H&R Block Response to Latest Spitzer Attack

May 8, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2006--H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) said the company looks forward to the Attorney General's office presenting its case in court rather than through the press. We continue to have complete confidence that our company and our Express IRA product will be fully vindicated once we've had our day in court.

That the Attorney General's office has chosen to ignore the facts, rely on information taken out of context, and continue to attack our company and our product seems tailored to objectives other than the merits of this case.

CONTACT:
H&R Block
Nick Iammartino,
816-932-4835
nick.iammartino@hrblock.com
or
Linda McDougall,
816-932-7542
lmcdougall@hrblock.com

SOURCE: H&R Block