H&R Block to Present at Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) announced today that Mark A. Ernst, chairman and chief executive officer, will discuss H&R Block's business strategy, including an overview and outlook for the upcoming tax-filing season, as well as short and long-term financial targets for the company, at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference, 9 a.m. (EST) Jan. 28, at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
A listen-only audio webcast of the conference will be available on http://www.hrblock.com/about/investor . To participate, click on the "Salomon Smith Barney Presentation Webcast" icon and follow the instructions. Presentation materials will be available for viewing. Webcast participants are encouraged to log on 15 to 20 minutes in advance to ensure a good connection and software compatibility.
Replays of the audio webcast, including presentation, will be available until Feb. 28, 2003 on the company's Web site at http://www.hrblock.com/about/investor .
About H&R Block:
H&R Block Inc. ( www.hrblock.com ) is a diversified company with subsidiaries that deliver tax services and financial advice, investment and mortgage products and services, and business accounting and consulting services. As the world's largest tax services company, H&R Block served nearly 23 million clients during fiscal year 2002. Clients were served at the approximately 10,400 H&R Block retail offices worldwide and through the company's award-winning software, TaxCut(R), and its online tax services. H&R Block is the only major tax and financial services company that focuses primarily on helping middle-income taxpayers achieve their financial goals. Investment services and securities products are offered through H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc., member NYSE, SIPC. H&R Block Inc. is not a registered broker-dealer. H&R Block Mortgage Corp. offers retail mortgage products. Option One Mortgage Corp. offers wholesale mortgage products and a wide range of mortgage services. RSM McGladrey Inc. serves mid-sized businesses with accounting, tax and consulting services. SOURCE H&R Block Inc.
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/CONTACT: Bob Schneider, Media Relations, +1-816-932-4835, or Mark Barnett, Investor Relations, +1-816-701-4443, both of H&R Block Inc./
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