUSTOMERS
The Company is the world's leading supplier of suspension assemblies for rigid
disk drives.  Suspension assemblies hold the recording heads in position above
the spinning magnetic disks in the drive and are critical to maintaining the
necessary microscopic clearance between the head and disk.  The Company
developed its leadership position in suspension assemblies through research,
development and design activities coupled with a substantial investment in
manufacturing technologies and equipment.  The Company is focused on continuing
to develop suspension assemblies which address the rapidly changing requirements
of the rigid disk drive industry.  The Company also is evaluating other product
opportunities in the medical market and does not expect any significant medical
revenues in fiscal 1995.  A breakdown of customer sales is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               Thirteen Weeks Ended      Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                               ----------------------    -----------------------
                               March 26,    March 27,      March 26,   March 27,

Percentage of Net Sales          1995         1994           1995        1994
- -----------------------        ---------    ---------    -----------   ---------
<S>                            <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>

Five Largest Customers              84%         79%            85%         77%

   Seagate Technology               34          26             36          25

   Read-Rite                        20          34             21          34

   Yamaha                           11           7             12           6

   IBM                              11           5              9           4

   SAE Magnetics                     8           7              7           8

</TABLE>

Sales returns and allowances for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 were
$1,430,000 compared to $1,889,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1994.

(3)  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities
of ninety days or less.

(4)  SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Securities available for sale at March 26,1995 consisted of U.S. Treasury bills
with a market value and cost of $1,164,000.  The Company follows the provisions
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115 "Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities".

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(5)  INVENTORIES
All inventories are stated at the lower of last-in, first-out (LIFO) cost or
market.  Inventories consisted of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   March 26,      September 25,

                                                     1995             1994
                                                  ----------      -------------
         <S>                                      <C>             <C>

         Raw materials                               $4,053           $4,339

         Work in process                              4,079            3,139

         Finished goods                               8,219            2,581

         LIFO reserve                                  (404)            (530)
                                                  ----------      -----------

                                                    $15,947           $9,529
                                                  ----------      -----------
                                                  ----------      -----------

</TABLE>

(6)  NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Net income (loss) per share, which is approximately equivalent on both a primary
and fully diluted basis, is based, to the extent dilutive, on the weighted
average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding.

(7)  INCOME TAXES
Income taxes have been provided based upon the estimated effective tax rate for
the fiscal year.  On September 27, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income
Taxes".  The cumulative effect of adopting SFAS 109 had no material effect on
the Company's consolidated results of operations.

The following table details the components of deferred tax assets:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    March 26,     September 25,

                                                      1995            1994
                                                  -----------     -------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>
Current deferred tax assets

       Related to sales and accounts receivables       $953              $687

       Related to inventories                         2,343             1,568

       Accruals and other reserves                      967               935
                                                  ----------      ------------

                                                      4,263             3,190

Long-term deferred tax assets

       Related to property, plant and equipment       1,301              (105)

       Tax credits                                    5,356             3,875

       Valuation allowance                           (2,947)           (1,601)
                                                  ----------      ------------

                                                      3,710             2,169
                                                  ----------      ------------

Total deferred tax assets                            $7,973            $5,359
                                                  ----------      ------------
                                                  ----------      ------------

</TABLE>

The following table lists the types of tax credits available to the Company, and
their expiration dates:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             Year of
Carryforward                         Amount                  Expiration
- --------------                      ---------            -----------------
<S>                                <C>                  <C>

   Research and development            $817                  2008 - 2010

   Alternative minimum tax            4,539              Does not expire

</TABLE>

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The Company determined that the realization of certain of these tax credits did
not meet the recognition criteria under SFAS No. 109 and, accordingly, a
valuation allowance has been established.

