X0306 4 2014-12-03 0000772897 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC HTCH 0001605149 Jelkin Duane Mark 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE NE HUTCHINSON MN 55350 1 Vice President of Engineering Common Stock 2014-12-03 4 S 0 1804 3.4869 D 33520 D Shares were sold to cover tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units. Includes 15,416 restricted stock unit shares that have not vested as of the date of this report. /s/ Peggy Steif Abram, attorney-in-fact 2014-12-05