H&R BLOCK INC — Remuneration Information 2012

Jul 31, 2012

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on September 13, 2012.

	H&R BLOCK, INC.	Notice of Annual Meeting — Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
		For holders as of:	July 12, 2012
		Date: September 13, 2012	Time: 9:00 a.m. Central time
		Location: Kansas City Repertory Theatre
		H&R Block Center
		One H&R Block Way
	●	Kansas City, Missouri
64105
		You are receiving this communication
because you hold shares in the above named company.
●	H&R BLOCK, INC. ONE H&R BLOCK WAY KANSAS CITY, MO 64105	This is not a ballot. You cannot use
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The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote “FOR” all the director nominees listed below in Proposal 1:			●
1.	Election of Directors.
	Nominees: 1a. Paul J. Brown 1b. William C.
Cobb 1c. Marvin R. Ellison 1d. Robert A.
Gerard 1e. David Baker Lewis 1f. Victoria J.
Reich 1g. Bruce
C. Rohde 1h. Tom D. Seip 1i. Christianna Wood 1j. James F.
Wright	The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote “FOR” the following Proposals 2-5:
		2.	Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April
30, 2013.
		3.	Advisory approval of the Company’s named
executive officer compensation.
		4.	Approval of the 2013 Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
		5.	Approval of the Amended and Restated 2000 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.
		The Board of Directors unanimously
recommends you vote “AGAINST” the following Proposal 6:
		6.	Shareholder proposal concerning proxy access, if
presented at the meeting.
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