HENRY JACK & ASSOCIATES INC
S-4MEF, 1998-12-15
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 1998

                                                 Registration Number 333- ______
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM S-4
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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

            DELAWARE                        7373                    43-1128385
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)  Classification Code Number)  Identification No.)

                                 663 Highway 60
                                  P.O. Box 807
                             Monett, Missouri  65708
                                 (417) 235-6652
                                                                
   (Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)

                                Michael E. Henry
                             Chief Executive Officer
                          Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
                          663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807
                             Monett, Missouri  65708
                                 (417) 235-6652
                                                                
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)

                                   Copies to:
                                                Robert R. Kibby, Esq.
        Robert T. Schendel, Esq.              Richard A. Rafferty, Esq.
     Shughart Thomson & Kilroy P.C.             Haynes and Boone, LLP
         Twelve Wyandotte Plaza                 3100 NationsBank Plaza
    120 West 12th Street, Suite 1600               901 Main Street
      Kansas City, Missouri  64105               Dallas, Texas  75202


                                                                

      Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon
as practicable after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement and the
effective time (the  Effective Time ) of the merger (the  Merger ) of a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Registrant with and into Peerless Group, Inc.
( Peerless ) as described in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August
18, 1998.

      If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
General Instruction G, check the following box.  [   ] 

      If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
 Securities Act ), check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. 
[ X ]  Registration No. 333-66185.

      If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
      under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
      Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
      statement for the same offering. [   ]

                                        
                                        

                       CALCULATION  OF  REGISTRATION  FEE
<TABLE>
<S><C>
                                   Proposed
   Title of Each                    Maximum        Proposed
     Class of       Amount to   Offering Price      Maximum         AMOUNT OF
 Securities to be       be       Per Unit (2)      Aggregate      REGISTRATION
    Registered      Registere                   Offering Price         FEE
                       d(1)                           (2)
   Common Stock,
  par value $.01
     per share        32,167         7.688        $1,531,627         $425.79
</TABLE>

(1)         Represents the estimated maximum number of additional shares of
            common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant ( Jack
            Henry Common Stock ) to be issued in connection with the Merger in
            exchange for outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
            share, of Peerless ( Peerless Common Stock ).

(2)         Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
            pursuant to Rule 457(f)(1), promulgated under the Securities Act,
            based on the market value of Peerless Common Stock as of December
            11, 1998, using a per share price of $7.688 (the average of the high
            and low sales price of Peerless Common Stock on such date) and
            199,236 shares (the number of additional shares of Peerless Common
            Stock to be exchanged for Jack Henry Common Stock).


                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

      This Registration Statement incorporates by reference the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 and Amendment No. 1 thereto (Registration No. 333-66185)
filed previously by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  Securities Act ).  This
Registration Statement is filed solely to register an additional 32,167 shares
of Jack Henry Common Stock pursuant to rule 462(b) under the Securities Act.

                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION  NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


Exhibits.

      All Exhibits filed with Registration Statement No. 333-66185 are
incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed a part of, this Registration
Statement, except the following, which are filed herewith.


Exhibit No. Exhibit

5.1         Opinion of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., regarding the legality
            of securities to be issued
23.1        Consent of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.  (included in Exhibit
            5.1)
23.2        Consent of Haynes and Boone, LLP
23.3        Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP
23.4        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.5        Consent of Baird Kurtz & Dobson
23.6        Consent of Dain Rauscher Wessels

                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monett, State of
Missouri, on December 14, 1998.

                                    JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                    Registrant



                                    By /s/ Michael E. Henry                   
                    
                                    Michael E. Henry, Chairman of the Board


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on December 14, 1998.

