H&R Block Inc 8-K, filed May 15, 2023
H&R Block Inc (HRB)
8-K
2023-05-15
For: 2023-05-11
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About this 8-K
H&R Block Inc filed this 8-K on May 15, 2023, reporting on events of May 11, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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): May 11, 2023
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that effective as of May 11, 2023, Karen A. Orosco will no longer serve as the Company’s President, Global Consumer Tax and Service Delivery and will depart the Company as of July 1, 2023.
The circumstances of Ms. Orosco’s departure qualify her for severance benefits under the terms of the H&R Block, Inc. Executive Severance Plan, amended and restated effective May 9, 2022 (the “Plan”), subject to her execution of a Severance and Release Agreement in the form included in the Plan. The Plan is described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 22, 2022 and a copy of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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: | May 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Katharine M. Haynes | ||||||||
Katharine M. Haynes | |||||||||||
| Vice President and Secretary | |||||||||||