X0202 4/A 2003-02-18 2003-02-20 0 0000772897 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC HTCH 0001222355 MCCOY R FREDERICK 4100 HAMLINE AVENUE NORTH ST. PAUL MN 55112-5798 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2003-02-18 4 A 0 724 A 3096 D This Form 4 was signed pursuant to an executed Power of Attorney, but the executed Power of Attorney was not on file with the Commission at the date of filing. A copy of the executed Power of Attorney is now being filed as Exhibit 24 to this Form 4/A. The reported transaction is not new or revised but is being reported only to gain access to the EDGAR filing system for purposes of filing Exhibit 24. The shares were received as compensation for serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Peggy Steif-Abram as attorney-in-fact 2006-02-01