H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-04-15

Reporting Person: YABUKI JEFFERY W (Executive VP and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	9.714	$49.070	Acquired	58887.2143	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, without par value	1111.2680	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$23.188	2009-09-07	Common Stock, without par value (80000)	80000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$16.188	2010-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (70000)	70000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$32.275	2011-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (90000)	90000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$46.150	2012-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (90000)	90000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.250	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (90000)	90000	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.

F2: Units held under the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan.