THIRD AMENDMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

Harris Trust and Savings Bank
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60690

               RE:    HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

Ladies and Gentlemen:

               Pursuant to that certain Reimbursement Agreement dated as of
March 1, 1993, as amended pursuant to that certain Amendment to Reimbursement
Agreement dated as of November 30, 1993 and that certain Amendment to
Reimbursement Agreement dated as of March 24, 1994 (such Reimbursement Agreement
as so amended being hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"), you (the
"Bank") have issued for the benefit of the undersigned, Hutchinson Technology
Incorporated, a Minnesota corporation (the "Applicant"), a Letter of
Credit in an original amount not to exceed $2,031,781. The Applicant hereby
applies to the Bank for certain modifications to the Agreement and the Bank is
willing to agree to the Applicant's requests on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.  Accordingly, the Applicant and the Bank hereby agree as follows:

               1    Section 5.8(m) of the Agreement shall be and hereby is
amended by deleting the amount "$10,000,000" appearing in the third line of said
Section and substituting therefor the amount "$20,000,000."

               2.   In order to induce the Bank to execute and deliver this
Amendment, the Applicant hereby represents to the Bank that as of the date
hereof and as of the time that this Amendment becomes effective, the Applicant
is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and
no Event of Default as defined in the Agreement, as amended hereby, nor any
Potential Event of Default as so defined, shall have occurred and be continuing.

               3.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.  Except as specifically amended and modified hereby, all of the
terms and conditions of the Agreement shall stand and remain unchanged and in
full force and effect.  No reference to this Amendment need be made in any note,
instrument or other document making reference to the Agreement, any reference to
the Agreement in any of such to be deemed to be a reference to the Agreement as
amended hereby.  All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall



have the same meanings herein as they have in the Agreement.  The Applicant
agrees to pay all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and
the documents and transactions contemplated hereby.  This instrument shall be
construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois.

               4.   This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of March 31,
1994 (the "Effective Date").

               Executed as of April 13 1995, to be effective as of the Effective
               Date.

                                      HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY
                                        INCORPORATED

                                      By /s/ John A. Ingleman
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                                        John A. Ingleman
                                           Its: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                                Officer and Treasurer

               Accepted and agreed to at Chicago, Illinois, as of the date and
year last above written.

                                      HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

                                      By: /s/ Catherine C. Ciolek
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                                        Its: Vice President