SIGNATURE AND NAME        CAPACITY                          DATE


/s/ Michael E. Henry     Chairman of the Board, Chief        December 14, 1998  
Michael E. Henry          Executive Officer and Director


/s/ Michael R. Wallace    President, Chief Operating Officer December 14, 1998
Michael R. Wallace        and Director


/s/ Terry W. Thompson     Vice President, Treasurer and Chief December 14, 1998
Terry W. Thompson         Financial Officer (Principal Accounting
                          Officer)

/s/ John W. Henry        Vice Chairman, Senior Vice          December 14, 1998  
John W. Henry             President and Director


/s/ Jerry D. Hall        Executive Vice President            December 14, 1998  
Jerry D. Hall             and Director


/s/ James J. Ellis       Director                            December 14, 1998  
James J. Ellis


/s/ Burton O. George     Director                            December 14, 1998  
Burton O. George


/s/ George R. Curry      Director                            December 14, 1998  
George R. Curry



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX<PAGE>
Exhibit
Number      Exhibit
      
5.1         Opinion of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., regarding the legality
            of securities to be issued
23.1        Consent of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.  (included in Exhibit
5.1)
23.2        Consent of Haynes and Boone, LLP
23.3        Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP
23.4        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.5        Consent of Baird Kurtz & Dobson
23.6        Consent of Dain Rauscher Wessels

                                   EXHIBIT 5.1


                   OPINION OF SHUGHART THOMSON & KILROY, P.C.


      We have acted as counsel for Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (the  Company )
in connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on December 14,
1998 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, related to 32,167 shares of the Company s Common Stock, $0.01
par value, to be sold by the Company.  We are of the opinion that the shares
being so registered for sale have been duly authorized and, when sold and
delivered as contemplated in such Registration Statement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

      We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Registration Statement.




                                    /s/   Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
                                    SHUGHART THOMSON & KILROY, P.C.


December 14, 1998


                                  EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP


      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement, filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), of our opinion that was filed as an
Exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-66185) relating to
the Merger (the  Merger ) of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jack Henry &
Associates, Inc., with and into Peerless Group, Inc., and to the references to
our firm name in such Registration Statement in each place it appears therein in
connection with references to our opinion and the tax consequences of the
Merger.  In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange
Commission thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any
part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term  experts  as
used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.



                                    
                                    /s/   Haynes and Boone, LLP
           <PAGE>
                              HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP


December 11, 1998


                                  EXHIBIT 23.3

                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP


      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption  Experts  and to
the use of our report dated January 20, 1998, with respect to the financial
statements of Peerless Group, Inc., included in the Proxy Statement of Peerless
Group, Inc. and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Amendment No. 1
thereto (Registration No. 333-66185) and the Prospectus of Jack Henry &
Associates, Inc., incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement of
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and Subsidiaries, Inc. on Form S-4, being filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b).

                                          ERNST & YOUNG, LLP

Dallas, Texas
December 10, 1998

                                  EXHIBIT 23.4

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the  Company ) on
Form S-4, being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), of our report dated August 18,
1998, appearing in the annual report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year
ended June 30, 1998 and to the reference to us under the heading  Experts  in
the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-66185) and related Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.



                                    DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
December 14, 1998

                                  EXHIBIT 23.5

                         CONSENT OF BAIRD KURTZ & DOBSON


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the  Company ) on
Form S-4, being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), of our report dated August 22,
1996, appearing in the annual report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year
ended June 30, 1998 and to the reference to us under the heading  Experts  in
the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-66185) and related Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.



                                          BAIRD KURTZ & DOBSON


Joplin, Missouri
December 14, 1998<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT 23.6

                        CONSENT OF DAIN RAUSCHER WESSELS


      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement, filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), of our opinion dated August 18, 1998, 
included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-66185) and related
Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Annex C, relating to the merger of a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., with and into Peerless Group, Inc.,
and to the references to our firm name in such Proxy Statement/Prospectus in
each place it appears therein.  In giving such consent, we do not admit that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts
with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of
the term  experts  as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.



                                    
                                    DAIN RAUSCHER WESSELS
                                    a division of Dain Rauscher Incorporated


December 14, 1998<PAGE>



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