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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 8, 2016

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)


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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)
The 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 8, 2016.

(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
174,471,653
   485,687
256,209
15,396,429
Paul J. Brown
174,290,910
   666,637
256,002
15,396,429
William C. Cobb
173,934,774
1,054,547
224,228
15,396,429
Robert A. Gerard
173,885,376
1,057,564
270,609
15,396,429
Richard A. Johnson
174,043,889
   919,058
250,602
15,396,429
David Baker Lewis
172,805,444
2,158,895
249,210
15,396,429
Victoria J. Reich
174,504,050
   469,309
240,190
15,396,429
Bruce C. Rohde
173,056,368
1,910,967
246,214
15,396,429
Tom D. Seip
171,772,827
3,158,729
281,993
15,396,429
Christianna Wood
174,328,043
   510,292
275,214
15,396,429
James F. Wright
173,370,401
1,592,588
250,560
15,396,429

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, 2017 was approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
188,956,488
1,387,789
265,701
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
170,586,990
4,115,801
510,758
15,396,429

4)
The shareholder proposal asking the Board of Directors to adopt and present for shareholder approval revisions to the Company’s proxy access bylaw was not approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
52,189,976
122,090,163
933,410
15,396,429









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 8, 2016
By:/s/ Scott W. Andreasen
 
     Scott W. Andreasen
 
     Vice President and Secretary