SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PRIM JOHN F (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 807-663 HWY 60 (Street) MONETT MO 65708 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HENRY JACK & ASSOCIATES INC [ JKHY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) PRESIDENT
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/18/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/17/2003		M		10,000	A	$4.4792	32,223	D
Common Stock	12/17/2003		S		10,000	D	$21	22,223	D
Common Stock	12/18/2003		M		5,000	A	$4.4792	27,223	D
Common Stock	12/18/2003		S		5,000	D	$21	22,223	D
Common Stock								11,334	I	by 401(k)
Common Stock								3	I	by ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.4792	12/17/2003		M			10,000(1)	04/15/1996	04/14/2006	Common Stock	10,000	$21	50,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.4792	12/18/2003		M			5,000(1)	04/15/1996	04/14/2006	Common Stock	5,000	$21	45,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.0312							10/30/1997	10/30/2007	Common Stock	40,000		40,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.84							(2)	04/11/2013	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.875							04/04/2000(3)	04/04/2010	Common Stock	40,000		40,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.15							12/18/2001(4)	06/18/2011	Common Stock	225,000		225,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Option Plan, which satisfies the requirements of Rule 16b-3.

2. I. VESTING SCHEDULE -- Exercise of Options: The options granted hereunder shall be divided into two equal portions, each consisting of fifty percent (50%) of the total options granted hereunder to the individual. Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement and the Plan, no option granted hereunder shall be exercisable until after: a. As to the first portion, the second anniversary of the Grant Date, provided that such options shall earlier vest and become exercisable upon the first day following any ten (10) consecutive trading days upon which the Fair Market Price (as defined in Section 8 of the Agreement) is $13.55 (125% of Option Price) or more. b. As to the second portion, the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, provided that such options shall earlier vest and become exercisable upon the first day following any ten (10) consecutive trading days upon which the Fair Market Price is $16.26 (150% of Option Price) or more.

3. Employee Stock Option granted pursuant to the Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, which satisfies the requirements of Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in two equal installments, 50% of the shares become exercisable 4/04/01, 1 year from the grant date, the remaining 50% become exercisable 4/04/02, 2 years from the grant date.

4. Employee Stock Option granted pursuant to the Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, which satisfies the requirements of Rule 16b-3. The option becomes 100% exercisable in six months from the grant date.

	JOHN F. PRIM	12/18/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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