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): November 4, 2022 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 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 4, 2022. (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 Sean H. Cohan 125,833,867 587,377 266,125 12,296,615 Robert A. Gerard 123,685,693 2,798,631 203,045 12,296,615 Anuradha (Anu) Gupta 125,750,799 652,254 284,316 12,296,615 Richard A. Johnson 124,016,915 2,470,001 200,453 12,296,615 Jeffrey J. Jones II 126,227,491 262,309 197,569 12,296,615 Mia F. Mends 125,411,167 989,000 287,202 12,296,615 Yolande G. Piazza 125,955,133 517,627 214,609 12,296,615 Victoria J. Reich 124,543,361 1,939,382 204,626 12,296,615 Matthew E. Winter 125,567,671 919,642 200,056 12,296,615 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 June 30, 2023 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 137,451,620 1,325,400 206,964 — 3)     The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 123,213,551 2,678,939 794,879 12,296,615 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: November 7, 2022 By: /s/ Katharine M. Haynes Katharine M. Haynes Vice President and Corporate Secretary