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: 2003-07-15

Reporting Person: COLEMAN MELANIE K (VP and Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-07-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.75	$43.5300	Acquired	1506.7500	Direct
2003-07-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.75	$43.5300	Acquired	1513.5000	Direct
2003-08-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	7.06	$41.6200	Acquired	1520.5600	Direct
2003-08-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	7.06	$41.6200	Acquired	1527.6200	Direct
2003-09-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.72	$43.7000	Acquired	1534.3400	Direct
2003-09-30	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.72	$43.7000	Acquired	1541.0600	Direct
2003-10-01	Common Stock, without par value	J	0.19	$43.0800	Acquired	1541.2500	Direct
2003-10-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.82	$43.0800	Acquired	1548.0700	Direct
2003-10-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.82	$43.0800	Acquired	1554.8900	Direct
2003-11-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.19	$47.4600	Acquired	1561.0800	Direct
2003-11-30	Common Stock, without par value	J	6.19	$47.4600	Acquired	1567.2700	Direct
2003-12-15	Common Stock, without par value	J	5.46	$53.8500	Acquired	1572.7300	Direct
2003-12-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	5.46	$53.8500	Acquired	1578.1900	Direct
2003-12-31	Common Stock, without par value	J	5.35	$55.3700	Disposed	1572.8400	Direct
2004-01-02	Common Stock, without par value	J	0.281	$55.7200	Acquired	1573.1210	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Call Option to Purchase	$45.3000	2012-10-21	Common Stock, without par value (10000)	10000	Direct
Call Option to Purchase	$43.2500	2013-06-30	Common Stock, without par value (8000)	8000	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.

F2: 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.

F3: Units transferred out of the H&R Block Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, as Amended and Restated. Each unit has the value of one share of Common Stock.