(8)  SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      March 26,      March 27,

                                                        1995           1994
                                                      ---------      ---------
<S>                                                   <C>            <C>
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

         Receivables, net                              $2,414        ($10,557)

         Inventories                                   (6,418)         (1,246)

         Prepaid taxes and other                       (1,001)           (316)

         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       6,483             951

         Accrued income taxes                           2,644             252
                                                      --------       ---------

                                                       $4,122        ($10,916)
                                                      --------       ---------
                                                      --------       ---------

Cash paid for:

         Interest (net of amount capitalized)          $1,603             $65

         Income taxes                                   2,000             929

</TABLE>

Capitalized interest for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 was $254,000
compared to $568,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1994.

(9)  ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM DEBT
On April 20, 1994 the Company obtained $30,000,000 through the placement of
senior unsecured notes bearing a fixed 7.46% interest rate and requiring
semi-annual principal payments of $1,875,000 beginning August 15, 1996.  Notes
of $20,000,000, $5,000,000 and $5,000,000 were placed with Teachers Insurance
and Annuity Association of America, Central Life Assurance Company and Modern
Woodmen of America, respectively.

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                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 26, 1995 VS. THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 27, 1994.
Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 1995 increased $9,253,000 or
16% over the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  The Company shipped
approximately 16 million more suspension assemblies over the comparable period
in fiscal 1994.

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 1995 increased $5,532,000 or 57%
over the comparable period in fiscal 1994 and gross profit as a percent of net
sales increased from 17% to 22%.  The increase in gross profit and gross profit
as a percent of net sales was primarily due to higher sales volume and improving
manufacturing efficiencies resulting in higher production, noted above.

Research and development expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 1995 were
$2,892,000, an increase of $839,000 or 41% as compared to the same period in
fiscal 1994.  The higher expenses were primarily due to increased labor
expenses.  The majority of the research and development expenses are
attributable to the development of new suspension assembly types to meet
customers' changing requirements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the thirteen weeks ended March
26, 1995 increased $1,082,000 or 19% from the comparable period in fiscal 1994.
The increased expenses were primarily due to a $583,000 increase in profit
sharing expense and a $208,000 increase in labor expenses.  As a percent of net
sales, selling, general and administrative expenses remained at 10%.

Other income for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 1995 increased $42,000 from
the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  Interest income increased by $313,000,
offset by a $300,000 reduction in licensing income.  Interest expense increased
$688,000 as a result of higher outstanding debt and lower capitalization of
interest expense.

The income tax provision for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 1995 was based
on an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year of 24% which was below
the statutory federal rate primarily due to the large portion of sales that
qualify for the benefit of the Company's Foreign Sales Corporation.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 1995 was $4,084,000, an increase of
$2,280,000 over the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  The increase was
primarily due to the increased suspension assembly sales volume and
manufacturing efficiencies, noted above.

TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED MARCH 26, 1995 VS. TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED MARCH 27, 1994.
Net sales for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 increased $25,791,000 or
24% over the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  The Company shipped
approximately 40 million more suspension assemblies over the comparable period
in fiscal 1994.

Gross profit for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 increased $14,270,000
or 102% over the comparable period in fiscal 1994 and gross profit as a percent
of net sales increased from 13% to 21%.  The increase in gross profit and gross
profit as a percent of net sales was primarily due to higher sales volume and
improving manufacturing efficiencies resulting in higher production, noted
above.

Research and development expenses for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995
increased $1,598,000 or 39% as compared to the same period in fiscal 1994.  The
higher expenses were primarily


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due to increased labor expenses.  The majority of the research and development
expenses are attributable to the development of new suspension assembly types to
meet customers' changing requirements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the twenty-six weeks ended
March 26, 1995 increased $2,184,000 or 20% from the comparable period in fiscal
1994.  The increased expenses were primarily due to a $939,000 increase in
profit sharing expense and a $405,000 increase in labor expenses.  As a
percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased
from 11% to 10%.

Other income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 decreased $6,000 from
the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  A $712,000 decrease in licensing income
was offset partially by a $548,000 increase in interest income.  Interest
expense increased $1,300,000 as a result of higher outstanding debt and lower
capitalization of interest expense.

