H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 12, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-01-01

Reporting Person: BLOCH THOMAS M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-01	Common Stock, without par value	J	150000	—	Acquired	150000.0000	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, without par value	86112.0000	Direct
Common Stock, without par value	18000.0000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$32.2750	2011-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (6000)	6000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$46.1500	2012-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.2500	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The securities were contributed by a third party to M&H Bloch Partners, LP, a limited partnership that was established on January 1, 2004. The reporting person is a general partner of the partnership.

F2: The reporting person is a general partner of the partnership that owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.