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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;17, 2004</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>UNDER</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Georgia<BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>58-0278260<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2939 Miller Road<BR>
Decatur, Georgia 30035<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>John H. Harland Company<BR>
Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>John H. Harland Company<BR>
2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>John H. Harland Company<BR>
Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Full Title of the Plans)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Timothy C. Tuff<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
John H. Harland Company<BR>
2939 Miller Road<BR>
Decatur, Georgia 30035<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR>
770-981-9460<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
John C. Walters<BR>
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
John H. Harland Company<BR>
2939 Miller Road<BR>
Decatur, Georgia 30035</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Alan J. Prince<BR>
King &#038; Spalding LLP<BR>
191 Peachtree Street<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30303<BR>
(404)&nbsp;572-4600</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>to be Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Share (1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Deferred Compensation Obligations(2)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,000,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">100</TD>
    <TD nowrap>%</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,000,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,177</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share (3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">343,710 shares(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">36.18</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">12,435,428</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,464</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h). The Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
for shares of common stock calculated on the basis of the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as quoted on
the New York Stock Exchange on December&nbsp;14, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>$9,000,000 of the Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured
obligations of the John H. Harland Company to pay deferred compensation
in the future in accordance with the terms of the John H. Harland
Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan. $1,000,000 of the Deferred
Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the John H.
Harland Company to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance
with the terms of the John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plan described herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement also covers such
indeterminate number of additional securities as may become issuable
under the plans as the result of any future stock splits, stock
dividends or similar adjustment of the Registrant&#146;s common stock.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g92423exv5w1.txt">EX-5.1 OPINION OF KING & SPALDING LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g92423exv23w1.txt">EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g92423exv99w1.txt">EX-99.1 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g92423exv99w2.txt">EX-99.2 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY 2005 COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g92423exv99w3.txt">EX-99.3 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY POST-2004 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to (i)&nbsp;an additional
143,710 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of John H.
Harland Company, a Georgia corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to
be issued to certain non-employee directors pursuant to the John H. Harland
Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the &#147;1996 Plan&#148;) (200,000
shares were previously authorized under the 1996 Plan of which 56,290 shares
were previously registered on a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No.
333-94727)), (ii)&nbsp;200,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the
&#147;2005 Plan&#148;), (iii) $1,000,000 of obligations of the Company to pay deferred
compensation pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan, and (iv) $9,000,000 of
obligations of the Company to pay deferred compensation pursuant to the terms
of the John H. Harland Company Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan (the
&#147;Post-2004 Plan,&#148; together with the 1996 Plan and the 2005 Plan, collectively,
the &#147;Plans&#148;). The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I
will be sent or given to participants in the Plans as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In
accordance with the instructions of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents will not
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN<BR>
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents that the Company has previous filed with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:


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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March&nbsp;26, 2004, June&nbsp;25, 2004, and September
24, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September
27, 2004; and</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in a
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated April&nbsp;28, 1970, filed under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the time of filing of such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following discussion is a summary of the Post-2004 Plan and the 2005
Plan as they relate to the deferred compensation obligations. This Summary is
qualified entirely by the Post-2004 Plan and the 2005 Plan, copies of which
have been filed as exhibits to this registration statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>The Post-2004 Plan</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Post-2004 Plan is an unfunded, non-tax qualified deferred compensation
arrangement which will provide selected management employees as specified in
the Post-2004 Plan, the opportunity to defer a portion of their compensation
earned in a year and/or annual bonus paid in the year. The Company will credit
each participating employee (each a &#147;Participant&#148;) with matching contributions
for certain deferrals under the Post-2004 Plan. The obligations of the Company
under the Post-2004 Plan (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) will be unsecured general
obligations of the Company to pay the deferred compensation in the future in
accordance with the terms of the Post-2004 Plan. The Company&#146;s obligation to
make any distribution to, or on behalf of, a Participant under the Post-2004
Plan will be made from the Company&#146;s general assets and any claim by a
Participant or beneficiary against the Company for any distribution under the
Post-2004 Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any of the Company&#146;s
general and unsecured creditors. The Benefits Committee appointed by the
Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer will serve as the administrator
of the Post-2004 Plan. The Company has established a grantor trust with
Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB, as trustee, for the purpose of funding the
Company&#146;s Obligations under the Post-2004 Plan.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of compensation earned in a year and/or annual bonus paid in
the year to be deferred by each Participant will be determined in accordance
with the Post-2004 Plan based on elections by each Participant. Each
Obligation will be payable in a lump sum or installments, as elected by the
Participant, upon the earliest to occur of death, disability,
separation from
service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Post-2004 Plan. The Obligations will be indexed to one or more
investment options individually chosen by each Participant from a list of
investment options. Each Participant&#146;s Obligation will be adjusted to reflect
the investment experience, whether positive or negative, of the selected
investment option(s).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior
to payment upon the earliest to occur of death, disability, separation from
service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Post-2004 Plan, except that the Committee may authorize an early
distribution for reasons of severe financial hardship resulting from
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances. Participants may not alienate,
assign, commute, or otherwise encumber Obligations under the Post-2004 Plan for
any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will be disregarded as null and
void. However, the Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the
Post-2004 Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or termination shall
adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance credited to his or
her account under the Post-2004 Plan as of the date of such amendment or
termination.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>The 2005 Plan</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 2005 Plan is an unfunded deferred compensation plan under which the
Company&#146;s non-employee Directors (the &#147;Directors&#148;) receive their annual
retainers, annual cash fees and meeting fees (the &#147;Fees&#148;) and are given an
opportunity to defer all or a portion of such Fees. The Board of Directors has
the exclusive responsibility and discretionary authority to control the
administration of the 2005 Plan, but may delegate that authority to a committee
or a person. Each Director will have the opportunity to elect the amount of
Fees to be deferred pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan and whether the Fees
are deferred in the form of cash or the Company&#146;s stock. The Director&#146;s
account will be credited with either cash or stock equivalents depending on the
Director&#146;s election.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As provided in the 2005 Plan, a Director&#146;s account will be credited with
additional stock equivalents for any cash or stock dividends paid on the
Company&#146;s common stock, and a Participant&#146;s account will be adjusted for any
change in the Company&#146;s capital stock as a result of a dividend, distribution,
stock split or recapitalization. A Participant may elect a different form or a
different time of distribution for Fees deferred as provided in the 2005 Plan.
The Company&#146;s obligation to make any distributions to, or on behalf of a
Director under the 2005 Plan (the &#147;2005 Plan Obligations&#148;) will be unfunded and
unsecured, will be made from the Company&#146;s general assets and any


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">claim by a Participant or beneficiary against the Company for any distribution
under the 2005 Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any of the Company&#146;s
general and unsecured creditors. The Company has not established any fund or
trust to provide for the payment of the 2005 Plan Obligations.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Participants may not alienate, assign, commute, or otherwise encumber any
interest in the Plan for any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will
be disregarded as null and void. The Company reserves the right to amend or
terminate the 2005 Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or
termination shall adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance
of his or her deferred account as of the date of such amendment or termination.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the statute, the Company&#146;s Restated Articles of Incorporation,
as amended, and the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws referred to below.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">PART 5 OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE GEORGIA BUSINESS CORPORATION CODE STATES:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-850. PART DEFINITIONS.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this part, the term:


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Corporation&#148; includes any domestic or foreign predecessor
entity of a corporation in a merger or other transaction in which
the predecessor&#146;s existence ceased upon consummation of the
transaction.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Director&#148; or &#147;officer&#148; means an individual who is or was a
director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a
director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the
corporation&#146;s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other
entity. A director or officer is considered to be serving an
employee benefit plan at the corporation&#146;s request if his or her
duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise
involve services by, the director or officer to the plan or to
participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. Director or officer
includes, unless the context otherwise requires, the estate or
personal representative of a director or officer.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Disinterested director&#148; means a director who at the time of
a vote referred to in subsection (c)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-853 or a
vote or selection referred to in subsection (b)&nbsp;or (c)&nbsp;of Code
Section&nbsp;14-2-855 or subsection (a)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-856 is not:</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A party to the proceeding; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>An individual who is a party to a proceeding
having a familial, financial, professional, or employment
relationship with the director whose indemnification or
advance for expenses is the subject of the decision being made
with respect to the proceeding, which relationship would, in
the circumstances, reasonably be expected to exert an
influence on the director&#146;s judgment when voting on the
decision being made.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Expenses&#148; includes counsel fees.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Liability&#148; means the obligation to pay a judgment,
settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 6%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or
reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(6)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Official capacity&#148; means:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>When used with respect to a director, the office
of director in a corporation; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>When used with respect to an officer, as
contemplated in Code Section&nbsp;14-2-857, the office in a
corporation held by the officer. Official capacity does not
include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation
or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other entity.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(7)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Party&#148; means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to
be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(8)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#147;Proceeding&#148; means any threatened, pending, or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitrative, or investigative and whether formal or
informal.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-851. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, a
corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability
incurred in the proceeding if:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Such individual conducted himself or herself in
good faith; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Such individual reasonably believed:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In the case of conduct in his or her
official capacity, that such conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In all other cases, that such conduct
was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(C)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In the case of any criminal
proceeding, that the individual had no reasonable cause
to believe such conduct was unlawful.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A director&#146;s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan
for a purpose he or she believed in good faith to be in the
interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is
conduct that satisfies the requirement of subparagraph (a)(2)(B) of
this Code section.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the director did
not meet the standard of conduct described in this Code section.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may not indemnify a director under this Code
section:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In connection with a proceeding by or in the
right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined
that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct
under this Code section; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In connection with any proceeding with respect to
conduct for which he or she was adjudged liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received by him or her,
whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-852. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the
merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a
party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable
expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-853. ADVANCE FOR EXPENSES.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding,
advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is a director if he or she delivers to the corporation:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A written affirmation of his or her good faith
belief that he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct
described in Code Section&nbsp;14-2-851 or that the proceeding
involves conduct for which liability has been eliminated under
a provision of the articles of incorporation as authorized by
paragraph (4)&nbsp;of subsection (b)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-202; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>His or her written undertaking to repay any funds
advanced if it is ultimately determined that the director is
not entitled to indemnification under this part.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undertaking required by paragraph (2)&nbsp;of subsection (a)
of this Code Section must be an unlimited general obligation of the
director but need not be secured and may be accepted without
reference to the financial ability of the director to make
repayment.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Authorizations under this Code Section shall be made:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By the board of directors:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>When there are two or more
disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the
disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for
such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of
the members of a committee of two or more disinterested
directors appointed by such a vote; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>When there are fewer than two
disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for
action by the board in accordance with subsection (c)&nbsp;of
Code Section&nbsp;14-2-824, in which authorization directors
who do not qualify as disinterested directors may
participate; or</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By the shareholders, but shares owned or voted
