UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended MARCH 30, 1997 ----------------------------------------- OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ----------------- ----------------- Commission File Number 0-14709 ------------------------ HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MINNESOTA 41-0901840 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 40 WEST HIGHLAND PARK, HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA 55350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (320) 587-3797 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, address or fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ---- Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of May 2, 1997 the registrant had 19,530,533 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED (Dollars in thousands) March 30, September 29, 1997 1996 ----------- --------------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $143,993 $ 22,884 Securities available for sale 20,262 3,064 Trade receivables, net 58,850 46,803 Other receivables 20,015 9,475 Inventories 17,860 17,235 Prepaid taxes and other expenses 9,456 9,204 ---------- ---------- Total current assets 270,436 108,665 Property, plant and equipment, net 137,262 121,706 Other assets 7,423 8,612 ---------- ---------- $415,121 $238,983 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ 5,752 $ 5,760 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 32,448 23,008 Accrued compensation 24,973 12,187 Accrued income taxes 6,010 5,608 ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities 69,183 46,563 Long-term debt 74,937 53,185 Other long-term liabilities 3,516 5,551 Shareholders' investment: Common stock, $.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized, 19,529,000 and 16,356,000 issued and outstanding 195 164 Additional paid-in capital 149,313 43,343 Retained earnings 117,977 90,177 ---------- ---------- Total shareholders' investment 267,485 133,684 ---------- ---------- $415,121 $238,983 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 2 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED (In thousands, except per share data) Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended ------------------------- ------------------------ March 30, March 24, March 30, March 24, 1997 1996 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- Net sales $124,259 $86,546 $231,165 $169,878 Cost of sales 85,579 68,667 161,373 130,555 ------- -------- -------- ------- Gross profit 38,680 17,879 69,792 39,323 Research and development expenses 4,747 3,750 10,486 12,803 Selling, general and administrative expenses 12,048 8,537 22,966 17,100 ------- -------- -------- ------- Income from operations 21,885 5,592 36,340 9,420 Other income (net) 861 368 1,167 689 Interest expense (1,009) (407) (1,867) (887) ------- -------- -------- ------- Income before income taxes 21,737 5,553 35,640 9,222 Provision for income taxes 5,054 1,221 7,840 2,028 ------- -------- -------- ------- Net income $16,683 $4,332 $27,800 $7,194 ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Net income per common and common equivalent share $.91 $.26 $1.57 $.43 ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 18,421 16,788 17,654 16,818 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED (Dollars in thousands) Twenty-Six Weeks Ended ---------------------------- March 30, March 24, 1997 1996 ------------ ----------- Operating activities: Net income $ 27,800 $7,194 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 19,139 15,308 Deferred tax (benefit) provision 543 (1,298) Loss on disposal of assets 129 157 Change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 7) 5,688 4,686 ------- -------- Cash provided by operating activities 53,299 26,047 ------- -------- Investing activities: Capital expenditures (29,430) (36,336) Increase in other receivables (11,623) - Sales of securities 2,195 3,070 Purchases of securities (19,393) (3,941) ------- ------- Cash used for investing activities (58,251) (37,207) ------- ------- Financing activities: Repayments of long-term debt (3,255) (1,340) Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 25,000 500 Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 104,316 56 ------- -------- Cash provided by (used for) financing activities 126,061 (784) ------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 121,109 (11,944) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 22,884 30,479 ------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $143,993 $18,535 ------- -------- ------- -------- See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED (Dollars in thousands) (1) ACCOUNTING POLICIES The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in the condensed consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments and reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results that may occur for the entire fiscal year. (2) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT During March 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 ("SFAS 128"), "Earnings per Share", which requires the disclosure of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. The Company expects to adopt SFAS 128 in fiscal 1998 and anticipates it will not have a material impact on the financial position or the results of operations of the Company. (3) BUSINESS AND CUSTOMERS The Company is the world's leading supplier of suspension assemblies for rigid disk drives. Suspension assemblies hold the recording heads in position above the spinning magnetic disks in the drive and are critical to maintaining the necessary microscopic clearance between the head and disk. The Company developed its leadership position in suspension assemblies through research, development and design activities coupled with a substantial investment in manufacturing technologies and equipment. The Company is focused on continuing to develop suspension assemblies which address the rapidly changing requirements of the rigid disk drive industry. The Company also is evaluating other product opportunities in the medical devices market but does not expect any medical-related revenues in fiscal 1997. A breakdown of customer sales is as follows: Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended -------------------- ---------------------- March 30, March 24, March 30, March 24, Percentage of Net Sales 1997 1996 1997 1996 - ----------------------- ------- ------- -------- --------- Five Largest Customers 84% 90% 84% 90% Seagate Technology Incorporated 35 34 35 33 Read-Rite Corporation 13 15 13 17 Yamaha Corporation 13 17 13 16 SAE Magnetics, Ltd./TDK 13 12 