H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

May 17, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-05-14

Reporting Person: COLEMAN MELANIE K (VP and Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-14	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.41	$45.830	Acquired	1633.4790	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)	10000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8000)	8000	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.