under the control of a director who at the time does not
qualify as a disinterested director with respect to the
proceeding may not be voted on the authorization.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-854. COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCES FOR EXPENSES.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she
is a director may apply for indemnification or advance for expenses
to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of
competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after
giving any notice it considers necessary, the court shall:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Order indemnification or advance for expenses if
it determines that the director is entitled to indemnification
under this part; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Order indemnification or advance for expenses if
it determines, in view of all the relevant circumstances, that
it is fair and reasonable to indemnify the director or to
advance</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 9%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">expenses to the director, even if the director has not met
the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a)
and (b)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-851, failed to comply with Code
Section&nbsp;14-2-853, or was adjudged liable in a proceeding
referred to in paragraph (1)&nbsp;or (2)&nbsp;of subsection (d)&nbsp;of Code
Section&nbsp;14-2-851, but if the director was adjudged so liable,
the indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If the court determines that the director is entitled to
indemnification or advance for expenses under this part, it may also
order the corporation to pay the director&#146;s reasonable expenses to
obtain court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-855. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may not indemnify a director under Code Section
14-2-851 unless authorized thereunder and a determination has been
made for a specific proceeding that indemnification of the director
is permissible in the circumstances because he or she has met the
relevant standard of conduct set forth in Code Section&nbsp;14-2-851.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The determination shall be made:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If there are two or more disinterested directors,
by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the
disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such
purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members
of a committee of two or more disinterested directors
appointed by such a vote;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By special legal counsel:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Selected in the manner prescribed in
paragraph (1)&nbsp;of this subsection; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If there are fewer than two
disinterested directors, selected by the board of
directors (in which selection directors who do not
qualify as disinterested directors may participate); or</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted
under the control of a director who at the time does not
qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the
determination.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Authorization of indemnification or an obligation to
indemnify and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be
made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is
permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested
directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel,
authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness
of expenses shall be made by those entitled under subparagraph
(b)(2)(B) of this Code Section to select special legal counsel.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-856. SHAREHOLDER APPROVED INDEMNIFICATION.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If authorized by the articles of incorporation or a bylaw,
contract, or resolution approved or ratified by the shareholders by
a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, a corporation may
indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify a director made a party to
a proceeding including a proceeding brought by or in the right of
the corporation, without regard to the limitations in other Code
Sections of this part, but shares owned or voted under the control
of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested
director with respect to any existing or threatened proceeding that
would be covered by the authorization may not be voted on the
authorization.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The corporation shall not indemnify a director under this
Code Section for any liability incurred in</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 6%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable to the
corporation or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the
corporation:


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>For any appropriation, in violation of the
director&#146;s duties, of any business opportunity of the
corporation;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>For acts or omissions which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>For the types of liability set forth in Code
Section&nbsp;14-2-832; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>For any transaction from which he or she received
an improper personal benefit.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Where approved or authorized in the manner described in
subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Code section, a corporation may advance or
reimburse expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of the
proceeding only if:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The director furnishes the corporation a written
affirmation of his or her good faith belief that his or her
conduct does not constitute behavior of the kind described in
subsection (b)&nbsp;of this Code section; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The director furnishes the corporation a written
undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to
repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that the
director is not entitled to indemnification under this Code
section.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-857. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this
part to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding
because he or she is an officer of the corporation:</TD>
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    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To the same extent as a director; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If he or she is not a director, to such further
extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation,
the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors, or
contract except for liability arising out of conduct that
constitutes:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Appropriation, in violation of his or
her duties, of any business opportunity of the
corporation;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(C)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The types of liability set forth in
Code Section&nbsp;14-2-832; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(D)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Receipt of an improper personal
benefit.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The provisions of paragraph (2)&nbsp;of subsection (a)&nbsp;of this
Code Section shall apply to an officer who is also a director if the
sole basis on which he or she is made a party to the proceeding is
an act or omission solely as an officer.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>An officer of a corporation who is not a director is entitled
to mandatory indemnification under Code Section&nbsp;14-2-852, and may
apply to a court under Code Section&nbsp;14-2-854 for indemnification or
advances for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a
director may be entitled to indemnification or advances for expenses
under those provisions.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an
employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent
with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of
incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of
directors, or contract.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-858. INSURANCE.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an
individual who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or
who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, serves
at the corporation&#146;s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity against liability
asserted against or incurred by him or her in that capacity or arising from his
or her status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the
corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to him or her
against the same liability under this part.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-2-859. APPLICATION OF PART.


