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 10, 2020 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 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 10, 2020. (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 Paul J. Brown 149,073,067 767,838 396,771 15,730,362 Robert A. Gerard 146,826,774 3,015,845 395,057 15,730,362 Anuradha (Anu) Gupta 149,277,770 596,443 363,463 15,730,362 Richard A. Johnson 148,952,196 898,212 387,268 15,730,362 Jeffrey J. Jones II 148,371,678 1,479,513 386,485 15,730,362 David Baker Lewis 145,074,171 4,774,571 388,934 15,730,362 Yolande G. Piazza 149,412,077 453,155 372,444 15,730,362 Victoria J. Reich 149,239,977 633,482 364,217 15,730,362 Bruce C. Rohde 148,407,054 1,424,052 406,570 15,730,362 Matthew E. Winter 147,867,443 2,002,828 367,405 15,730,362 Christianna Wood 146,890,824 2,984,381 362,471 15,730,362 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, 2021 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 162,174,576 3,271,558 521,904 — 3) The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 138,858,901 10,713,578 665,197 15,730,362 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 14, 2020 By: /s/ Scott W. Andreasen       Scott W. Andreasen       Vice President and Secretary