HR Block 2005 Annual Report Download - page 156

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2005,
H&R Block is the world’s largest tax services
provider, having completed more than 400 million
tax returns since 1955. One of the largest retailers
in the world, H&R Block has more than 12,000
locations serving taxpayers primarily in the United
States, Canada and Australia.
H&R Block’s subsidiaries deliver tax services and
financial advice, investment and mortgage services,
and business accounting and consulting services.
H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc. offers
investment services and securities products. With
approximately 1,000 financial advisors serving
clients at approximately 260 locations, H&R Block
Financial Advisors is a member NYSE, SIPC, a
registered broker-dealer and investment advisor.
H&R Block Inc. is not a registered broker-dealer
and is not a registered investment advisor.
H&R Block Mortgage Corp. offers a full range of
retail mortgage services. Option One Mortgage
Corp. provides mortgage services and offers wholesale
mortgages through large financial institutions
and a network of approximately 42,000 mortgage
broker locations.
RSM McGladrey Business Services Inc. and its
subsidiaries serve midsized businesses and their
owners with tax, accounting and business consulting
services, as well as personal wealth management
services.
H&R Block Small Business Resources is a new
business currently operating in 14 U.S. cities that
serves the tax, financial and business needs of small
business owners. H&R Block Small Business
Resources is not a licensed CPA firm.
For more information about the company, visit our
Online Press Center at www.hrblock.com.
WORLD HEADQUARTERS >>>
4400 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL >>>
Nicholas J. Spaeth, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS >>>
KPMG LLP, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR >>>
Mellon Investor Services LLC, 85 Challenger Road,
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660.
www.melloninvestor.com
Mellon Investor Services provides a variety of
shareholder related services at no charge including:
change of name or address; consolidation of
accounts; lost stock certificates; and transfer of
stock to another person.
ANNUAL M EETING >>>
The annual meeting of shareholders of H&R Block
Inc. will be held at the H&R Block City Stage
at Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas
City, Missouri, at 9 a.m. Central Time, Wednesday,
September 7, 2005. Upon written request, we will
furnish without charge to our shareholders a copy
of our 2005 Form 10-K as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Requests should be
directed to Investor Relations, 800-869-9220, ext.
2721, or by mail to 4400 Main Street, Kansas City,
Missouri 64111.
Client photos and information included in this
Annual Report appear courtesy of our clients, who
have given their written consent.
Certifications Filed w ith the
Securities and Exchange
Commission Pursuant to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The certifications of the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of the company required
by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 have been filed as
exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively,
in the company’s Form 10-K/A for
the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005.
Certification Submitted to the
New York Stock Exchange
The certification of the Chief
Executive Officer required by the
New York Stock Exchange Listing
Standards, Section 303A.12(a),
relating to the company’s compli-
ance w ith the New York Stock
Exchange Corporate Governance
Listing Standards, w as submitted
to the New York Stock Exchange
on October 1, 2004.
Certification Submitted to the
Pacific Exchange
The certification of the Chief
Executive Officer required by
the Pacific Exchange Listing
Standards, Rule 5.3(m), relating
to the company’s compliance w ith
the Pacific Exchange Corporate
Governance Listing Standards,
w as submitted to the Pacific
Exchange on April 26, 2005.