13 14 IBM 10 12 10 10 5 (4) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE Cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid investments with maturities of less than 90 days. Securities available for sale consist of investments with original maturities greater than 90 days which are intended to be held less than one year. Securities available for sale at March 30, 1997 consisted of U.S. government securities with a market value and cost of $20,262,000. Securities totaling $3,262,000 have been pledged for certain self-insured reserves. The Company follows the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities". (5) INVENTORIES All inventories are stated at the lower of last-in, first-out (LIFO) cost or market. Inventories consisted of the following: March 30, September 29, 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Raw materials $6,692 $4,137 Work in process 7,499 5,558 Finished goods 3,959 7,830 LIFO reserve (290) (290) ------------ ------------ $17,860 $17,235 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (6) INCOME TAXES The following table details the significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets as of March 30, 1997: March 30, September 29, 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Current deferred tax assets: Sales and accounts receivables $1,308 $873 Inventories 5,458 5,419 Accruals and other reserves 2,517 2,367 ------------ ------------ Total current deferred tax assets 9,283 8,659 Long-term deferred tax assets (liabilities): Property, plant and equipment 3,447 3,753 Accruals and other reserves 2,051 2,146 Tax credits 1,234 2,738 Valuation allowance - (738) ------------ ------------ Total long-term deferred tax assets 6,732 7,899 ------------ ------------ Total deferred tax assets $16,015 $16,558 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 6 The following table lists the types of tax credits available to the Company, and their expiration dates: Year of Carryforward Amount Expiration - ------------ ------ ---------- Alternative minimum tax $1,234 Does not expire The Company determined that the realization of this tax credit did not meet the recognition criteria under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes", and, accordingly, a valuation allowance has been established. (7) SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION Twenty-Six Weeks Ended ----------------------- March 30, March 24, 1997 1996 --------- --------- Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Trade receivables, net ($12,047) ($3,336) Inventories (625) (5,491) Prepaid and other expenses 1,455 (1,551) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 18,941 12,064 Other noncurrent liabilities (2,036) 3,000 --------- --------- $5,688 $4,686 --------- --------- --------- --------- Cash paid for: Interest (net of amount capitalized) $1,211 $1,461 Income taxes 5,144 2,865 Capitalized interest for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $1,052,000 compared to $565,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1996. (8) SALE OF COMMON STOCK In February 1997, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of its common stock through a public offering. The Company received net proceeds of $102,900,000 and expects to use the funds for general corporate purposes, primarily expenditures for manufacturing and support equipment and construction of the Company's photoetch plant at its Eau Claire, Wisconsin site. Pending such uses, the Company has invested the net proceeds from the offering in short-term debt securities. (9) RESTATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH STOCK SPLIT On January 20, 1997, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a three-for-one stock split of the Company's common stock, effective at the close of business on February 11, 1997. Common share and earnings per share amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. 7 HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 30, 1997 VS. THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 24, 1996. Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $124,259,000, an increase of $37,713,000 or 44% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. This increase was primarily due to increased suspension assembly volume. Gross profit for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $38,680,000, an increase of $20,801,000 or 116% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996, and gross profit as a percent of net sales increased from 21% to 31%, primarily due to higher sales volume and improved manufacturing efficiencies. Research and development expenses for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $4,747,000 compared to $3,750,000 for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 1996. The increase was mainly due to increased development efforts on TSA-TM- suspensions. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $12,048,000, an increase of $3,511,000 or 41% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. The increased expenses were due primarily to increased profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs of $2,783,000 and an increase in labor expenses of $552,000. As a percent of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses remained at 10%. Other income for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $861,000, an increase of $493,000. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $936,000 in interest income as a result of a higher average investment balance offset partially by a $302,000 increase in royalties paid under licensing agreements. Interest expense for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $1,009,000, an increase of $602,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1996, primarily due to higher average outstanding debt. The income tax provision for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 was based on an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year of 22% which was below the statutory federal rate primarily due to the large portion of sales that qualifies for the benefit of the Company's Foreign Sales Corporation. Net income for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $16,683,000, an increase of $12,351,000 compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. As a percent of net sales, net income increased from 5% to 13% primarily due to the higher sales volume and improved manufacturing efficiencies, noted above. TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED MARCH 30, 1997 VS. TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED MARCH 24, 1996. Net sales for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $231,165,000, an increase of $61,287,000 or 36% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. This increase was primarily due to increased suspension assembly volume. Gross profit for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $69,792,000, an increase of $30,469,000 or 77% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996, and gross profit as a percent of 8 net sales increased from 23% to 30%, primarily due to higher sales volume and improved manufacturing efficiencies. Research and development expenses for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $10,486,000 compared to $12,803,000 for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 1996. The expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 1996 included a $5,500,000 charge related to a technology sharing agreement with IBM. Excluding the charge, research and development expenses increased mainly due to increased development efforts on TSA-TM- suspensions. