Shareholder Vote

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): September 12, 2019 H&R BLOCK, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Missouri 1-06089 44-0607856 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization)   Identification No.) One H&R Block Way , Kansas City , MO 64105 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) ( 816 ) 854-3000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, without par value HRB New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) The 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 12, 2019. (b) The final voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. 1) Each of the following nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: Director Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Angela N. Archon 153,388,066 273,516 146,806 12,276,602 Paul J. Brown 153,277,297 384,318 146,773 12,276,602 Robert A. Gerard 151,291,523 2,361,192 155,673 12,276,602 Richard A. Johnson 152,820,896 832,407 155,085 12,276,602 Jeffrey J. Jones II 153,007,657 634,935 165,796 12,276,602 David Baker Lewis 150,247,185 3,393,857 167,346 12,276,602 Victoria J. Reich 147,902,361 5,758,181 147,846 12,276,602 Bruce C. Rohde 147,364,352 6,282,457 161,579 12,276,602 Matthew E. Winter 153,030,058 615,358 162,972 12,276,602 Christianna Wood 152,138,779 1,526,549 143,060 12,276,602 2) The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 163,428,111 2,410,041 246,838 — 3) The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 137,530,074 15,788,972 489,342 12,276,602 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: September 12, 2019 By: /s/ Scott W. Andreasen       Scott W. Andreasen       Vice President and Secretary