<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of
incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract
approved by its board of directors or shareholders, obligate itself
in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to
provide indemnification or advance funds to pay for or reimburse
expenses consistent with this part. Any such obligatory provision
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization
referred to in subsection (c)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-853 or subsection
(c)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-855. Any such provision that obligates the
corporation to provide indemnification to the fullest extent
permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the corporation to
advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with
Code Section&nbsp;14-2-853 to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless
the provision specifically provides otherwise.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Any provision pursuant to subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Code Section
shall not obligate the corporation to indemnify or advance expenses
to a director of a predecessor of the corporation, pertaining to
conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise
specifically provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance
for expenses in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a
resolution of the board of directors or shareholders, partners, or,
in the case of limited liability companies, members or managers of a
predecessor of the corporation or other entity in a merger or in a
contract to which the predecessor is a party, existing at the time
the merger takes effect, shall be governed by paragraph (3)&nbsp;of
subsection (a)&nbsp;of Code Section&nbsp;14-2-1106.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of
incorporation, limit any of the rights to indemnification or advance
for expenses created by or pursuant to this part.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This part does not limit a corporation&#146;s power to pay or
reimburse expenses incurred by a director or an officer in
connection with his or her appearance as a witness in a proceeding
at a time when he or she is not a party.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Except as expressly provided in Code Section&nbsp;14-2-857, this
part does not limit a corporation&#146;s power to indemnify, advance
expenses to, or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an
employee or agent.</TD>
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</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ARTICLE X OF THE COMPANY&#146;S RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED,
PROVIDES:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the
corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care
or other duty as a Director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any appropriation, in
violation of his duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation, (ii)
for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for the types of liabilities set forth in Section
14-2-832 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction
from which the Director derived an improper


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">personal benefit. If the Georgia Business Corporation Code is amended to
authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the corporation
shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Georgia
Business Corporation Code, as amended. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this
Article&nbsp;X nor the adoption of any provision of these Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article shall eliminate or
adversely effect any right or protection of a Director of the corporation
existing immediately prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ARTICLE VI OF THE COMPANY&#146;S AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS PROVIDES:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1. Mandatory Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, and to the
extent that applicable law from time to time in effect shall permit
indemnification that is broader than is provided in these Bylaws, then to the
maximum extent authorized by law, any individual made a party to a proceeding
(as defined in the Georgia Business Corporation Code) because he or she is or
was a Director or an executive or corporate officer, against liability (as
defined in the Georgia Business Corporation Code), incurred in the proceeding,
if he or she conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed
such conduct was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in
the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2. Advance for Expenses. The Company shall pay for or reimburse
the reasonable expenses incurred by a Director or any such officer who is a
party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding if:


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Such person furnishes the Company a written affirmation of
his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of
conduct set forth in Section&nbsp;1 above; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Such person furnishes the Company a written undertaking,
executed personally on his or her behalf to repay any advances if it
is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to
indemnification.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The written undertaking required by paragraph (b)&nbsp;above must be an
unlimited general obligation of such person but need not be secured and may be
accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;3. Indemnification Not Exclusive. The right to indemnification and
the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its
final disposition conferred in this Article&nbsp;VI shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the articles of incorporation, provision of these Bylaws,
agreement, vote of shareholder or disinterested Directors or otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;4. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the
foregoing provisions of this Article&nbsp;VI shall not adversely affect any right or
protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring
prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:



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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of King &#038; Spalding LLP.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of King &#038; Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">24.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereof).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">99.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>John H. Harland Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">99.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">99.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>John H. Harland Company Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</TD>
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    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 9%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement.


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    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="7%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s Annual
Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 6%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this
17<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;day of
December, 2004.

