HARTE HANKS INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 11, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HARTE HANKS INC (HHS)
CIK: 0000045919
Period of Report: 2006-01-09

Reporting Person: SKIDMORE GARY J (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-31	Common Stock	G	14218	$0.00	Disposed	24106	Direct
2006-01-09	Common Stock	M	3600	$.6667	Acquired	27706	Direct
2006-01-09	Common Stock	F	1145	$26.87	Disposed	26561	Direct
2006-01-09	Common Stock	F	89	$26.87	Disposed	26472	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-09	Stock Option (right to buy)	$.6667	M	3600	Disposed	2007-01-06	Common Stock (3600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1191	Indirect
Common Stock	1191	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This number represents the amount of shares that the reporting person gifted to charitable organizations during the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 and not previously reported on a Form 4 or Form 5.

F2: Stock Option grant.