H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jan 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-01-15

Reporting Person: TAIT STEVEN (President, Business Services)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	8.973	$55.7200	Acquired	7642.5090	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$42.8500	2013-04-01	Common Stock, without par value (50000)	50000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.2500	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (40000)	40000	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.