Corporate Headquarters
Hutchinson Technology Inc.
40 West Highland Park Drive NE
Hutchinson, Minnesota
55350-9784
(320) 587-3797

Other U.S. Locations
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Plymouth, Minnesota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Foreign Offices
Arnhem, Netherlands
Bangkok, Thailand
Chang An,
  Guangdong Province, PRC
Dongguan City,
  Guangdong Province, PRC
Seoul, Korea
Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, PRC

Annual Shareholders Meeting
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time
Hutchinson Technology Inc.
40 West Highland Park Drive NE
Hutchinson, Minnesota
55350-9784

Common Stock Listing
Traded in The NASDAQ
National Market
Trading symbol: HTCH
Shareholders of Record as of
December 1, 2005: 651

Dividend Policy
We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all earnings for use in our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to payment of dividends will depend upon our financial condition and results of operations and such other factors as are deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

Transfer Agent
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Shareowner Services
161 North Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, Minnesota
55075-1139
(800) 468-9716

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Legal Counsel
Faegre & Benson LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Supplemental Information
Darlene Polzin,
Director of Investor Relations
Hutchinson Technology Inc.
40 West Highland Park Drive NE
Hutchinson, Minnesota
55350-9784
(800) 689-0755
E-mail: dpolzin@hti.htch.com