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Timothy C. Tuff</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR align="left" size="1" noshade width="80%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Timothy C. Tuff</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy C. Tuff and John C. Walters and
each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities on December&nbsp;17, 2004:

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Timothy C. Tuff<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Timothy C. Tuff</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Charles B. Carden<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Charles B. Carden</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
<I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ J. Michael Riley<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
J. Michael Riley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President and Controller<BR>
<I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William S. Antle III<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William S. Antle III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert J. Clanin<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert J. Clanin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John D. Johns<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
John D. Johns</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Richard K. Lochridge<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard K. Lochridge</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John J. McMahon, Jr.<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
John J. McMahon, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ G. Harold Northrop<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
G. Harold Northrop</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Larry L. Prince<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Larry L. Prince</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Eileen M. Rudden<BR>
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Eileen M. Rudden</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jesse J. Spikes<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jesse J. Spikes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of King &#038; Spalding LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of King &#038; Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page hereof).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John H. Harland Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John H. Harland Company Post-2004
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2004
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
58-0278260
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2939 Miller Road
Decatur, Georgia 30035
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
John H. Harland Company
Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
John H. Harland Company
2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
John H. Harland Company
Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Timothy C. Tuff
President and Chief Executive Officer
John H. Harland Company
2939 Miller Road
Decatur, Georgia 30035
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
770-981-9460
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
John C. Walters
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
John H. Harland Company
2939 Miller Road
Decatur, Georgia 30035
Alan J. Prince
King & Spalding LLP
191 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 572-4600
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
to be Registered
Share (1)
Price (1)
Registration Fee
Deferred Compensation Obligations(2)
$
10,000,000
100
%
$
10,000,000
$
1,177
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share (3)
343,710 shares(4)
$
36.18
$
12,435,428
$
1,464
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h). The Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
for shares of common stock calculated on the basis of the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as quoted on
the New York Stock Exchange on December 14, 2004.
(2)
$9,000,000 of the Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured
obligations of the John H. Harland Company to pay deferred compensation
in the future in accordance with the terms of the John H. Harland
Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan. $1,000,000 of the Deferred
Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the John H.
Harland Company to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance
with the terms of the John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
(3)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plan described herein.
(4)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also covers such
indeterminate number of additional securities as may become issuable
under the plans as the result of any future stock splits, stock
dividends or similar adjustment of the Registrant's common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF KING & SPALDING LLP
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
EX-99.1 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
EX-99.2 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY 2005 COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
EX-99.3 JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY POST-2004 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to (i) an additional
143,710 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 (the "Common Stock") of John H.
Harland Company, a Georgia corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant") to
be issued to certain non-employee directors pursuant to the John H. Harland
Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "1996 Plan") (200,000
shares were previously authorized under the 1996 Plan of which 56,290 shares
were previously registered on a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No.
333-94727)), (ii) 200,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the
"2005 Plan"), (iii) $1,000,000 of obligations of the Company to pay deferred
compensation pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan, and (iv) $9,000,000 of
obligations of the Company to pay deferred compensation pursuant to the terms
of the John H. Harland Company Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Post-2004 Plan," together with the 1996 Plan and the 2005 Plan, collectively,
the "Plans"). The documents containing the information specified in Part I
will be sent or given to participants in the Plans as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In
accordance with the instructions of Part I of Form S-8, such documents will not
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents that the Company has previous filed with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003;
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March 26, 2004, June 25, 2004, and September
24, 2004;
(c)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September
27, 2004; and
(d)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in a
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated April 28, 1970, filed under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the time of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities
The following discussion is a summary of the Post-2004 Plan and the 2005
Plan as they relate to the deferred compensation obligations. This Summary is
qualified entirely by the Post-2004 Plan and the 2005 Plan, copies of which
have been filed as exhibits to this registration statement.
The Post-2004 Plan
The Post-2004 Plan is an unfunded, non-tax qualified deferred compensation
arrangement which will provide selected management employees as specified in
the Post-2004 Plan, the opportunity to defer a portion of their compensation
earned in a year and/or annual bonus paid in the year. The Company will credit
each participating employee (each a "Participant") with matching contributions
for certain deferrals under the Post-2004 Plan. The obligations of the Company
under the Post-2004 Plan (the "Obligations") will be unsecured general
obligations of the Company to pay the deferred compensation in the future in
accordance with the terms of the Post-2004 Plan. The Company's obligation to
make any distribution to, or on behalf of, a Participant under the Post-2004
Plan will be made from the Company's general assets and any claim by a
Participant or beneficiary against the Company for any distribution under the
Post-2004 Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any of the Company's
general and unsecured creditors. The Benefits Committee appointed by the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer will serve as the administrator
of the Post-2004 Plan. The Company has established a grantor trust with
Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB, as trustee, for the purpose of funding the
Company's Obligations under the Post-2004 Plan.
The amount of compensation earned in a year and/or annual bonus paid in
the year to be deferred by each Participant will be determined in accordance
with the Post-2004 Plan based on elections by each Participant. Each
Obligation will be payable in a lump sum or installments, as elected by the
Participant, upon the earliest to occur of death, disability,
separation from
service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Post-2004 Plan. The Obligations will be indexed to one or more
investment options individually chosen by each Participant from a list of
investment options. Each Participant's Obligation will be adjusted to reflect
the investment experience, whether positive or negative, of the selected
investment option(s).
The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior
to payment upon the earliest to occur of death, disability, separation from
service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Post-2004 Plan, except that the Committee may authorize an early
distribution for reasons of severe financial hardship resulting from
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances. Participants may not alienate,
assign, commute, or otherwise encumber Obligations under the Post-2004 Plan for
any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will be disregarded as null and
void. However, the Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the
Post-2004 Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or termination shall
adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance credited to his or
her account under the Post-2004 Plan as of the date of such amendment or
termination.
The 2005 Plan
The 2005 Plan is an unfunded deferred compensation plan under which the
Company's non-employee Directors (the "Directors") receive their annual
retainers, annual cash fees and meeting fees (the "Fees") and are given an
opportunity to defer all or a portion of such Fees. The Board of Directors has
the exclusive responsibility and discretionary authority to control the
administration of the 2005 Plan, but may delegate that authority to a committee
or a person. Each Director will have the opportunity to elect the amount of
Fees to be deferred pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan and whether the Fees
are deferred in the form of cash or the Company's stock. The Director's
account will be credited with either cash or stock equivalents depending on the
Director's election.
As provided in the 2005 Plan, a Director's account will be credited with
additional stock equivalents for any cash or stock dividends paid on the
Company's common stock, and a Participant's account will be adjusted for any
change in the Company's capital stock as a result of a dividend, distribution,
stock split or recapitalization. A Participant may elect a different form or a
different time of distribution for Fees deferred as provided in the 2005 Plan.
The Company's obligation to make any distributions to, or on behalf of a
Director under the 2005 Plan (the "2005 Plan Obligations") will be unfunded and
unsecured, will be made from the Company's general assets and any
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claim by a Participant or beneficiary against the Company for any distribution
under the 2005 Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any of the Company's
general and unsecured creditors. The Company has not established any fund or
trust to provide for the payment of the 2005 Plan Obligations.
Participants may not alienate, assign, commute, or otherwise encumber any
interest in the Plan for any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will
be disregarded as null and void. The Company reserves the right to amend or
terminate the 2005 Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or
termination shall adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance
of his or her deferred account as of the date of such amendment or termination.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the statute, the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation,
as amended, and the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws referred to below.
PART 5 OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE GEORGIA BUSINESS CORPORATION CODE STATES:
14-2-850. PART DEFINITIONS.
As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor
entity of a corporation in a merger or other transaction in which
the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the
transaction.
(2)
"Director" or "officer" means an individual who is or was a
director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a
director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the
corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other
entity. A director or officer is considered to be serving an
employee benefit plan at the corporation's request if his or her
duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise
involve services by, the director or officer to the plan or to
participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. Director or officer
includes, unless the context otherwise requires, the estate or
personal representative of a director or officer.
(3)
"Disinterested director" means a director who at the time of
a vote referred to in subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-853 or a
vote or selection referred to in subsection (b) or (c) of Code
Section 14-2-855 or subsection (a) of Code Section 14-2-856 is not:
(A)
A party to the proceeding; or
(B)
An individual who is a party to a proceeding
having a familial, financial, professional, or employment
relationship with the director whose indemnification or
advance for expenses is the subject of the decision being made
with respect to the proceeding, which relationship would, in
the circumstances, reasonably be expected to exert an
influence on the director's judgment when voting on the
decision being made.
(4)
"Expenses" includes counsel fees.
(5)
"Liability" means the obligation to pay a judgment,
settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise
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tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or
reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.
(6)
"Official capacity" means:
(A)
When used with respect to a director, the office
of director in a corporation; and
(B)
When used with respect to an officer, as
contemplated in Code Section 14-2-857, the office in a
corporation held by the officer. Official capacity does not
include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation
or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other entity.
(7)
"Party" means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to
be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.
(8)
"Proceeding" means any threatened, pending, or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitrative, or investigative and whether formal or
informal.
14-2-851. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, a
corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability
incurred in the proceeding if:
(1)
Such individual conducted himself or herself in
good faith; and
(2)
Such individual reasonably believed:
(A)
In the case of conduct in his or her
official capacity, that such conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation;
(B)
In all other cases, that such conduct
was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; and
(C)
In the case of any criminal
proceeding, that the individual had no reasonable cause
to believe such conduct was unlawful.
(b)
A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan
for a purpose he or she believed in good faith to be in the
interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is
conduct that satisfies the requirement of subparagraph (a)(2)(B) of
this Code section.
(c)
The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the director did
not meet the standard of conduct described in this Code section.
(d)
A corporation may not indemnify a director under this Code
section:
(1)
In connection with a proceeding by or in the
right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined
that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct
under this Code section; or
(2)
In connection with any proceeding with respect to
conduct for which he or she was adjudged liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received by him or her,
whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity.
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14-2-852. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION.
A corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the
merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a
party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable
expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
14-2-853. ADVANCE FOR EXPENSES.
(a)
A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding,
advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is a director if he or she delivers to the corporation:
(1)
A written affirmation of his or her good faith
belief that he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct
described in Code Section 14-2-851 or that the proceeding
involves conduct for which liability has been eliminated under
a provision of the articles of incorporation as authorized by
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 14-2-202; and
(2)
His or her written undertaking to repay any funds
advanced if it is ultimately determined that the director is
not entitled to indemnification under this part.