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 were $22,966,000, an increase of $5,866,000 or 34% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. The increased expenses were due primarily to increased profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs of $4,889,000 and a $1,033,000 increase in labor expenses. As a percent of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses remained at 10%. Other income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $1,167,000, an increase of $478,000. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $1,106,000 in interest income as a result of a higher average investment balance offset partially by a $427,000 increase in royalties paid under licensing agreements. Interest expense for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $1,867,000, an increase of $980,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1996, primarily due to higher average outstanding debt. The income tax provision for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was based on an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year of 22% which was below the statutory federal rate primarily due to the large portion of sales that qualifies for the benefit of the Company's Foreign Sales Corporation. Net income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997 was $27,800,000, an increase of $20,606,000 compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1996. As a percent of net sales, net income increased from 4% to 12% primarily due to the higher sales volume and improved manufacturing efficiencies, noted above. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company's principal sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations, cash balances and additional financing capacity. The Company's cash and cash equivalents increased to $143,933,000 at March 30, 1997 compared to $22,884,000 at September 29, 1996. The increase is primarily a result of the stock offering noted below. The Company generated cash from operating activities of $53,299,000 for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1996. In February 1997, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of its common stock through a public offering. The Company received net proceeds of $102,900,000 and expects to use the funds for general corporate purposes, primarily expenditures for manufacturing and support equipment and construction of the Company's photoetch plant at its Eau Claire, Wisconsin site. Pending such uses, the Company has invested the net proceeds from the offering in the short-term debt securities. Cash used for capital expenditures totaled $29,430,000 for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 1997, a decrease of $6,906,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1996. The expenditures for the twenty-six 9 weeks ended March 30, 1997 were primarily for manufacturing and support equipment and construction costs of the photoetch plant at the Company's Eau Claire site. The Company anticipates, but is not contractually committed to, fiscal 1997 expenditures of approximately $100,000,000 primarily for manufacturing and support equipment and construction of the Company's Eau Claire photoetch plant. Financing of these capital expenditures will be principally from cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents and additional financing capacity. The Company anticipates financing a new Sioux Falls, South Dakota assembly plant through a lease transaction and internal financing. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 1996, the Company completed a $50,000,000 private debt placement, of which $25,000,000 was issued in July 1996 as senior unsecured notes having a fixed rate of 7.85%, annual principal payments of $8,333,000 beginning on July 26, 2001 and maturing in July 2003. The Company issued the remaining $25,000,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 1997 as a senior unsecured note having a fixed rate of 8.07%, annual principal payments of $4,167,000 beginning on November 26, 2001 and maturing in November 2006. During the first quarter of fiscal 1997, the Company signed a Master Lease Agreement for up to $25,000,000 with General Electric Capital Corporation. The agreement provides for leasing of various manufacturing equipment in fiscal 1997 for a noncancellable term of four years with various alternatives at the end of the lease term. The Company established a $25,000,000 unsecured credit facility with The First National Bank of Chicago during the first quarter of fiscal 1996. At March 30, 1997, the Company had a letter of credit under this facility of $1,625,000 as security for its variable rate demand note with the City of Hutchinson. The Company's financing agreements contain various restrictive covenants. As of March 30, 1997, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The Company believes that cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents, existing lending facilities and available financing capacity will be sufficient to meet the Company's current and long-term liquidity, debt installments and capital requirements. During March 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 ("SFAS 128"), "Earnings per Share", which requires the disclosure of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. The Company expects to adopt SFAS 128 in fiscal 1998 and anticipates it will not have a material impact on the financial position or the results of operations of the Company. MARKET TRENDS AND CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES The Company expects that the expanding use of personal computers and network