Hutchinson Technology Announces First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call and...

Hutchinson Technology Announces First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call
and Webcast

HUTCHINSON, Minn., Jan. 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hutchinson Technology
Incorporated (Nasdaq:HTCH) will hold a conference call to discuss its financial
results for its fiscal first quarter on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (4:00 p.m. Central Time). A news release reporting results for the
period will be issued at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central
Time) on January 29, 2008.

The call will be webcast and can be accessed in the Investors section of
Hutchinson Technology's web site at www.htch.com. A replay of the call will also
be available beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 29
until 12:59 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 1. To access the replay, dial
800-405-2236 and enter 11105961# at the pass code number prompt.

The webcast is also being distributed by Thomson StreetEvents to both
institutional and individual investors. Investors can listen to the call at
www.earnings.com.

Hutchinson Technology's Disk Drive Components Division is the leading worldwide
supplier of suspension assemblies for disk drives. Hutchinson Technology's
BioMeasurement Division is focused on bringing new technologies and products to
the market that provide information clinicians can use to improve the quality of
health care.

-0-
CONTACT: Hutchinson Technology Inc.
Investor Contact:
Chuck Ives, Investor Relations Manager
320-587-1605
Media Contact:
Connie Pautz, Corporate Communications Director
320-587-1823