8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 29, 2006

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HARTE-HANKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7120	74-1677284
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Concord Plaza Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78216

(210) 829-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information contained in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, such information shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

On August 30, 2006, Harte-Hanks announced in a press release that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 6.0 cents per share payable September 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on September 6, 2006.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of Harte-Hanks, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and approved an amendment of the Company’s stock repurchase program, established in January 1997, by increasing the number of shares the Company may repurchase under the program by 6 million shares (approximately 8% of the Company’s outstanding shares) bringing total remaining authorization to approximately 8 million shares (approximately 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares). The stock repurchases may, at the Company’s discretion, be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated August 30, 2006 entitled “Harte-Hanks Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Increases Stock Repurchase Program”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Harte-Hanks, Inc.
Dated: August 30, 2006
By:	/s/ Sloane Levy
	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 30, 2006 entitled “Harte-Hanks Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Increases Stock Repurchase Program”

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	News Release
Corporate Headquarters
P.O. Box 269
San Antonio, TX 78291-0269
Phone: (210) 829-9000
Fax: (210) 829-9403 www.harte-hanks.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Media & Financial Contact: Dean Blythe
	(210) 829-9138
	dblythe@harte-hanks.com

HARTE-HANKS BOARD DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND INCREASES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

SAN ANTONIO, TX – August 30, 2006 – The board of directors of Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 6.0 cents per share payable September 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on September 6, 2006.

Harte-Hanks also announced that its board of directors has approved an increase in the company’s stock repurchase program by 6 million shares (approximately 8% of the company’s outstanding shares) bringing total remaining authorization to approximately 8 million shares (approximately 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares). The stock repurchases may, at the company’s discretion, be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.

Harte-Hanks is a worldwide direct and targeted marketing company that provides marketing services and shopper advertising opportunities to local, regional, national and international consumer and business-to-business marketers. Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing improves return on its clients’ marketing investment by increasing their prospect and customer value – a process of “customer optimization” –organized around five strategic considerations: Information (data collection/management) — Opportunity (data access/utilization) — Insight (data analysis/interpretation) — Engagement (knowledge application) — Interaction (program execution). Expert in integrating this process, Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing is highly skilled at tailoring solutions for each of the vertical markets it serves. Harte-Hanks Shoppers is North America’s largest owner, operator and distributor of shopper publications, with shoppers that are zoned into more than 1,000 separate editions with more than 12 million circulation each week in California and Florida. Visit the Harte-Hanks Web site at http://www.harte-hanks.com or call (800) 456-9748.

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For more information, contact: Chief Financial Officer Dean Blythe (210) 829-9138 or e-mail at dblythe@harte-hanks.com.

This release and other information about Harte-Hanks can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.harte-hanks.com