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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAMES STOUT JOINS HARLAND

AS VICE PRESIDENT OF PURCHASING

Will Seek to Strengthen Strategic Partnerships with Suppliers

ATLANTA (September 16, 1996) John H. Harland Company (NYSE: JH) announced today that James R. Stout has joined the company as Vice President of Purchasing.

Stout brings 20 years of experience in developing purchasing systems to Harland. In his new position, he will be responsible for establishing internal systems and strategic partnerships with suppliers to ensure the integrity and quality of Harland's products and services.

"In addition to improving the quality of our products and services, we expect the new purchasing systems to result in significant cost savings for the company," said John Walters, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Harland. "At the same time, we will seek to establish strategic partnerships and leverage existing ones to add value to our relationships with financial institutions."

Prior to joining Harland, Stout was with Albermarle Corporation, Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. and Hoechst-Celanese. While at Albermarle he directed a two-year cross functional reengineering project for the $1 billion chemical company. As a result of the project, purchasing was reorganized, strategic partnerships were established, suppliers were consolidated and costs were reduced by approximately $20 million.

Harland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JH." An S&P 500 company, Harland is a leading supplier of checks, database marketing services and loan automation software to the financial industry.



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