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: COLEMAN MELANIE K (VP and Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-30	Common Stock, without par value	A	3000	$47.680	Acquired	4645.9940	Direct
2004-06-30	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.105	$48.120	Acquired	4652.0990	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-30	Call Option to Purchase	$47.680	A	8000	Acquired	2014-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$45.300	2012-10-21	Common Stock, without par value (10000.00)	10000.00	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8000.00)	8000.00	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: 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.