SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 --------------------------- 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) November 10, 1997 H&R BLOCK, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Missouri 1-6089 44-0607856 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) 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) ITEMS 1-4. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On November 10, 1997, the registrant and CompuServe Corporation ("CompuServe") jointly announced that the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice had advised the companies that it will permit the statutory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, to expire without seeking additional information in connection with the merger of WAC Acquisition Company, L.L.C. ("WAC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WorldCom, Inc. ("WorldCom"), with and into CompuServe pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 1997, by and among the registrant, H&R Block Group, Inc., CompuServe, WorldCom and WAC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 6. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. Not applicable. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. Number Description 99.1 Press Release, dated November 10, 1997. ITEM 8. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 9. NOT APPLICABLE. -2- 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 thereunder duly authorized. H&R BLOCK, INC. By: /s/ Frank L. Salizzoni Name: Frank L. Salizzoni Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: November 13, 1997