The income tax provision for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 was based
on an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year of 24% which was below
the statutory federal rate primarily due to the large portion of sales that
qualify for the benefit of the Company's Foreign Sales Corporation.

Net income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995 was $6,429,000 compared
to a net loss of $537,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1994.  The
increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and improving manufacturing
efficiencies, noted above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Principal sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations, cash balances and
additional financing capacity.  The Company's cash and cash equivalents
increased to $23,066,000 at March 26, 1995 compared to $18,570,000 at September
25, 1994.  The Company provided $22,052,000 from operating activities during the
twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995.

Cash used for capital expenditures for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26, 1995
totaled $15,317,000, a decrease of $2,150,000 from the comparable period in
fiscal 1994.  The higher expenditures in fiscal 1994 were primarily for
additional manufacturing equipment at the Company's facilities in Hutchinson and
Sioux Falls and the expansion of the Company's manufacturing plant in
Hutchinson.  The Company anticipates, but is not contractually committed to,
aggregate fiscal 1995 expenditures of approximately $40,000,000 for
manufacturing and support equipment at its manufacturing facilities and office
space at the Hutchinson site. Financing of these capital expenditures will be
principally from internally generated funds, cash balances and/or additional
financing capacity.

The Company maintains a $15,000,000 unsecured working capital line of credit
agreement with Harris Trust and Savings Bank and Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association.  At March 26, 1995 the Company had no borrowings under
this agreement.  The $1,340,000 annual principal installment of the $10,000,000
senior unsecured notes placed in fiscal 1989 was paid during the first quarter
of fiscal 1995.  The $940,000 annual principal installment of the $7,000,000
senior unsecured notes placed in fiscal 1987 is due during the fourth quarter of
fiscal 1995.  The first $1,875,000 semi-annual installment of the $30,000,000
senior unsecured notes placed in fiscal 1994 is due during the fourth quarter of
fiscal 1996.  The Company's debt agreements contain various restrictive
covenants.  As of March 26 1995, the Company was in compliance with all such
covenants.

The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents, cash to be generated
from operations, its existing bank facilities and additional financing capacity
will be sufficient to meet the Company's current and long-term liquidity, debt
installments, and capital requirements.

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MARKET TRENDS AND CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES

Due to the dynamic nature of the disk drive industry, the Company has
historically experienced significant, unforeseen increases and decreases in
demand for certain or all of its components.  Also, the introduction of new
types or sizes of read/write heads and new disk drive designs tends to decrease
customers' yields with the result that the Company may experience a temporary
elevation of demand for some types of suspension assemblies.  The advent of new
heads and new drive designs may require rapid development and implementation of
new suspension types which may temporarily reduce the Company's manufacturing
yields and efficiencies.  There can be no assurance that such changes will not
continue to affect the Company.

The Company expects that the expanding use of smaller computers, increasingly
complex software and the emergence of new applications for disk storage that
have contributed to the historical year-to-year increases in disk drive
production will continue for the foreseeable future.  However, the Company
believes demand for drives will continue to be subject, as it has in the past,
to rapid short-term changes resulting from, among other things, changes in disk
drive inventory levels, responses to competitive price changes and unpredicted
high or low market acceptance of new drive models.

In August of 1988, the Company and hundreds of other corporations were informed
that they are  "potentially responsible parties" under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as generators of
hazardous waste disposed of at a waste site in Gary, Indiana.  In December of
1989, the Company settled its potential liability under a cost recovery action
by paying $9,000 of the surface cleanup costs (estimated to have been more than
$2,000,000 in the aggregate).  The settlement did not resolve the potential
liability, if any, of the Company for future cleanup costs relating to soil and
ground water contamination.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) notified the Company
in September 1993 of its further potential liability for reimbursement of the
cost of future additional cleanup of the Gary, Indiana site, in connection with
the Company's status as a "potentially responsible party" under CERCLA.  The
Company responded to the USEPA that it is willing to cooperate with the agency
to resolve its potential liability regarding this site, and informing the USEPA
that the Company previously had entered into a settlement agreement with other
potentially responsible parties, under which the Company may be entitled to
indemnification for some or all of the liabilities referred to in the USEPA
notice.

