SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ------------) H & R Block Financial Corp - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 093671105 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement /_/. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other previsions of the Act (however, see the Notes) Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER H & R Block Financial Corp Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUERS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 751 Griswold Street STE 200 Detroit, MI 48226 Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE 2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101 Tucson, Arizona 85706 Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP Colorado Limited Partnership Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER 093671105 Item 3 FIELD PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Item 4 OWNERSHIP (a) Amount beneficially owned 9,089,540 shares (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote Davis Selected Advisers, L. P. , 9,089,540 shares (ii) shared power to vote to direct the vote N/A (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Davis Selected Advisers, L. P., 9,089,540 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of N/A Item 5 Not applicable Item 6 Not applicable Item 7 Not applicable Item 8 Not applicable Item 9 Not applicable Item 10 CERTIFICATION By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer or such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. SIGNATURE /s/ Anthony Frazia PRINT Anthony Frazia, Chief Compliance Officer DATE February 13, 2004