UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
February 14, 2014
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Minnesota
 
001-34838
 
41-0901840
(State of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

40 West Highland Park Drive N.E.,
Hutchinson, Minnesota
 
55350
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
(320) 587-3797
 
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
     
 
Not Applicable
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 8.01
Other Events.
 
On February 14, 2014, we entered into an agreement to sell a portion of our facility located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and related real and personal property for cash consideration totaling $4,600,000. The sale to Riverside Partners, L.L.P., a Wisconsin limited liability partnership, is scheduled to close on or before March 25, 2014, subject to customary contingencies.  We will continue to own and operate the remaining portion of the Eau Claire facility, representing approximately 700,000 square feet of floor space.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
   
   
Date:           February 20, 2014
/s/ David P. Radloff
 
David P. Radloff
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer