UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 14, 2005


                             JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                     GEORGIA
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-6352                                   58-0278260
 (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)


    2939 Miller Road, Decatur, Georgia                  30035
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)


                                 (770) 981-9460
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                (Not Applicable)
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 14, 2005 John H. Harland Company (the "Company") issued a press release
in which it announced it expects first-quarter and full-year earnings per share
to be higher than the guidance provided by the Company when it reported
fourth-quarter results in February 2005. A copy of the press release is
furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)        Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Exhibit

99.1              Press Release issued April 14, 2005



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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:  April 20, 2005           By: /s/ John C. Walters

                                    -----------------------------

                                    John C. Walters
                                    Senior Vice President and
                                    General Counsel





Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number    Description of the Exhibit


99.1              Press Release issued April 14, 2005