X0306 4 2016-10-05 1 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 2016-10-05 4 D 0 31835 0 D 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 27.46 2016-10-05 4 D 0 1600 0 D 2015-11-30 Common Stock 1600 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 23.05 2016-10-05 4 D 0 4000 0 D 2016-11-29 Common Stock 4000 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 26.21 2016-10-05 4 D 0 5000 0 D 2017-11-28 Common Stock 5000 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 7.35 2016-10-05 4 D 0 12000 0 D 2019-12-02 Common Stock 12000 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.03 2016-10-05 4 D 0 12000 0 D 2020-12-01 Common Stock 12000 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.43 2016-10-05 4 D 0 50000 0 D 2024-12-02 Common Stock 50000 0 D These restricted stock unit shares were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 1, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement), by and among Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Headway Technologies, Inc. and Hydra Merger Sub, Inc., in exchange for a cash payment of $4.00 per share in cash, less all applicable tax withholdings. These stock options have either expired or have been canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement These stock options were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. These stock options were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. These stock options were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. These stock options were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $4.00 less the per share exercise price multiplied by the number of unexercised options, without interest. These stock options, which provided for vesting in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $4.00 less the per share exercise price multiplied by the number of unexercised options, without interest. . /s/ Peggy Steif Abram, attorney-in-fact 2016-10-05