H&R BLOCK INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jan 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: H&R BLOCK INC (HRB)
CIK: 0000012659
Period of Report: 2004-01-02

Reporting Person: WILSON BRET G (Vice President and Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-02	Common Stock, without par value	J	3.997	$55.7200	Acquired	2478.2871	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$16.1250	2007-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (14000)	14000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$21.0625	2008-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (12000)	12000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$25.0000	2009-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (12000)	12000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.2500	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (2800)	2800	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$32.2750	2011-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8000)	8000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$46.1500	2012-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (4000)	4000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$16.1875	2010-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8600)	8600	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units acquired through dividend reinvestment 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.