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 6, 2024 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 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 6, 2024. (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 111,611,753 815,917 154,435 10,095,524 Robert A. Gerard 109,877,204 2,554,453 150,448 10,095,524 Anuradha (Anu) Gupta 111,552,584 874,129 155,392 10,095,524 Richard A. Johnson 112,051,857 379,820 150,428 10,095,524 Jeffrey J. Jones II 111,418,144 1,024,377 139,584 10,095,524 Mia F. Mends 111,755,731 683,398 142,976 10,095,524 Victoria J. Reich 110,305,258 2,139,248 137,599 10,095,524 Matthew E. Winter 112,023,513 400,930 157,662 10,095,524 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, 2025 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 121,873,136 667,116 137,377 — 3)     The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 109,691,967 2,250,257 639,881 10,095,524 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 8, 2024 By: /s/ Katharine M. Haynes Katharine M. Haynes Vice President and Corporate Secretary