H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 1, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-06-30

Reporting Person: IVERSEN BRAD C (SVP, Chief Marketing Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-30	Common Stock, without par value	A	2000	$47.680	Acquired	4000.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-30	Call Option to Purchase	$47.680	A	20000	Acquired	2014-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (20000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$41.130	2013-09-10	Common Stock, without par value (20000.00)	20000.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted shares of Common Stock granted under the H&R Block, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Executive Compensation Plan.

F2: The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on 9/10/2004.