To the Company's knowledge, no formal investigation or assessment has been done
of the magnitude of the soil and ground water contamination at the Gary, Indiana
site and there are no formal estimates of which the Company is aware concerning
the total cleanup cost.

In October of 1992, the Company was notified that it may be liable for
investigation and remediation expenses incurred pursuant to CERCLA for a
facility located in Greer, South Carolina.  The notification indicated that
nearly 600 entities shipped wastes to the site between 1987 and 1991, and
identified the Company as a "potentially responsible party" at the site.  In
December of 1992, the Company joined a group of many other corporations as
"potentially responsible parties" to initiate voluntary surface cleanup at the
site.  The Company's contribution to the cost of the surface cleanup
preliminarily is estimated at $8,500.

The Company and certain users of the Company's products have from time to time
received, and may in the future receive, communications from third parties
asserting patents against the Company or its customers which may relate to
certain of the Company's products or to products which include the

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Company's products as a component.  Although the Company has not been a party to
any material intellectual property litigation, certain of its customers have
been sued on patents having claims closely related to products sold by the
Company.  In the event any third party were to make a valid infringement claim
and a license were not available on terms acceptable to the Company, the
Company's operating results could be adversely affected.

The Company is party to certain other claims arising in the ordinary course of
business.  In the opinion of management, the outcome of such claims will not
materially affect the Company's current or future financial position or results
of operations.

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                           PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
             ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the Company's 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 25th, 1995,
the shareholders approved the following:

     (a)  a  proposal to ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP to serve
     as independent public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
     September 24, 1995.  The proposal received 4,959,824 votes for, and 13,995
     votes against, ratification.  There were 21,122 abstentions and no broker
     non-votes.

     (b) the election of directors to serve until their successors are duly
     elected. Each nominated director was elected as follows:

                     Director - Nominee          Votes For     Votes Withheld
                     -------------------------  ----------    ---------------
                     Jeffrey W. Green            4,969,546             25,395

                     Wayne M. Fortun             4,969,406             25,535

                     W. Thomas Brunberg          4,959,391             35,550

                     James E. Donaghy            4,960,741             34,200

                     Harry C. Ervin, Jr.         4,966,906             28,035

                     Richard N. Rosett           4,966,096             28,845

     (c) a proposal to amend the Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 1988 Stock
     Option Plan (the "Plan") to increase the number of shares authorized for
     issuance under the Plan from 750,000 to 1,000,000 and to limit to 100,000
     the number of shares for which any single employee may be granted options
     in any one calendar year. The proposal received 4,093,666 votes for, and
     813,614 votes against, the amendment. There were 79,882 abstentions and
     7,779 broker non-votes.

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                   ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

a) EXHIBITS.

4.1       Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement No. 2-98270), as
          amended by Articles of Amendment dated January 27, 1988 (incorporated
          by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarter ended December 27, 1987, File No. 0-14709).

4.2       Restated By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          4.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
          ended March 27, 1988, File No. 0-14709), and amendment adopted on
          March 5, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
          31, 1991, File No. 0-14709).

4.3       Notes Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 1987, providing for the
          placement of $7,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with certain
          financial institutions (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to
          the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
          28, 1987, File No. 0-14709), Amendment No. 1 to Notes Purchase
          Agreement dated October 28, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          4.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
          ended September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Amendment No. 2 to Notes
          Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 1990 (incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended March 25, 1990, File No. 0-14709), Amendment dated as of
          April 6, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of April
          18, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994,
          File No. 0-14709).

4.4       Notes Purchase Agreement dated October 28, 1988, providing for the
          placement of $10,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with certain
          financial institutions (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to
          the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Amendment No. 1 to Notes
          Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 1990 (incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended March 25, 1990, File No. 0-14709), Amendment dated as of
          April 6, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of April
          18, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994,
          File No. 0-14709).

