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 DECEMBER 28, 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 January 30, 1998 the registrant had 19,661,323 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED (Dollars in thousands) December 28, September 28, 1997 1997 ------------ ------------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 36,069 $ 98,340 Securities available for sale 19,421 20,211 Trade receivables, net 47,085 51,467 GE lease receivable 34,228 31,073 Other receivables 3,326 3,504 Inventories 35,389 27,189 Prepaid taxes and other expenses 13,278 11,562 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 188,796 243,346 Property, plant and equipment, net 226,362 175,253 Other assets 12,021 11,240 ------------ ------------ $427,179 $429,839 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ 5,332 $ 5,332 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 51,619 39,373 Accrued compensation 21,913 19,407 Accrued income taxes 1,256 6,078 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 80,120 70,190 Long-term debt, less current maturities 71,522 72,862 Other long-term liabilities 3,803 3,829 Shareholders' investment: Common stock, $.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized, 19,637,000 and 19,619,000 issued and outstanding 196 196 Additional paid-in capital 150,926 150,676 Retained earnings 120,612 132,086 ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' investment 271,734 282,958 ------------ ------------ $427,179 $429,839 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED (In thousands, except per share data) Thirteen Weeks Ended ----------------------------- December 28, December 29, 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Net sales $88,982 $106,906 Cost of sales 89,478 75,794 ------------ ------------ Gross profit (loss) (496) 31,112 Selling, general and administrative expenses 10,269 10,918 Research and development expenses 5,161 5,739 ------------ ------------ Income (loss) from operations (15,926) 14,455 Other income, net 567 306 Interest expense (147) (858) ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before income taxes (15,506) 13,903 Provision (benefit) for income taxes (4,032) 2,786 ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) ($11,474) $11,117 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Basic earnings (loss) per common share ($0.58) $0.68 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share ($0.58) $0.65 Weighted average common shares outstanding 19,629 16,361 Weighted average common and diluted shares outstanding 19,629 17,120 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED (Dollars in thousands) Thirteen Weeks Ended ----------------------------- December 28, December 29, 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Operating activities: Net income (loss) ($11,474) $11,117 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 9,256 9,607 Deferred income taxes (1,938) (296) Change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 4) 2,304 1,874 ------------ ------------ Cash provided by (used for) operating activities (1,852) 22,302 ------------ ------------ Investing activities: Capital expenditures (56,794) (8,491) Funding from GE lease receivable 5,468 - Expenditures from GE lease receivable (8,623) (6,005) Sales of marketable securities 3,111 - Purchases of marketable securities (2,320) (105) ------------ ------------ Cash used for investing activities (59,158) (14,601) ------------ ------------ Financing activities: Repayments of long-term debt (1,340) (1,339) Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt - 25,000 Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 79 236 ------------ ------------ Cash provided by (used for) financing activities (1,261) 23,897 ------------ ------------ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (62,271) 31,598 ------------ ------------ Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 98,340 22,884 ------------ ------------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $36,069 $54,482 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 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 include 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) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT During March 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("SFAS 128"), which requires the disclosure of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997, and December 29, 1996, were determined on the assumption that the stock options were exercised when the grant price was below the market price. The Company adopted SFAS No. 128, effective December 15, 1997. As a result, the Company's reported earnings per share for the thirteen weeks ended December 29, 1996 were restated. The effect of this accounting change on previously reported earnings per share ("EPS") data was as follows: Thirteen Weeks Ended December 29, 1996 --------------------- EPS as reported $0.66 Effect of SFAS No. 128 0.02 ----- Basic EPS as restated $0.68 ----- ----- If the Company had been in a net income position, 656,000 shares would have been included in the diluted earnings (loss) per share computation. (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 1998. A breakdown of customer sales is as follows: Thirteen Weeks Ended -------------------------------- December 28, December 29, Percentage of Net Sales 1997 1996 - ----------------------- ------------ ------------ Five Largest Customers 87% 86% SAE Magnetics, Ltd./TDK 27 13 Read-Rite Corporation 19 13 Seagate Technology Incorporated 17 36 IBM 12 10 Yamaha Corporation 12 14 (4) SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION Thirteen Weeks Ended ---------------------------- December 28, December 29, 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Receivables, net $4,559 ($10,210) Inventories (8,200) 1,852 Prepaid and other expenses (94) 139 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6,065 10,111 Other non-current liabilities (26) (18) ------------ ------------ $2,304 $ 1,874 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash paid for: Interest (net of amount capitalized) $1,059 $ 116 Income taxes 2,548 1,569 Capitalized interest for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 was $1,441,000 compared to $455,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1997. HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 28, 1997 VS. THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 29, 1996. Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 were $88,982,000, a decrease of $17,924,000 or 17% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1997. This decrease was primarily due to decreased suspension assembly sales. Gross loss for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 was $496,000, compared to a gross profit of $31,112,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1997, and gross profit (loss) as a percent of net sales decreased from 29% to (1)%, primarily due to lower conventional suspension assembly sales volume and higher costs associated with TSA suspension assembly capacity expansion. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 were $10,269,000, a decrease of $649,000 or 6% compared to the comparable period in fiscal 1997. The decreased expenses were due primarily to decreased profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs of $2,744,000, partially offset by an increase in labor expenses of $761,000, increased recruitment and relocation of $560,000 and higher bad debt expense of $389,000. As a percent of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased from 10% in the first quarter of fiscal 1997 to 12% in the first quarter of fiscal 1998. Research and development expenses for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 were $5,161,000 compared to $5,739,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 29, 1996. The prior year amount includes development expenses related to production of TSA prototype suspensions. Other income for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 was $567,000, an increase of $261,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1997, primarily due to an increase in interest income as a result of a higher average investment balance. Interest expense for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 decreased $711,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1997, primarily due to an increase in capitalization of interest of $986,000, offset partially by higher average outstanding debt. The income tax benefit for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 was based on an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year of 26% 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 loss for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 was $11,474,000, compared to net income of $11,117,000 for the comparable period in fiscal 1997. As a percent of net sales, net income (loss) decreased from 10% to (13)% primarily due to the lower sales volume and higher fixed costs, 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 decreased to $36,069,000 at December 28, 1997 compared to $98,340,000 at September 28, 1997. The Company used cash from operating activities of $1,852,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997. Cash used for capital expenditures totaled $56,794,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997, an increase of $48,303,000 from the comparable period in fiscal 1997. The expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal 1998 were primarily for manufacturing and support equipment and construction costs for the Company's Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant and construction of an expansion to the Company's Hutchinson, Minnesota plant. 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 ("GE"). The agreement provided for leasing of manufacturing equipment in fiscal 1997. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997, the Company signed an amendment to the Master Lease Agreement with GE, providing for leasing of up to an additional $30,000,000 of manufacturing equipment in fiscal 1998. The Company serves as a purchasing agent on behalf of GE. As such, amounts expended on GE's behalf, but not yet reimbursed, are included on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet under GE lease receivable. 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 December 28, 1997, the Company had a letter of credit under this facility of $1,425,000 as security for its variable rate demand note. No other amounts were outstanding under the credit facility or letter of credit at December 28,1997. The Company's financing agreements contain various restrictive covenants. As of December 28, 1997, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The Company anticipates fiscal 1998 expenditures of approximately $200,000,000 primarily for manufacturing and support equipment and construction of the Company's Sioux Falls plant and the expansion of the Company's Hutchinson plant. These capital expenditures will support the Company's continued development of, and capacity expansion for, TSA suspension assemblies. Due to changes in market conditions, the Company currently does not anticipate financing plant construction with sale-leaseback transactions, as previously reported. The Company believes that its existing and available capital resources, including funds currently available under its credit facility, additional financing capacity, existing cash balances, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and any cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet its operating and capital expenditure requirements for fiscal 1998, as the Company transitions from conventional suspension assembly production to TSA suspension assembly production. However, if forecasted operating results do not meet the Company's expectations