H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 31, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-08-31

Reporting Person: SERATI TAMMY S (Senior VP, Human Resources)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	2.491	$49.470	Acquired	5356.1850	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$39.030	2012-12-02	Common Stock, without par value (20000.00)	20000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (14000.00)	14000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$47.680	2014-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (14000.00)	14000.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units acquired under the H&R Block Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, as Amended and Restated. Each unit has the value of one share of Common Stock.