servers, increasingly complex software and the emergence of new applications for disk storage that have contributed to the historical year-to-year increases in disk drive production will continue for the foreseeable future. The Company also believes demand for disk drives will continue to be subject, as it has in the past, to rapid short-term changes resulting from, among other things, changes in disk drive inventory levels, responses to competitive price changes and unpredicted high or low market acceptance of new drive models. As in past years, disk drives continue to be the storage device of choice for applications requiring low access times and higher capacities because of their speed and low cost per megabyte of stored data. The 10 cost of storing data on disk drives continues to decrease primarily due to increasing areal density, the amount of data which can be stored on magnetic disks. Improvements in areal density have been attained by lowering the fly height of the read/write head, using smaller read/write heads and using new read/write head types such as those of magneto-resistive (MR) design. The move to MR heads, which require more electrical leads, and the transition to smaller or pico-sized heads, may compel drive manufacturers to use newer suspension technologies, such as the Company's TSA-TM- suspensions. Although customer demand for TSA-TM- suspensions is growing, the Company expects that conventional suspensions will make up a majority of its shipments for the next couple of years. The introduction of new types or sizes of read/write heads and new disk drive designs tends to decrease customers' yields with the result that the Company may experience temporary elevations of demand for some types of suspension assemblies. The advent of new heads and new drive designs may require the Company to rapidly develop and manufacture new suspension types which temporarily may reduce the Company's manufacturing yields and efficiencies. There can be no assurance that such changes will not continue to affect the Company. The Company generally experiences declining selling prices due to product maturity and competitive pricing pressures. These forces may be temporarily offset when the Company's new products, having initially higher selling prices, enter the market. The statements above under the heading "Market Trends and Certain Contingencies" about demand for disk drives and suspension assemblies, including TSA-TM- suspensions, manufacturing yields and selling prices, and the statements under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" about anticipated capital expenditures and capital resources, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including slower or faster acceptance of its new products, difficulties in producing its TSA-TM- suspensions, difficulties in expanding capacity and those discussed above. These factors may cause the Company's actual future results to differ materially from historical earnings and from the financial performance of the Company presently anticipated. The Company and certain users of the Company's products have from time to time received, and may in the future receive, communications from third parties asserting patents against the Company or its customers which may relate to certain of the Company's manufacturing equipment or products or to products which include the Company's products as a component. Although the Company has not been a party to any material intellectual property litigation, certain of its customers have been sued on patents having claims closely related to products sold by the Company. In the event any third party were to make a valid infringement claim and a license were not available on terms acceptable to the Company, the Company's operating results could be adversely affected. The Company expects that, as the number of patents issued continues to increase, and as the Company grows, the volume of intellectual property claims could increase. The Company is party to certain other claims arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such claims will not materially affect the Company's current or future financial position or results of operations. 11 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. At the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 29th, 1997, the shareholders approved the following: (a) the election of directors to serve until their successors are duly elected. Each nominated director was elected as follows: Director - Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld -------------------------- ---------- -------------- Jeffrey W. Green 15,201,102 269,274 Wayne M. Fortun 15,202,152 268,224 W. Thomas Brunberg 15,191,952 278,424 Archibald Cox 15,200,910 269,466 James E. Donaghy 15,192,252 278,124 Harry C. Ervin, Jr. 15,199,005 271,371 Richard N. Rosett 15,200,328 270,048 (b) a proposal to approve the Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 1996 Incentive Plan. The proposal received 8,002,995 votes for, and 3,350,973 votes against, approval. There were 68,649 abstentions and 4,047,759 broker non-votes. (c) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP to serve as independent public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 28, 1997. The proposal received 15,401,946 votes for, and 26,085 votes against, ratification. There were 42,345 abstentions and no broker non-votes. The number of shares voted on the above matters have been adjusted to reflect the three-for-one stock split of the Company's common stock effective at the close of business on February 11, 1997. 12 ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. a) EXHIBITS. 