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 3, 2023 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 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 3, 2023. (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 116,967,425 836,260 210,803 11,359,449 Robert A. Gerard 115,245,133 2,563,691 205,664 11,359,449 Anuradha (Anu) Gupta 116,434,768 1,298,355 281,365 11,359,449 Richard A. Johnson 117,209,596 599,938 204,954 11,359,449 Jeffrey J. Jones II 117,357,819 455,516 201,153 11,359,449 Mia F. Mends 116,618,518 1,136,690 259,280 11,359,449 Yolande G. Piazza 117,157,876 662,184 194,428 11,359,449 Victoria J. Reich 115,531,554 2,290,114 192,820 11,359,449 Matthew E. Winter 117,179,425 629,657 205,406 11,359,449 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, 2024 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 128,414,454 688,324 271,159 — 3)     The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 115,563,894 1,730,638 719,956 11,359,449 4)     In the advisory proposal on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation, the shareholders recommended annual frequency as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 115,854,750 148,858 1,768,367 242,513 11,359,449 Based on the voting results set forth above, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that future advisory votes by the Company’s shareholders on the Company’s named executive officer compensation will be conducted on an annual basis, until the next required non-binding advisory vote on this matter, which will be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2029, or until the Board elects to implement a different frequency for such vote. 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 3, 2023 By: /s/ Katharine M. Haynes Katharine M. Haynes Vice President and Corporate Secretary