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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2000
Commission File No. 1-6089
H&R BLOCK, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri 44-0607856
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4400 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(816) 753-6900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits are filed as part of this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(C) EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
1 Underwriting Agreement among H&R Block, Inc., Block
Financial Corporation, and Salomon Smith Barney Inc.,
Chase Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated and Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.,
dated April 13, 2000.
4(a) First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2000
among H&R Block, Inc., Block Financial Corporation,
Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of New York.
4(b) Form of 8.50% Senior Note Due 2007 of Block Financial
Corporation.
10(a) Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 1,
1999, among Block Financial Corporation, H&R Block, Inc.,
Mellon Bank, N.A., Fleet National Bank and Bank One, N.A.,
Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Securities Inc.
10(b) Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 1,
1999, among Block Financial Corporation, H&R Block, Inc.,
The Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank,
N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale, Bank One, N.A., Commerzbank AG, Toronto
Dominion (Texas), Inc., Credit Lyonnais and The Bank of
New York.
12(a) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for
Block Financial Corporation.
12(b) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for H&R
Block, Inc.
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Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
25 Form T-1 for the Bank of New York.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
H&R BLOCK, INC.
Date: April 17, 2000 By: /s/ James H. Ingraham
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James H. Ingraham
Vice President, General Counsel
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