X0202 4 2006-11-07 0 0000772897 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC HTCH 0001020708 INGLEMAN JOHN A 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE NE HUTCHINSON MN 55350 0 1 0 0 Vice President and CFO Common Stock 2006-11-07 4 M 0 15000 17.333 A 90372.8797 D Common Stock 2006-11-07 4 S 0 15000 21.41 D 75372.8797 D Common Stock (option to buy) 17.333 2006-11-07 4 M 0 15000 0.00 D 1997-11-19 2006-11-19 Common Stock 15000 0 D This form reports the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the reporting person as of November 7, 2006, including 1,237.3002 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by the reporting person through the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan Program between July 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006. The number of shares reported deducts 0.0037 shares that were inadvertently included, due to rounding, in a report filed on November 5, 2004. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on July 28, 2006. Option was previously reported as covering 5,000 shares at an exercise price of $52.00 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a 3-for-1 stock split on February 11, 1997. /s/ Peggy Steif Abram, attorney-in-fact 2006-11-07