H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-01-31

Reporting Person: ECTON DONNA R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-31	Common Stock, without par value	I	140.99	$57.9300	Disposed	7672.4520	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$16.1250	2007-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$21.0625	2008-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$25.0000	2009-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (6000)	6000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$16.1875	2010-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (6000)	6000	Direct
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
Call Option to Purchase	$20.5000	2005-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$16.3750	2006-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units transferred out of the H&R Block Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Each unit has the value of one share of Common Stock.