Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2021
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, MO64105
(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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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 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 9, 2021.
(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
140,553,223
453,315
197,254
15,735,803
Robert A. Gerard
136,333,450
4,685,710
184,632
15,735,803
Anuradha (Anu) Gupta
137,135,236
3,871,662
196,894
15,735,803
Richard A. Johnson
140,096,064
917,119
190,609
15,735,803
Jeffrey J. Jones II
140,177,528
838,526
187,738
15,735,803
Mia F. Mends
140,498,072
511,269
194,451
15,735,803
Yolande G. Piazza
140,491,867
531,560
180,365
15,735,803
Victoria J. Reich
139,294,072
1,729,114
180,606
15,735,803
Matthew E. Winter
138,882,054
2,135,046
186,692
15,735,803
Christianna Wood
136,028,317
4,976,297
199,178
15,735,803
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, 2022 was approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
155,695,287
952,155
292,153
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3) The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
134,975,287
5,383,310
845,195
15,735,803
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.
