FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

(Mark One)
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURI-
                            TIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999
                                       OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

Commission file number 0-14112

                          JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    Delaware                        43-1128385 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer
                                              Identification No.)

                663 Highway 60, P. O. Box 807, Monett, MO  65708
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  417-235-6652
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   x   No      

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      Class                      Outstanding at April 30, 1999
Common Stock, $.01 par value                20,079,126









                          JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                    CONTENTS


                                                               Page No.
PART I.      FINANCIAL INFORMATION


      Item I - Financial Statements

            Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - 
            March 31, 1999, (Unaudited) and June
             30, 1998                                             3-4


            Condensed Consolidated Statements of
             Operations for the Quarter and Nine Months
             Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 (Unaudited)              5


            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
             Flows for the Nine Months Ended March 31,
             1999 and 1998 (Unaudited)                              6

            Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
             Statements                                           7-8

      Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                 Results of Operations and Financial
                  Condition                                      8-10


Part II.       OTHER INFORMATION                                   


      Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                    10





Part I.  Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements


                 JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                  (In Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Data)



                                               March 31,
                                                 1999          June 30, 
                                              (Unaudited)        1998 

          ASSETS 

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $ 14,085       $ 24,683
  Investments                                     6,717          3,217
  Trade receivables                              20,125         42,615
  Prepaid expenses and other                     10,829          8,174

         Total current assets                  $ 51,756       $ 78,689

Property and equipment, net                    $ 59,094       $ 30,918

Other assets:
  Intangible assets, net of amortization        $ 21,946      $ 15,272
     Computer software                             3,231         3,616
  Other non-current assets                         3,265         3,683
         Total other assets                     $ 28,442      $ 22,571
          
         Total assets                           $139,292      $132,178





                                                   March 31,      
                                                   1999        June 30,         
                                                (Unaudited)     1998  
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                               $    414    $  8,119 
  Accrued expenses                                  4,217       5,634 
  Accrued income taxes payable                        360         136 
  Deferred revenue                                 26,599      33,151          
  
         Total current liabilities               $ 31,590    $ 47,040 

Deferred income taxes                               2,526       2,526 

         Total liabilities                       $ 34,116    $ 49,566 
          

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock - $1.00 par value;
     500,000 shares authorized;
     none issued                                        -           - 
  Common stock - $0.01 par value;
     50,000,000 shares authorized;
     20,005,370 outstanding @ 3/31/99
     19,777,458 outstanding @ 06/30/98            $   200     $    198 
  Additional paid-in capital                       29,369       26,206 
  Retained earnings                                75,607       56,208 

         Total stockholders' equity              $105,176     $ 82,612 

          Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity                   $139,292     $132,178 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.





                         JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. 
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                   (Unaudited)
                      (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)






     CONDENSED  STATEMENT OF INCOME                    Quarter Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                                            March 31,           March 31,   
                                                                               
     Revenues:                                   1999         1998         1999        1998 
       Software licensing & installation      $12,343      $11,365       $ 40,645   $28,808
       Maintenance/support & service           17,633       11,354         48,745    33,270
       Hardware sales & commissions            13,571       12,134         50,172    34,090
         Total revenues                       $43,547      $34,853       $139,562   $96,168
                                                                                     
     Cost of sales:
       Cost of hardware                         9,875        8,548         35,856    23,117
       Cost of services                        13,210        9,366         38,922    27,080
         Total cost of sales                  $23,085      $17,914       $ 74,778   $50,197

     Gross profit                             $20,462      $16,939       $ 64,784   $45,971
                                                   47%          49%            46%       48%
     Operating expenses:
       Selling and marketing                    3,177        3,937         11,091    10,652
       Research and development                 1,576        1,233          4,608     3,727
       General and administrative               3,566        2,972         12,261     7,727
         Total operating expenses             $ 8,319     $  8,142       $ 27,960   $22,106

     Operating income                         $12,143     $  8,797       $ 36,824   $23,865
     Other income:
       Interest  income                           432          338         1,409        973
       Other, net                                 171           97           345        293
         Total other income                   $   603     $    435     $   1,754    $ 1,266

     Income before income taxes               $12,746     $  9,232      $ 38,578    $25,131
     Provision for income taxes                 4,479        3,453        14,421      8,986

     Income from continuing operations        $ 8,267     $  5,779      $ 24,157    $16,145
     Loss from discontinued operations           (531)        (191)         (758)      (398)
     Net income                               $ 7,736     $  5,588      $ 23,399    $15,747

     Diluted earnings per share:  
     Income from continuing operations        $   .39     $    .28     $    1.14   $    .79
     Loss from discontinued operations           (.02)        (.01)         (.03)      (.02)
     Net income                               $   .37     $    .27     $    1.11   $    .77

     Diluted weighted average shares           21,189        20,699        21,123    20,492
     outstanding                                                                    
      

     Basic earnings per share:    
     Income from continuing operations        $   .41     $    .29     $    1.21   $    .82
     Loss from discontinued operations           (.02)        (.01)         (.04)      (.02)
     Net income                               $   .39     $    .28     $    1.17   $    .80

     Basic weighted average shares             20,005       19,697        19,916     19,587
     outstanding  
       

                                                           


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.



