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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 13, 2018

H&R BLOCK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
Missouri
(State of Incorporation)
1-06089
(Commission File Number)
44-0607856
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

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):
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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 q
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. q



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)
The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on September 13, 2018.

(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
146,629,350
548,530
207,926
15,469,667
Paul J. Brown
146,432,143
752,140
201,523
15,469,667
Robert A. Gerard
144,903,445
2,284,640
197,721
15,469,667
Richard A. Johnson
145,998,641
1,170,329
216,836
15,469,667
Jeffrey J. Jones II
146,461,239
725,326
199,241
15,469,667
David Baker Lewis
143,576,015
3,614,139
195,652
15,469,667
Victoria J. Reich
146,818,030
374,641
193,135
15,469,667
Bruce C. Rohde
145,651,403
1,529,996
204,407
15,469,667
Matthew E. Winter
146,593,271
587,955
204,580
15,469,667
Christianna Wood
146,438,306
764,300
183,200
15,469,667

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, 2019 was approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
160,224,106
2,389,944
241,423
0

3)
The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
89,480,971
57,405,918
498,917
15,469,667

4)
The shareholder proposal requesting that each bylaw amendment adopted by the board of directors not become effective until approved by shareholders was not approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
3,609,940
142,942,256
833,610
15,469,667






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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 13, 2018
By:/s/ Scott W. Andreasen
 
     Scott W. Andreasen
 
     Vice President and Secretary





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