4.5       Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Agreement between the Company and
          Harris Trust and Savings Bank, dated as of March 26, 1992
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 1992, File No.
          0-14709), First Amendment to Interest Rate and Currency Exchange
          Agreement between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank dated
          as of April 8, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
          28, 1993, File No. 0-14709), Amendment to Interest Rate and Currency
          Exchange Agreement dated as of September 7, 1993 (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year

                                          13

<PAGE>

          ended September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709), Second Amendment to
          Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Agreement dated as of November 30,
          1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994,
          File No. 0-14709), and Third Amendment to Interest Rate and Currency
          Exchange Agreement dated as of March 24, 1994 (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709).

4.6       Trust Indenture between the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota and National
          City Bank of Minneapolis, as Trustee, dated as of March 1, 1993
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 1993, File No.
          0-14709).

4.7       Loan Agreement between the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota and the
          Company, dated as of March 1, 1993 (incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended March 28, 1993, File No. 0-14709).

4.8       Reimbursement Agreement between the Company and Harris Trust and
          Savings Bank, dated as of March 1, 1993 (incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 4.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended March 28, 1993, File No. 0-14709), Amendment to
          Reimbursement Agreement dated as of November 30, 1993 (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709),
          Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement dated as of March 24, 1994
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No.
          0-14709), and Third Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement effective as
          of March 31, 1994.

4.9       Credit Agreement between the Company, Harris Trust and Savings Bank
          and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, dated as of November
          12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Company's
          Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 26,
          1993, File No. 0-14709), Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement effective
          as of March 23, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
          27, 1994, File No. 0-14709), Second Amendment to Credit Agreement
          effective as of March 31, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          4.9 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
          ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment No. 3 to Credit
          Agreement effective as of January 31, 1995.

4.10      Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the
          placement of $20,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Teachers
          Insurance and Annuity Association of America (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709).

4.11      Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the
          placement of $5,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Central Life
          Assurance Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
          27, 1994, File No. 0-14709).

                                          14

<PAGE>

4.12      Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the
          placement of $5,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Modern Woodmen
          of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Company's
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994,
          File No. 0-14709).

10.1      Employment Agreement between the Company and Wayne M. Fortun, dated as
          of April 7, 1986 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to  the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
          16, 1986, File No. 0-14709).

10.2      Lease with Right of First Refusal from Donald Wendorff and Laura
          Wendorff to the Company dated September 18, 1990 (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990, File No. 0-14709).

10.3      Technology and Manufacturing Agreement dated as of November 12, 1992
          between the Company and Suncall Corporation (incorporated by reference
          to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment
          to Technology and Manufacturing Agreement dated as of January 8, 1994
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 26, 1993, File No.
          0-14709).

10.4      Distribution Agreement dated as of November 12, 1992 between the
          Company and Suncall Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
          ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709), and Addendum to
          Distribution Agreement dated as of August 12, 1993 (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year ended September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709).

10.5      1988 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to
          the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Amendment to the 1988 Stock
          Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment to the 1988 Stock
          Option Plan.

10.6      Building Lease dated April 1988 and Amendment to Building Lease dated
          August 29, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the
          Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Second Amendment to Building
          Lease dated as of September 18, 1989, relating to the Company's Sioux
          Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
          ended September 30, 1990, File No. 0-14709), Third Amendment to
          Building Lease dated September 19, 1991, relating to the Company's
          Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended September 29, 1991, File No. 0-14709), and Fourth
          Amendment to Commercial Lease dated September 29, 1992, relating to
          the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709).

                                          15

<PAGE>

10.7      Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 401-K Plan and related 401-K Trust
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990, File
          No. 0-14709).

10.8      Directors' Retirement Plan effective as of January 1, 1992
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File
          No. 0-14709).

10.9      Description of Bonus Program for Key Employees of Hutchinson
          Technology Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to
          the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709).

11        Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income (Loss) Per Share.

b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

          No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the thirteen weeks ended
          March 26, 1995.

