Hutchinson Technology Incorporated Fiscal Year 2004 BioMeasurement Division Bonus Plan Description

Summary

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated has established a bonus plan for an executive officer and select management employees in its BioMeasurement Division. The plan provides for annual cash bonuses, with payouts determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Bonus decisions are primarily based on the division's achievement of annual goals, though the Committee may consider other factors at its discretion. Bonuses are paid in cash during the first quarter of the following fiscal year.

EX-10.9 4 c82723exv10w9.txt DESCRIPTION OF FISCAL YEAR BIOMEASUREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.9 FISCAL YEAR 2004 BIOMEASUREMENT DIVISION BONUS PLAN OF HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED Hutchinson Technology Incorporated ("HTI") has a bonus plan that covers an executive officer and certain other management-level employees of its BioMeasurement Division. The decision to pay out bonuses is made annually by the Compensation Committee of HTI's Board of Directors. The Committee's decision is based primarily on the BioMeasurement Division's attainment of a number of annual goals for the fiscal year, as well as other factors that may be considered at the Committee's discretion. Bonuses are paid in cash in the first quarter of the following fiscal year. 29