-----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, FWwuP+YdIpsYqdWPTNxc1r2HoYEdBycHspXr9r4WRhlXneRlcliXYkOeYVG/AUNJ yROqllBGCfXG/La4Au51Uw== 0001225208-08-005315.txt : 20080320 0001225208-08-005315.hdr.sgml : 20080320 20080320121901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001225208-08-005315 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080318 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080320 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080320 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: ONE H&R BLOCK WAY CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64105 BUSINESS PHONE: 8168543000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE H&R BLOCK WAY CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64105 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Breeden Richard C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001300622 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06089 FILM NUMBER: 08701397 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 312-442-7632 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH WACKER STREET 2: SUITE 1800 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 4 1 doc4.xml X0202 4 2008-03-18 0000012659 H&R BLOCK INC HRB 0001300622 Breeden Richard C C/O BREEDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 100 NORTHFIELD ST. GREENWICH CT 06830 1 Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 350000 19.3798 A 6350000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 250000 19.0886 A 6600000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 210000 19.5429 A 6810000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 200000 19.4297 A 7010000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 200000 18.8431 A 7210000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 200000 19.0492 A 7410000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 100000 19.4842 A 7510000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-18 4 P 0 100000 19.3354 A 7610000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-19 4 P 0 200000 20.3357 A 7810000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-19 4 P 0 200000 20.3819 A 8010000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-19 4 P 0 200000 20.2931 A 8210000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-19 4 P 0 100000 20.375 A 8310000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-19 4 P 0 50000 20.4015 A 8360000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-20 4 P 0 50000 20.7635 A 8410000 I By Breeden Partners Common Stock 2008-03-20 4 P 0 25000 20.593 A 8435000 I By Breeden Partners Call Option to Purchase 19.86 2008-02-01 2018-02-01 Common Stock 37595 37595 D Richard C. Breeden is the managing member of Breeden Capital Partners LLC, managing member and chairman and chief executive of Breeden Capital Management LLC and the Key Principal of Breeden Partners (Cayman) Ltd. Breeden Capital Partners LLC is in turn the general partner of Breeden Partners L.P. and Breeden Partners (California) L.P. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, amended, Mr. Breeden in his capacity as managing member, as well as chairman and chief executive officer of Breeden Capital Management LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the common stock owned by Breeden Partners (Cayman) Ltd., Breeden Partners L.P. and Breeden Partners (California) L.P. breedenpoa-091907.HTM Andrew J. Somora per Power of Attorney 2008-03-20 EX-24 2 breedenpoa-091907.htm

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

(SECTION 16 FILINGS)

 

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, Richard C. Breeden, 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 19th day of September, 2007.

 

 

/s/ Richard C. Breeden     

 

Richard C. Breeden

 

 

State of Connecticut

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County of Fairfield

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On the date set forth above, before me appeared Richard C. Breeden, 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/ Michele Ferrall        

 

Notary Public

 

 

My Commission Expires:

 

Michele Ferrall

Notary Public - Connecticut

My Commission Expires

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

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