                                          16

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

Date:  May 8, 1995                  By   /s/Jeffrey W. Green
      -------------                   ------------------------------------
                                      Jeffrey W. Green

                                      Chairman of the Board of Directors,

                                      Chief Executive Officer

Date:  May 8, 1995                  By   /s/John A. Ingleman
      -------------                   ------------------------------------
                                      John A. Ingleman

                                      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

                                      Secretary and Treasurer

                                          17

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    Exhibit
       No.                                                                 Page
    --------                                                              -------
<S>            <C>                                                  <C>
        4.8    Third Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement           Electronically Filed

        4.9    Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement                  Electronically Filed

       10.5    Amendment to 1988 Stock Option Plan                  Electronically Filed

       11      Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income        Electronically Filed
               (Loss) Per Share

       27      Financial Data Schedule                              Electronically Filed
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

                   THIRD AMENDMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

Harris Trust and Savings Bank
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60690

               RE:    HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

Ladies and Gentlemen:

               Pursuant to that certain Reimbursement Agreement dated as of
March 1, 1993, as amended pursuant to that certain Amendment to Reimbursement
Agreement dated as of November 30, 1993 and that certain Amendment to
Reimbursement Agreement dated as of March 24, 1994 (such Reimbursement Agreement
as so amended being hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"), you (the
"Bank") have issued for the benefit of the undersigned, Hutchinson Technology
Incorporated, a Minnesota corporation (the "Applicant"), a Letter of
Credit in an original amount not to exceed $2,031,781. The Applicant hereby
applies to the Bank for certain modifications to the Agreement and the Bank is
willing to agree to the Applicant's requests on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.  Accordingly, the Applicant and the Bank hereby agree as follows:

               1    Section 5.8(m) of the Agreement shall be and hereby is
amended by deleting the amount "$10,000,000" appearing in the third line of said
Section and substituting therefor the amount "$20,000,000."

               2.   In order to induce the Bank to execute and deliver this
Amendment, the Applicant hereby represents to the Bank that as of the date
hereof and as of the time that this Amendment becomes effective, the Applicant
is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and
no Event of Default as defined in the Agreement, as amended hereby, nor any
Potential Event of Default as so defined, shall have occurred and be continuing.

               3.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.  Except as specifically amended and modified hereby, all of the
terms and conditions of the Agreement shall stand and remain unchanged and in
full force and effect.  No reference to this Amendment need be made in any note,
instrument or other document making reference to the Agreement, any reference to
the Agreement in any of such to be deemed to be a reference to the Agreement as
amended hereby.  All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall

<PAGE>

have the same meanings herein as they have in the Agreement.  The Applicant
agrees to pay all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and
the documents and transactions contemplated hereby.  This instrument shall be
construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois.

               4.   This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of March 31,
1994 (the "Effective Date").

               Executed as of April 13 1995, to be effective as of the Effective
               Date.

                                      HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY
                                        INCORPORATED

                                      By /s/ John A. Ingleman
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        John A. Ingleman
                                           Its: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                                Officer and Treasurer

               Accepted and agreed to at Chicago, Illinois, as of the date and
year last above written.

                                      HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

                                      By: /s/ Catherine C. Ciolek
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President



<PAGE>

                       AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT is effective as of the 31st day of January, 1995 by and among
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED,a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"),
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, an Illinois state banking corporation, NORWEST
BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association
(individually "Harris" and "Norwest", respectively, and collectively, the
"Banks") and NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as agent for the Banks (the "Administrative Agent").

                                   WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Banks and the Administrative Agent have entered into
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 1993, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated March 23, 1994, as amended by
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated December 22, 1994 (collectively, the
"Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Banks agreed to extend the Company a
$15,000,000 line of credit which may be used for working capital purposes only;
and

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Banks extend the Termination Date
(as that term is defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Credit Agreement by one
year; and

WHEREAS, the Banks are willing to extend the Termination Date pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows:

I.   Terms used in this Amendment which are defined in the Credit Agreement
shall have the meanings defined therein, unless otherwise defined herein.

