X0303 4 2009-03-06 0000772897 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC HTCH 0001102302 SOLUM RICHARD B 100 3RD AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 1407 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 1 Common Stock 2009-03-06 4 P 0 10000 1.373 A 22563 D Reflects the weighted average price of 10,000 shares of common stock of the issuer purchased by the reporting person in multiple transactions on March 6, 2009 with the purchase price ranging from $1.33 to $1.39 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. /s/ Peggy Steif Abram, attorney-in-fact 2009-03-09