-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, J584yWJhf4JAgQeIRYPqJhVu9O7/i2eexaWisUJWmEYGXR4Ws5oPe2pVz9pk5XRk qVaJUwOgL3ikHy95gNfA2Q== 0001217211-06-000047.txt : 20060202 0001217211-06-000047.hdr.sgml : 20060202 20060202153437 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001217211-06-000047 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060202 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: H&R BLOCK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000012659 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200] IRS NUMBER: 440607856 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4400 MAIN ST CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8167536900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4410 MAIN STREET CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64111 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRUBECK WILLIAM L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001103609 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06089 FILM NUMBER: 06573483 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O YELLOW CORP STREET 2: 10990 ROE AVENUE CITY: OVERLAND PARK STATE: KS ZIP: 66211-1213 BUSINESS PHONE: 9136966106 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10990 ROE AVENUE CITY: OVERLAND PARK STATE: KS ZIP: 66211-1213 4 1 tru565.xml X0202 4 2006-01-31 0 0000012659 H&R BLOCK INC HRB 0001103609 TRUBECK WILLIAM L 4400 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64111 0 1 0 0 Executive VP and CFO Common Stock, without par value 2006-01-31 4 J 0 19.747 24.4500 A 38039.4940 D Common Stock, without par value 309.2920 I By 401(k) Call Option to Purchase 24.9050 2005-10-04 2014-10-04 Common Stock, without par value 100000.00 100000.00 D Call Option to Purchase 29.1750 2006-06-30 2015-06-30 Common Stock, without par value 100000.00 100000.00 D Units acquired under the H&R Block Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, as Amended and Restated. Each unit has the value of one share of Common Stock. By: Andrew J. Somora per Power of Attorney 2006-02-02 EX-24 2 trubeckpoa-010306.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

(SECTION 16 FILINGS)

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, William L. Trubeck, hereby constitutes and appoints each of Bret G. Wilson, Brian H. Schmidt, and Andrew J. Somora, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to prepare, execute and acknowledge Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of H&R Block, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”) and deliver and file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time; it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney supersedes and replaces all previously executed Powers of Attorney with respect to the matters contained herein. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed this 3 day of January, 2006.

	/s/ William L. Trubeck
	William L. Trubeck

State of Missouri	)
County of Jackson	)

On the date set forth above, before me appeared William L. Trubeck, who is personally known to me as the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and such person duly acknowledged that such person executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

	/s/ Paula C. Panarisi
	Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

PAULA C. PANARISI

Notary Public-Notary Seal

State of Missouri – County of Jackson

My Commission Expires: Dec. 25, 2008

Commission #04512091

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