II.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     A.   The definition of the term "Termination Date" contained in Section 1.1
     of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the same in its
     entirety and substituting the following therefor:

          "TERMINATION DATE": October 31, 1996 (and thereafter October 31 of
          each succeeding calendar year if the Commitments are extended in
          writing by the Banks in additional one (1) year periods pursuant to
          Section 2.5(b)) or such earlier date on which the Commitments are
          terminated pursuant to Section 2.5 or Section 7.2.

<PAGE>

     B.   Section 2.7(a) of the Credit Agreement which relates to Facility Fees
     is hereby amended by deleting the phrase "one half (1/2) of 1%" contained
     therein and substituting the phrase "three-eighths (3/8) of 1%" therefor.

     C.   Section 2.7(c) of the Credit Agreement which relates to Standby Letter
     of Credit Fees is hereby amended by deleting the amount "1.50%" contained
     therein and substituting the amount "1%" therefor.

     D.   Section 5.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     ratio ".80 to 1.0" contained therein and substituting the ratio ".70 to
     1.0" therefor.

     E.   Section 5.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     same in its entirety and substituting the following  therefor:

          5.16  TANGIBLE NET WORTH.  Not permit Tangible Net Worth (calculated
          each Accounting Period) to be less than (i) $86,100,000.00; plus (ii)
          100% of Net Income as of the end of that Accounting Period calculated
          on a cumulative basis from November 30, 1994; minus (iii) Net
          Intangible Assets acquired by the Company after November 30, 1994.
          For purposes of this Section 5.16, a loss for any Accounting Period
          shall be included as zero for purposes of the calculation hereunder.

     F.   Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new
     covenant thereto for the period Fiscal Year Ended 1996 as follows:

          Period                                    Covenant
      ----------------                 ---------------------------------------
    Fiscal year ended 1996             (i)   EBIT, minus - (ii) Capital
                                       Expenditures, plus (iii) proceeds from
                                       new equity issued during the last four
                                       quarters, plus (iv) proceeds from new
                                       Indebtedness issued during the last four
                                       quarters must be greater than
                                       ($20,000,000) and Capital Expenditures
                                       may not exceed $40,000,000 in the
                                       aggregate.

III. Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall apply to any Advance thereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the
forgoing, the proceeds of all Revolving Credit Advances may only be used for
working capital purposes.

                                       -2-

<PAGE>

IV.  This Amendment shall be effective upon receipt by the Banks of an executed
original hereof, together with each of the following, each in substance and form
acceptable to the Banks in their sole discretion:

     A.   Certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying as to (i)
     resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving the
     execution and delivery of this Amendment; (ii) the fact that the Articles
     of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, which were certified and
     delivered to the Banks pursuant to the Secretary's Certificate dated as of
     November 12, 1993 in connection with the execution and delivery of the
     Credit Agreement continue in full force and effect and have not been
     amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in the Certificate to be
     delivered; and (iii) certifying that the officers and agents of the Company
     who have executed and delivered the Amendment and the documents related
     thereto are authorized to sign and to act on behalf of the Company.

V.   All of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the
Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and
as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
relate solely to an earlier date and all references to the term "Loan Documents"
contained in the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to include the Credit
Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

VI.  All references in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement" shall be deemed
to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

VII. The execution of this Amendment and any documents related thereto shall not
be deemed to be a waiver of any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default
under the Credit Agreement or breach, default or event of default under any
other document held by the Banks, whether or not known to the Banks and whether
or not existing on the date of this Amendment.

VIII. The Company hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges the Banks and the Administrative Agent, and any and all participants,
parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers,
indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present
and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing,
from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or
description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under
any state or federal law or otherwise, which the Company has had, now has or
has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act,
omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever, arising from the beginning of
time to and including the date of this Amendment, whether such claims, demands
and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.

