H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 4, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-10-01

Reporting Person: FRIGON HENRY F (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-01	Common Stock, without par value	J	20	$50.115	Acquired	4426.0000	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, without par value	4000.0000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$25.000	2009-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (2000.00)	2000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$16.188	2010-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000.00)	4000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$32.275	2011-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (6000.00)	6000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$46.150	2012-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000.00)	4000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000.00)	4000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$47.680	2014-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000.00)	4000.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units for dividends paid under the H&R Block Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Each unit has the value of one share of Common Stock.

F2: The shares are held by the Frigon Family Foundation, a charitable foundation for which I am a director.