1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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): 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) 2 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. 2 3 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 --------------------- James H. Ingraham Vice President, General Counsel 3