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


                                  October 29, 2003
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                          Commission file number 1-6352


                             JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          GEORGIA                                     58-0278260
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


        2939 Miller Rd.
        Decatur, Georgia                                30035
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)


                                 (770) 981-9460
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                (Not Applicable)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)



Item 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K,
"Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition," as directed by
the Commission in Release No. 34-47583.

On October 29, 2003, John H. Harland Company (the "Company") issued a press
release containing information about the Company's financial condition and
results of operations for the quarterly period ended September 26, 2003. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


On October 30, 2003, the management of the Company hosted a conference call to
discuss the Company's financial condition and results of operations for the
quarterly period ended September 26, 2003. This conference call was webcast and
was broadly accessible over the Company's website at www.harland.net. A written
transcript of this conference call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.


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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.

                                           JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY


         11/03/2003                      /S/ John C. Walters
Date:  _______________              By:______________________________
                                        John C. Walters
                                        SVP and General Counsel




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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number      Description of the Exhibit

99.1                Press Release issued July 28, 2003
99.2                Transcript of July 29, 2003 conference call



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