H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 4, 2004

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-02-02

Reporting Person: SPAETH NICHOLAS J (SVP and Chief Legal Officer)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, without par value	20000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$57.7800	2014-02-02	Common Stock, without par value (200000)		Direct

Footnotes

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