(b)
The undertaking required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
of this Code Section must be an unlimited general obligation of the
director but need not be secured and may be accepted without
reference to the financial ability of the director to make
repayment.
(c)
Authorizations under this Code Section shall be made:
(1)
By the board of directors:
(A)
When there are two or more
disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the
disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for
such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of
the members of a committee of two or more disinterested
directors appointed by such a vote; or
(B)
When there are fewer than two
disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for
action by the board in accordance with subsection (c) of
Code Section 14-2-824, in which authorization directors
who do not qualify as disinterested directors may
participate; or
(2)
By the shareholders, but shares owned or voted
under the control of a director who at the time does not
qualify as a disinterested director with respect to the
proceeding may not be voted on the authorization.
14-2-854. COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCES FOR EXPENSES.
(a)
A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she
is a director may apply for indemnification or advance for expenses
to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of
competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after
giving any notice it considers necessary, the court shall:
(1)
Order indemnification or advance for expenses if
it determines that the director is entitled to indemnification
under this part; or
(2)
Order indemnification or advance for expenses if
it determines, in view of all the relevant circumstances, that
it is fair and reasonable to indemnify the director or to
advance
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expenses to the director, even if the director has not met
the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a)
and (b) of Code Section 14-2-851, failed to comply with Code
Section 14-2-853, or was adjudged liable in a proceeding
referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d) of Code
Section 14-2-851, but if the director was adjudged so liable,
the indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding.
(b)
If the court determines that the director is entitled to
indemnification or advance for expenses under this part, it may also
order the corporation to pay the director's reasonable expenses to
obtain court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.
14-2-855. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.
(a)
A corporation may not indemnify a director under Code Section
14-2-851 unless authorized thereunder and a determination has been
made for a specific proceeding that indemnification of the director
is permissible in the circumstances because he or she has met the
relevant standard of conduct set forth in Code Section 14-2-851.
(b)
The determination shall be made:
(1)
If there are two or more disinterested directors,
by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the
disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such
purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members
of a committee of two or more disinterested directors
appointed by such a vote;
(2)
By special legal counsel:
(A)
Selected in the manner prescribed in
paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
(B)
If there are fewer than two
disinterested directors, selected by the board of
directors (in which selection directors who do not
qualify as disinterested directors may participate); or
(3)
By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted
under the control of a director who at the time does not
qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the
determination.
(c)
Authorization of indemnification or an obligation to
indemnify and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be
made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is
permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested
directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel,
authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness
of expenses shall be made by those entitled under subparagraph
(b)(2)(B) of this Code Section to select special legal counsel.
14-2-856. SHAREHOLDER APPROVED INDEMNIFICATION.
(a)
If authorized by the articles of incorporation or a bylaw,
contract, or resolution approved or ratified by the shareholders by
a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, a corporation may
indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify a director made a party to
a proceeding including a proceeding brought by or in the right of
the corporation, without regard to the limitations in other Code
Sections of this part, but shares owned or voted under the control
of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested
director with respect to any existing or threatened proceeding that
would be covered by the authorization may not be voted on the
authorization.
(b)
The corporation shall not indemnify a director under this
Code Section for any liability incurred in
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a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable to the
corporation or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the
corporation:
(1)
For any appropriation, in violation of the
director's duties, of any business opportunity of the
corporation;
(2)
For acts or omissions which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(3)
For the types of liability set forth in Code
Section 14-2-832; or
(4)
For any transaction from which he or she received
an improper personal benefit.
(c)
Where approved or authorized in the manner described in
subsection (a) of this Code section, a corporation may advance or
reimburse expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of the
proceeding only if:
(1)
The director furnishes the corporation a written
affirmation of his or her good faith belief that his or her
conduct does not constitute behavior of the kind described in
subsection (b) of this Code section; and
(2)
The director furnishes the corporation a written
undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to
repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that the
director is not entitled to indemnification under this Code
section.
14-2-857. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.
(a)
A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this
part to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding
because he or she is an officer of the corporation:
(1)
To the same extent as a director; and
(2)
If he or she is not a director, to such further
extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation,
the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors, or
contract except for liability arising out of conduct that
constitutes:
(A)
Appropriation, in violation of his or
her duties, of any business opportunity of the
corporation;
(B)
Acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(C)
The types of liability set forth in
Code Section 14-2-832; or
(D)
Receipt of an improper personal
benefit.
(b)
The provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this
Code Section shall apply to an officer who is also a director if the
sole basis on which he or she is made a party to the proceeding is
an act or omission solely as an officer.
(c)
An officer of a corporation who is not a director is entitled
to mandatory indemnification under Code Section 14-2-852, and may
apply to a court under Code Section 14-2-854 for indemnification or
advances for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a
director may be entitled to indemnification or advances for expenses
under those provisions.