or if the Company is unable to obtain adequate financing at such time or times as such financing is required, the Company's future financial results and liquidity could be materially adversely affected. The Company uses technology throughout its operations that will be affected by Year 2000 issues. During fiscal 1997, the Company implemented remediation steps to make the core business systems which are part of the Company's mid-range computer systems Year 2000 compliant. The Company also has initiated a company-wide project, to be completed in fiscal year 1998, to identify and assess the Year 2000 compliance of other Company systems and the Year 2000 compliance status of its critical suppliers. The expenses relating to Year 2000 compliance incurred in fiscal 1997 and for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997 were not material, and the Company believes the amounts that may be required to be expensed in the future for such compliance will not have a material impact on its results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. MARKET TRENDS AND CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES The Company expects that the expanding use of personal computers, enterprise computing and storage, 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 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 with advanced air bearing designs, improving other components such as motors and media 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, which are more sensitive to mechanical variation, may compel drive manufacturers to use newer suspension technologies, such as the Company's TSA suspension assemblies. Although customer demand for TSA suspensions is growing, the Company expects that conventional suspensions will make up a majority of its shipments for the current fiscal year. The continual pursuit of increasing areal density may lead to further value- added features for TSA suspensions which incorporate a second stage actuator on the suspension to improve head positioning over increasingly tighter data tracks, or which mount preamplifiers near the head to improve data transfer signals. These changes require the Company to develop the competencies of an electromechanical system supplier so that multiple functions may be consolidated on the suspension assembly. The introduction of new types or sizes of read/write heads and new disk drive designs tends to initially 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 rapid development and implementation of 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 fluctuating selling prices due to product maturity, competitive pricing pressures and new product offerings. While many of the Company's current products are reaching or are in the mature phase of their life cycle and thus are experiencing declining prices, its newer products, such as TSA suspensions, have initially much higher selling prices. The statements above under the heading "Market Trends and Certain Contingencies" about demand for disk drives and suspension assemblies, including TSA suspensions, manufacturing yields and selling prices, and the statements above under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" about anticipated capital expenditures, capital resources, and Year 2000 compliance expenditures, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including fluctuating order rates and product mix, slower or faster customer acceptance of its new products, difficulties in producing its TSA suspensions, difficulties in financing and expanding capacity, changes in manufacturing efficiencies, difficulties in implementing Year 2000 compliance 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. Additional discussion of these and other factors may be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 1997 under the heading "Risk Factors". 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 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. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. a) EXHIBITS. 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended by Articles of Amendment dated January 27, 1988 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 June 29, 1997, 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 1997, File No. 0-14709). 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 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), and Amendment to Directors' Retirement Plan effective as of November 19, 1997. 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 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. 014709), and Amendment dated June 30, 1997 to the Master Lease Agreement between General Electric Capital Corporation and Hutchinson Technology Incorporated. 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). 10.13 Hutchinson Technology Incorporated Incentive Bonus Plan. 11.1 Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share. 27.1 Financial Data Schedule. * Exhibits 10.8 and 10.9 contain portions for which confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. No Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 1997. 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: February 4, 1998 By /s/Wayne M. Fortun -------------------------- ------------------------------------- Wayne M. Fortun President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Date: February 4, 1998 By /s/John A. Ingleman -------------------------- ------------------------------------- John A. Ingleman Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Page - ----------- ------------- 10.5 Amendment to Directors' Retirement Plan dated Electronically November 19, 1997 Filed 10.11 Amendment to Master Lease Agreement dated June 30, Electronically 1997 Filed 10.13 Hutchinson Technology Incorporated Incentive Bonus Electronically Plan Filed 11.1 Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Electronically Share Filed 27.1 Financial Data Schedule Electronically Filed