H&R Block Inc 8-K, filed Nov 10, 2025
H&R Block Inc (HRB)
8-K
2025-11-10
For: 2025-11-05
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About this 8-K
H&R Block Inc filed this 8-K on November 10, 2025, reporting on events of November 5, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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): November 5, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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(816 ) 854-3000
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)The 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 5, 2025.
(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 | 101,673,968 | 1,386,944 | 185,644 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Robert A. Gerard | 100,741,824 | 2,303,561 | 201,171 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Anuradha (Anu) Gupta | 101,915,239 | 1,082,622 | 248,695 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Richard A. Johnson | 101,627,178 | 1,441,509 | 177,869 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey J. Jones II | 102,016,216 | 1,055,374 | 174,966 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Mia F. Mends | 102,464,635 | 531,661 | 250,260 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Victoria J. Reich | 101,252,829 | 1,820,024 | 173,703 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
| Matthew E. Winter | 102,008,820 | 1,039,608 | 198,128 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||||
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, 2026 was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 112,261,671 | 655,341 | 271,933 | — | ||||||||
3) The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 99,595,441 | 3,305,513 | 345,602 | 9,942,389 | ||||||||
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: | November 10, 2025 | By: | /s/ Katharine M. Haynes | ||||||||
Katharine M. Haynes | |||||||||||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||