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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~March 2616, ~~2006~~2007

JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia	1-06352	58-0278260
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2939 Miller Road
Decatur, Georgia		30035
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 85.~~01.~~02 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

OnAs disclosed ~~December~~in 27the Proxy Statement dated March 2, ~~2006~~2007 of John H. Harland Company (the “Company”), the Company’s ~~will~~shareholders ~~distribute~~are ~~via~~scheduled on March 28, 2007 to ~~email~~vote on a merger (the ~~employee~~“Merger”) ~~communication~~of ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~Company asand ~~Exhibit~~H 99Acquisition Corp.1, ~~which~~a wholly isowned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide Corp. that was formed solely for ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~purpose byof ~~reference~~facilitating the Merger. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide Corp., and its common stock will cease to be publicly traded. As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, the directors of H Acquisition Corp. will become the directors of the surviving company.

~~Important~~John D. ~~Additional~~Johns, ~~Information~~a ~~Will~~director Beof ~~Filed~~the ~~with~~Company, is not a director of H Acquisition Corp., and therefore will not be a director of the ~~SEC~~surviving company. Accordingly, after the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Johns will cease to be a director of the Company.

InMr. Johns ~~connection~~serves ~~with~~as ~~the~~a ~~proposed~~director ~~merger~~at ofother ~~H Acquisition~~companies ~~Corp.,~~in aaddition ~~wholly-owned~~to ~~subsidiary~~the ofCompany. By Mceasing &to Fbe ~~Worldwide~~a ~~Corp.,~~director ~~with and~~of ~~into~~ the Company ~~and~~ at the ~~required~~time ~~shareholder~~of ~~approval~~the Merger, ~~the~~Mr. ~~Company~~Johns will ~~file~~ aremain ~~proxy~~in ~~statement~~compliance with ~~the~~best ~~Securities~~ practices and ~~Exchange~~guidelines ~~Commission~~maintained ~~(the~~by ~~“SEC”). INVESTORS~~Institutional ~~AND~~Shareholder ~~SECURITY~~Services ~~HOLDERS~~relating ~~ARE~~to ~~ADVISED~~the number TOof ~~READ~~boards ~~THE~~on ~~PROXY~~which ~~STATEMENT~~he ~~AND~~serves. ~~OTHER~~However, ~~RELEVANT~~if ~~MATERIALS~~the ~~WHEN~~Merger ~~THEY~~does ~~BECOME~~not ~~AVAILABLE~~proceed ~~BECAUSE~~for ~~THEY~~any ~~WILL~~reason, ~~CONTAIN IMPORTANT~~a ~~INFORMATION~~question ~~ABOUT~~could arise ~~THE~~as ~~COMPANY~~to ~~AND~~whether ~~THE MERGER~~Mr. ~~Investors~~ ~~and security~~Johns’ ~~holders~~continued ~~may~~service ~~obtain~~on ~~free~~the ~~copies~~Company’s ofBoard ~~these documents (when they are~~would ~~available)~~be ~~and~~consistent ~~other documents filed~~ with ~~the~~such ~~SEC,~~best atpractices ~~its~~and ~~website at www~~guidelines.~~sec.gov.~~ ~~In addition~~Therefore, ~~the~~Mr. ~~documents~~Johns ~~filed~~clarified byfor the Company ~~with~~on ~~the~~March ~~SEC may~~16, be2007 ~~obtained~~that ~~free~~in ofthe ~~charge~~event bythat ~~contacting~~ the ~~Company~~Merger ~~at:~~does ~~John~~not ~~H. Harland~~go ~~Company~~forward, ~~Attn: Henry R~~Mr. ~~Bond,~~Johns ~~Vice~~will ~~President,~~resign ~~Investor Relations~~from, ~~Box~~or ~~105250, Atlanta,~~will ~~Georgia~~not ~~30348;~~stand ~~Telephone:~~for ~~770~~re-~~593-5697. The~~election ~~Company’s~~to, ~~filings with~~ the ~~SEC are also available on the~~ Company’s ~~website~~board atof ~~www~~directors.~~harland.net.~~

The Company and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders with respect to the Merger. Information about the Company’s executive officers and directors and their ownership of the Company’s shares is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2006 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2006. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of the Company and its respective executive officers and directors in the proposed merger by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statements regarding the proposed merger, which will be filed with the SEC.SIGNATURES

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~9.01.~~to ~~Financial~~the requirements ~~Statements~~of ~~and~~the ~~Exhibits~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

(d) Exhibits.

	JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
	(Registrant)

Date: March 22, 2007
	By:	s/ John C. Walters
		John C. Walters
		Senior Vice President and Secretary

99.1 Senior Management Incentive Plan Participants Q&A dated December 26, 2006

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: December 26, 2006
	By:	/s/ Philip A. Theodore
		Philip A. Theodore
		Senior Vice President and General
		Counsel

Exhibit Index

99.1 Senior Management Incentive Plan Participants Q&A dated December 26, 2006.

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