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement No. 2-98270), as amended by Articles of Amendment dated January 27, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 27, 1987, File No. 0-14709) and as amended by Articles of Amendment dated January 21, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 3.2 Restated By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 4.1 Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including an indenture. The Registrant agrees to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request copies of instruments with respect to long-term debt. 4.2 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the placement of $20,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709), Amendment dated as of March 15, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.3 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the placement of $5,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Central Life Assurance Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709), Amendment dated as of March 15, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.4 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 20, 1994, providing for the placement of $5,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Modern Woodmen of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 1994, File No. 0-14709), Amendment dated as of March 15, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.5 Credit Agreement between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, dated as of December 8, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709), First Amendment dated as of June 22, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the 13 Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 23, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Second Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.6 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 26, 1996, providing for the placement of $15,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.7 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 26, 1996, providing for the placement of $10,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 4.8 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 26, 1996, providing for the placement of $25,000,000 of senior unsecured notes with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997. 10.1 Lease with Right of Refusal between Donald Wendorff and Laura Wendorff, Lessors, and the Company, Lessee, dated September 6, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709). 10.2 Office/Warehouse Lease between OPUS Corporation, Lessor, and the Company, Lessee, dated December 29, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and First Amendment to Office/Warehouse Lease dated April 30, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 23, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 10.3 Building Lease dated April 1988 and Amendment to Building Lease dated August 29, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Second Amendment to Building Lease dated as of September 18, 1989, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990, File No. 0-14709), Third Amendment to Building Lease dated September 19, 1991, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 1991, File No. 0-14709), Fourth Amendment to Commercial Lease dated September 29, 1992, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709), Fifth Amendment to Commercial Lease dated February 11, 1993, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709), Sixth Amendment to 14 Commercial Lease dated February 17, 1995, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709), and Seventh Amendment to Commercial Lease dated April 1, 1995, relating to the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709). 10.4 Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 401-K Plan and related 401-K Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1990, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment effective April 1, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 1996, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment effective April 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 23, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 10.5 Directors' Retirement Plan effective as of January 1, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709). 10.6 Description of Bonus Program for Key Employees of Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1992, File No. 0-14709). 10.7 1988 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 25, 1988, File No. 0-14709), Amendment to the 1988 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 26, 1993, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment to the 1988 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 26, 1995, File No. 0-14709). *10.8 Technology Transfer and Development Agreement, effective as of September 1, 1994, between Hutchinson Technology Incorporated and International Business Machines Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 25, 1995, File No. 0-14709), and Amendment dated December 11, 1995 to the Technology Transfer and Development Agreement between International Business Machines Corporation and Hutchinson Technology Incorporated executed June 15, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24, 1995, File No. 0-14709). *10.9 Patent License Agreement, effective as of September 1, 1994, between Hutchinson Technology Incorporated and International Business Machines Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 25, 1995, File No. 0-14709). 10.10 Lease Agreement between Meridian Eau Claire LLC and Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, dated May 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the 15 Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 23, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 10.11 Master Lease Agreement dated as of December 19, 1996 between General Electric Capital Corporation, as Lessor, and Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, as Lessee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 10.12 Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 1996 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 1996, File No. 0-14709). 11 Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share. 27 Financial Data Schedule. b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. No Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 1997. * Exhibits 10.8 and 10.9 contain portions for which confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 16 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED Date: May 6, 1997 By /s/ Wayne M. Fortun ------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Wayne M. Fortun President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Date: May 6, 1997 By /s/ John A. Ingleman ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- John A. Ingleman Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary 17 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Page - ------- --------------- 4.2 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.3 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.4 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.5 Second Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.6 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.7 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 4.8 Amendment dated as of February 24, 1997 Electronically Filed 11 Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share Electronically Filed 27 Financial Data Schedule Electronically Filed 18