IX.  The Company hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Credit Agreement to
pay or reimburse the Banks on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by the
Banks in connection with the Credit Agreement and all other documents
contemplated thereby, including without

                                       -3-

<PAGE>

limitation, all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company specifically
agrees to pay all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Banks for the
services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this
Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental thereto.  The Company
hereby agrees that the Banks may, at any time and from time to time in their
sole discretion and without further authorization by the Company, make a loan to
the Company under the Credit Agreement, or apply the proceeds of a new loan, for
the purposes of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses.

X.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.

HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

By: /s/ John A. Ingleman
   ------------------------------
   Its: CFO
       --------------------------

NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Dianne Wegscheid
   ------------------------------
   Its: Assistant Vice President
       --------------------------

NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Bank

By: /s/ Dianne Wegscheid
   ------------------------------
   Its: Assistant Vice President
       --------------------------

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

By: /s/ Catherine C. Ciolek
   ------------------------------
   Its: Vice President
       --------------------------

                                       -4-



<PAGE>

                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
                       AMENDMENT TO 1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN

        The Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 1988 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") was amended by

          (a)  resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors at a meeting
               thereof on November 11, 1994, and approved by the shareholders of
               the Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
               on January 25, 1995, increasing the total number of Common Shares
               of the Company which may be made subject to options under the
               Plan, set forth in paragraph 3 of the Plan, to 1,000,000 Common
               Shares in the aggregate; and

          (b)  unanimous written action by the Board of Directors effective as
               of November 30, 1994, and approved by the shareholders of the
               Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on
               January 25, 1995, limiting to 100,000 the number of shares for
               which any single participant in the Plan may be granted options
               under the Plan in any calendar year, by adding a proviso at the
               end of the first sentence of paragraph 5 of the Plan, to read as
               follows:

                         ; provided, however, that no employee may be
                         granted options with respect to more than 100,000
                         Common Shares during any calendar year under this
                         Plan.

        The Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 1988 Stock Option Plan shall
remain in full force and effect without amendment or modification in any respect
except as set forth herein.



<PAGE>

                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
                         STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION
                   OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - UNAUDITED
                      (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        Thirteen Weeks Ended        Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
                                        March 26,    March 27,      March 26,    March 27,

                                          1995         1994           1995         1994
                                        ---------    ---------      ---------    ---------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
NET INCOME (LOSS)                        $4,084       $1,804         $6,429        ($537)
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE -
PRIMARY:

Weighted average common

   shares outstanding                     5,336        5,332          5,335        5,332

Dilutive effect of stock options

   outstanding after application

   of treasury stock method                 110          119            105           --
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

                                          5,446        5,451          5,440        5,332
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

PRIMARY NET INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE                                 $0.75        $0.33          $1.18       ($0.10)
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE -
FULLY DILUTED:

Weighted average common

   shares outstanding                     5,336        5,332          5,335        5,332

Dilutive effect of stock options

   outstanding after application

   of treasury stock method                 133          128            133           --
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

                                          5,469        5,460          5,468        5,332
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

FULLY DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE                                 $0.75        $0.33          $1.18       ($0.10)
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------
                                        --------     --------       --------     --------

</TABLE>



<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations of
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated for the twenty-six weeks ended March 26,
1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-24-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-26-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-26-1995
<CASH>                                      23,066,000
<SECURITIES>                                 1,164,000
<RECEIVABLES>                               39,277,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                 2,576,000
<INVENTORY>                                 15,947,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            81,490,000
<PP&E>                                     184,999,000
<DEPRECIATION>                             104,946,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             165,629,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       27,956,000
<BONDS>                                     36,360,000
<COMMON>                                       107,000
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                 101,206,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               165,629,000
<SALES>                                    131,384,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           131,384,000
<CGS>                                      103,157,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                              103,157,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                             5,718,000
<LOSS-PROVISION>                             1,430,000
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           1,325,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              8,460,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                 2,031,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          6,429,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                 6,429,000
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.18
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.18
        

</TABLE>


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