                 JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                  Nine Months Ended
                                                      March 31,

                                                1999             1998
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Income from continuing operations            $ 24,157         $16,145
 Adjustments to reconcile income from
  continuing operations to cash provided
  by operating activities
 Depreciation and amortization                   6,207           4,573
 (Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets                 7             (12)
 (Gain) loss on sale of investment                 (78)              -
 Changes in:
   Trade receivables                            22,907          10,285
   Prepaid expenses and other                   (2,532)         (2,343)
   Accounts payable                             (8,966)         (1,708)
   Accrued expenses                               (380)         (1,023)
   Income taxes                                    224             610
   Deferred revenues                            (6,550)         (6,254)
  
   Net cash provided by operating
     activities                               $ 34,996         $20,273

Cash flows from discontinued operations           (306)           (790)

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds on sale of property & equipment    $      4         $   104
  Capital expenditures                         (31,435)         (5,939)
  Short-term investment activity, net           (3,422)          2,871
  Computer software developed/purchased           (362)            (90)
  Acquisition costs, net                        (8,129)           (867)

    Net cash used in investing activities     $(43,344)        $(3,921)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    upon exercise of stock options            $  2,734         $   995
  Proceeds from sale of common stock               225             323
  Dividends paid                                (4,075)         (3,297)
  Principal payments on notes payable             (822)           (146)
  Purchase of treasury stock                        (6)           (422)

     Net cash used in financing activities    $ (1,944)        $(2,547)

Net increase (decrease) in cash               $(10,598)        $13,015

Cash at beginning of period                     24,683          11,108

Cash at end of period                         $ 14,085         $24,123


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.





                                                                        
            NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


  Description of the Company - Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. ( JHA  or the
 Company ) is a computer software company which has developed several banking
software systems.  It markets those systems to financial institutions throughout
the United States along with the computer equipment (hardware) and provides the
conversion and software services necessary for a financial institution to
install a JHA software system.  It also provides continuing maintenance and
support services to customers using the system.  All of these related activities
are considered a single business segment.

  Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
JHA and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

  Other Significant Accounting Policies - The accounting policies followed by
the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial
statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.

SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, became effective for companies
whose fiscal year began after December 15, 1997.  SFAS 130 establishes standards
for the display of comprehensive income.  The Company has no reportable items to
be included in comprehensive income and therefore comprehensive income and net
income are the same.

2.  Interim Financial Statements

  The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applicable to interim financial statements, and do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements.  The financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes of the Company for the year ended June 30, 1998, which are included in its
Form 10-K.

  In the opinion of management of the Company, the accompanying condensed
financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary (consisting solely of
normal recurring adjustments) to present fairly the financial position of the
Company as of March 31, 1999, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the quarter and nine month periods then ended.

  The results of operations for the periods ended March 31, 1999, are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.


3.  Additional Interim Footnote Information

  The following additional information is provided to update the notes to the
Company's annual financial statements for developments during the quarter ended
March 31, 1999:

Acquisition of Peerless Group, Inc. - As reported in the second quarter 10-Q on
December 16, 1998, JHA acquired all the outstanding shares of Peerless Group,
Inc. ( Peerless ).  This acquisition was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests
and all prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the acquisition as if it had
occurred at the beginning of the period reported.

Discontinued Operations - The Company continues to honor prior commitments to
existing customers and anticipates final resolution regarding its discontinued
operations by third quarter fiscal 2000.  Adjustments have been made to the
carrying value of the discontinued operations to their current estimated net
realizable value.
 

4.  Income Per Share Information

  Earnings per common share are computed by dividing income by the basic and
diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common
stock equivalents outstanding for the quarter and nine month periods ended March
31, 1999 and 1998.  The difference between basic and diluted weighted average
shares outstanding is due to employee stock options.

5.   Recently Issued Accounting Standards

  SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segment of an Enterprise and Related
Information was issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board, effective for
years beginning after December 15, 1997.  SFAS 131 establishes standards for the
way that public business enterprises report information about operating segments
in annual and interim financial statements.

  During 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, effective for all fiscal quarters of fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 1999.  Management believes that adoption of this
standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company s balance
sheet or results of operations.

Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial                 Condition

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Background and Overview
  
  The Company is a leading provider of integrated computer systems and ATM
networking products that perform data processing (available for in-house or
service bureau installations) for banks and credit unions.  The Company was
founded in 1976.  Its proprietary applications software, which operates on IBM
1 computers, is offered under two systems:  CIF 20/20   , typically for banks
with 2 less than $300 million in assets, and the Silverlake System   , for
banks with assets up to $10 billion.  JHA frequently sells hardware with its
software products.  It also provides customer support and related services.
The Company's software systems and products have been installed at over 1800
banks and credit unions.

