
                                                                 Exhibit 99.1


 Company: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   Analyst Contact:  Kevin D. Williams
          663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807            Chief Financial Officer
          Monett, MO 65708                        (417) 235-6652

                                          IR Contact: Jon Seegert
                                                  Director Investor Relations
                                                  (417) 235-6652

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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    JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INCREASES COMMON DIVIDEND 14% to $.04 PER SHARE


 MONETT, MO,  January 26, 2004 -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY)
 today  announced  its  Board of Directors  has  increased the quarterly cash
 dividend 14% to $.04 per share.  The cash dividend  on its common stock, par
 value  $.01  per share, is payable  on February 26, 2004, to stockholders of
 record as of February 11, 2004.  At January 22, 2004, there were  89,605,493
 shares of the common stock outstanding.  The  most  recent regular quarterly
 cash dividend of $.035 per share was paid in December 2003.

      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.  provides integrated computer systems and
 processes ATM and debit card transactions for banks and credit unions.  Jack
 Henry markets and supports  its systems throughout the United States and has
 over 3,000 customers nationwide.  For  additional information on Jack Henry,
 visit the company's web site at www.jackhenry.com.



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