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(d)
A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an
employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent
with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of
incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of
directors, or contract.
14-2-858. INSURANCE.
A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an
individual who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or
who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, serves
at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity against liability
asserted against or incurred by him or her in that capacity or arising from his
or her status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the
corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to him or her
against the same liability under this part.
14-2-859. APPLICATION OF PART.
(a)
A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of
incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract
approved by its board of directors or shareholders, obligate itself
in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to
provide indemnification or advance funds to pay for or reimburse
expenses consistent with this part. Any such obligatory provision
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization
referred to in subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-853 or subsection
(c) of Code Section 14-2-855. Any such provision that obligates the
corporation to provide indemnification to the fullest extent
permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the corporation to
advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with
Code Section 14-2-853 to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless
the provision specifically provides otherwise.
(b)
Any provision pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code Section
shall not obligate the corporation to indemnify or advance expenses
to a director of a predecessor of the corporation, pertaining to
conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise
specifically provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance
for expenses in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a
resolution of the board of directors or shareholders, partners, or,
in the case of limited liability companies, members or managers of a
predecessor of the corporation or other entity in a merger or in a
contract to which the predecessor is a party, existing at the time
the merger takes effect, shall be governed by paragraph (3) of
subsection (a) of Code Section 14-2-1106.
(c)
A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of
incorporation, limit any of the rights to indemnification or advance
for expenses created by or pursuant to this part.
(d)
This part does not limit a corporation's power to pay or
reimburse expenses incurred by a director or an officer in
connection with his or her appearance as a witness in a proceeding
at a time when he or she is not a party.
(e)
Except as expressly provided in Code Section 14-2-857, this
part does not limit a corporation's power to indemnify, advance
expenses to, or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an
employee or agent.
ARTICLE X OF THE COMPANY'S RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED,
PROVIDES:
No Director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the
corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care
or other duty as a Director, except for liability (i) for any appropriation, in
violation of his duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation, (ii)
for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) for the types of liabilities set forth in Section
14-2-832 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code, or (iv) for any transaction
from which the Director derived an improper
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personal benefit. If the Georgia Business Corporation Code is amended to
authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the corporation
shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Georgia
Business Corporation Code, as amended. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this
Article X nor the adoption of any provision of these Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article shall eliminate or
adversely effect any right or protection of a Director of the corporation
existing immediately prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
ARTICLE VI OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS PROVIDES:
Section 1. Mandatory Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, and to the
extent that applicable law from time to time in effect shall permit
indemnification that is broader than is provided in these Bylaws, then to the
maximum extent authorized by law, any individual made a party to a proceeding
(as defined in the Georgia Business Corporation Code) because he or she is or
was a Director or an executive or corporate officer, against liability (as
defined in the Georgia Business Corporation Code), incurred in the proceeding,
if he or she conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed
such conduct was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in
the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Advance for Expenses. The Company shall pay for or reimburse
the reasonable expenses incurred by a Director or any such officer who is a
party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding if:
(a)
Such person furnishes the Company a written affirmation of
his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of
conduct set forth in Section 1 above; and
(b)
Such person furnishes the Company a written undertaking,
executed personally on his or her behalf to repay any advances if it
is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to
indemnification.
The written undertaking required by paragraph (b) above must be an
unlimited general obligation of such person but need not be secured and may be
accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.
Section 3. Indemnification Not Exclusive. The right to indemnification and
the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its
final disposition conferred in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the articles of incorporation, provision of these Bylaws,
agreement, vote of shareholder or disinterested Directors or otherwise.
Section 4. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the
foregoing provisions of this Article VI shall not adversely affect any right or
protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring
prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
5.1
Opinion of King & Spalding LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereof).
99.1
John H. Harland Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
99.2
John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
99.3
John H. Harland Company Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's Annual
Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a
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new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this
17
th
day of
December, 2004.
JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY
By:
/s/ Timothy C. Tuff
Timothy C. Tuff
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy C. Tuff and John C. Walters and
each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities on December 17, 2004:
/s/ Timothy C. Tuff
Timothy C. Tuff
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Charles B. Carden
Charles B. Carden
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ J. Michael Riley
J. Michael Riley
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ William S. Antle III
William S. Antle III
Director
/s/ Robert J. Clanin
Robert J. Clanin
Director
/s/ John D. Johns
John D. Johns
Director
/s/ Richard K. Lochridge
Richard K. Lochridge
Director
/s/ John J. McMahon, Jr.
John J. McMahon, Jr.
Director
/s/ G. Harold Northrop
G. Harold Northrop
Director
/s/ Larry L. Prince
Larry L. Prince
Director
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/s/ Eileen M. Rudden
Eileen M. Rudden
Director
/s/ Jesse J. Spikes
Jesse J. Spikes
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of King & Spalding LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page hereof).
99.1
John H. Harland Company Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
99.2
John H. Harland Company 2005 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
99.3
John H. Harland Company Post-2004
Deferred Compensation Plan.