Year 2000

  The Company has established a Year 2000 (Y2K) Committee.  This Committee has
prepared a documented, systematic approach (the Y2K Plan) to review all products
and internal systems for Y2K compliance.  The Company s Board of Directors have
reviewed and approved the Plan as required by the banking regulators of all
service bureau providers.  The Company believes the products it currently sells
are Y2K compliant and its internal systems will be Y2K compliant by June 30,
1999.  The estimated cost of the above efforts is not reasonably determinable at
the current time but it is not expected to be material to the Company s
financials.

  A detailed discussion of the major components of the results of operations for
the quarter and the nine months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same
periods in the previous year follows.  

Revenues

  Revenues increased 25% to $43,547,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 1999. 
The Company's non-hardware products and services (higher margin sales) increased
32% over last year.

  Nine month revenues this year were $139,562,000, up 45% over the last year's
corresponding period.  Software licensing and installation increased 41%. 
Maintenance, support and service revenues increased 47%.  Hardware sales were up
47% over last year.


                1
                     CIF 20/20  is a trademark of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
                2    Silverlake System  is a registered trademark of Jack
                      Henry & Associates, Inc.

The backlog of sales at March 31, 1999, was $79,158,000.  Backlog at April 30,
1999 was $74,882,000.


Cost of Sales

  The 29% increase in cost of sales for the third quarter of fiscal '99 is
relatively consistent with the increase in revenues.  A portion of the increase
results from the increase in hardware revenues and the related increase in cost
of hardware sales.   Cost of services increased 41% primarily due to growth and
future growth expected in the Company's core business, slightly more than the
32% increase in non-hardware revenues.

  Cost of sales increased 49% for the first nine months of fiscal '99,
relatively consistent with the 45% increase in revenues.  Cost of hardware
increased 55%, slightly more than the 47% increase in hardware revenue.  Cost of
services increased 44% compared to a 44% increase in non-hardware revenues.


Gross Profit

  Gross profit increased to $20,462,000 in the third quarter ended March 31,
1999, a 21% increase over last year.  The gross margin percentage was 47% of
sales compared to 49% last year.

The nine month gross profit this year was up 41% at $64,784,000.  The gross
margin percentage for the first nine months was 46%, similar to last year's rate
of 48%.

Operating Expenses

  Total operating expenses increased 2% in the quarter compared to last year s
period.  This is significantly less than the gross profit increase of 21%. 
Selling expenses decreased 19% while research and development expenses increased
28%.  General and administrative expenses increased by 20%.

  The $27,960,000 in the first nine months of fiscal '99 for operating expenses
was a 17% increase without one time transaction costs of $2,040,000 relating to
the acquisition of Peerless Group, Inc.  This is relatively consistent with the
21% increase in gross profits.

Other Income and Expense

  Other income for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, was up 39% when compared to
the same period last year.  This results primarily from increased interest
income because the Company had more cash invested during the period.  The year-
to-date 39% increase is due to the same reasons.

Net Income

  Net income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $8,267,000, or
$.39 per diluted share, an increase of 43%, compared to $5,779,000, or $.28 per
diluted share in the same period last year.

  Net income from continuing operations for the nine months ended March 31, 1999
was $24,157,000, or $1.14 per share, an increase of 50%, compared to
$16,145,000, or $.79 per share during the same period last year.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Liquidity

  The Company's cash and cash equivalents and investments decreased to
$20,802,000 at March 31, 1999, down from $27,900,000 at June 30, 1998.  The
decrease is primarily due to capital expenditures.

  JHA has available credit lines totaling $8,000,000, although the Company
expects their use to be minimal during FY '99.  The Company currently has no
short-term or long-term debt obligations.

Capital Requirements and Resources

  JHA generally uses existing resources and funds generated from operations to
meet its capital requirements.  Capital expenditures totaling $31,435,000 for
the nine months ended March 31, 1999, were made for expansion of its facilities
and additional equipment.  These were funded from cash generated by operations. 
The consolidated capital expenditures of JHA could exceed $35,000,000 for FY
'99.

  The Company paid a $.08 per share cash dividend on March 10, 1999 to
stockholders of record February 17, 1999 which was funded from working capital.
In addition, the Company's Board of Directors, subsequent to March 31, 1999,
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share on its common stock payable
May 20, 1999 to stockholders of record on May 5, 1999.  This will be funded out
of working capital.


CONCLUSION

  JHA's results of operations and its financial position continued to be quite
favorable during the quarter ended March 31, 1999.  This reflects the continuing
attitude of cooperation and commitment by each employee, management's ongoing
cost control efforts and the Company s commitment to deliver top quality
products and services to the markets it serves.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  (b)     The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K/A on January 26, 1999,
          amending the Company s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 17,
          1998, for the purpose of filing the financial statements of Peerless
          Group, Inc. and the pro forma combined financial statements of the
          Company and Peerless Group, Inc.



                                   SIGNATURES


  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                                              
                                    JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.


Date: May 14, 1999                   /s/ Michael E. Henry        
                                     Michael E. Henry
                                     Chairman of the Board and
                                     Chief Executive Officer



Date: May 14, 1999                   /s/ Terry W. Thompson       
                                     Terry W. Thompson
                                     Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer

  

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