X0306 4 2012-08-08 0000772897 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC HTCH 0001233126 SORAN PHILIP 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE NE HUTCHINSON MN 55350 1 Common Stock 2012-08-08 4 P 0 15000 1.41 A 28362 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.38 to $1.42, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, any security holder of Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. /s/ Peggy Steif Abram, attorney-in-fact 2012-08-09