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


                                January 28, 2004
                        (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 January 28, 2004, 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 December 31, 2003. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

On January 29, 2004, 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 December 31, 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



Date:  February 4, 2004              By: /s/ John C. Walters
                                         -----------------------------
                                         John C. Walters
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         General Counsel


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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number      Description of the Exhibit

99.1                Press Release issued January 28, 2004
99.2                Transcript of January 29, 2004 conference call



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