JH Harland John H

Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust Appointed Transfer Agent for John H. Harland Company CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust announced today that it has been appointed stock transfer agent and employee stock purchase plan provider for the John H. Harland Company . Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Harland is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial institution market as well as testing and assessment solutions to the education market. "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Harland and look forward to a productive relationship with the company," said John Shope, senior vice president and national sales director of Corporate and Institutional Trust. "We believe the quality of our equity services products is unmatched in the industry and our strength and commitment to this business enable us to provide superior service for clients." "We have had a longstanding relationship with Wachoviaand are pleased to extend this relationship to their equity services group," said John Walters, senior vice president and general counsel for Harland. Equity services offered through the Corporate Trust group of Wachovia Bank include stock transfer services, dividend reinvestment plans, employee stock purchase plans, stock option and restricted security plan administration, direct purchase plans, turn key initial public offering services, corporate action processing and investment management. Wachovia Corporate and Institutional Trust, part of the Capital Management Group, offers retirement services, custodial services and investment management, conventional and structured finance trust solutions, equity services, and information management and claims processing to institutional clients worldwide. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Corporate and Institutional Trust group has offices in 42 cities in 18 states plus the District of Columbia. Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) ( http://www.harland.net/ ) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JH." Harland is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial institution market. Harland's software solutions include, deposit and loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, and customer relationship management systems. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation ( http://www.scantron.com/ ), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of software services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets. Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $401 billion, market capitalization of $61 billion and stockholders' equity of $32 billion at Dec. 31, 2003. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 9 million households, including 900,000 businesses, primarily in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C. Its broker-dealer, Wachovia Securities, LLC, serves clients in 49 states. Global services are provided through 32 international offices. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through http://www.wachovia.com/ . DATASOURCE: Wachovia Corporation CONTACT: Media, Elizabeth Hodges, +1-704-383-5188, or Investors, Alice Lehman, +1-704-374-4139, both of Wachovia Corporation Web site: http://www.wachovia.com/ http://www.harland.net/ http://www.scantron.com/

Copyright