UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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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): October 6, 2006
H&R BLOCK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Missouri (State of Incorporation) |
1-6089 (Commission File Number) |
44-0607856 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
One H&R Block Way, Kansas City, MO 64105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 854-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
(a) On October 6, 2006, Option One Loan Warehouse Corporation (“OOLWC”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Option One Mortgage Corporation (“OOMC”), entered into Omnibus Amendment Number One to the Option One Owner Trust 2005-8 Warehouse Facility among OOLWC, OOMC, Option One Owner Trust 2005-8 (the “Merrill Trust”), Merrill Lynch Bank USA (“Merrill”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) (the “Merrill Amendment”).
The primary purpose of the Merrill Amendment was to extend the term of OOMC’s off-balance sheet financing arrangement with Merrill (the “Merrill Warehouse Facility”) to October 5, 2007, subject to various triggers, events or occurrences that could result in earlier termination.
The Merrill Warehouse Facility provides funding totaling $1,500,000,000 and bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus additional margin rates. The Merrill Warehouse Facility is subject to various OOMC performance triggers, limits and financial covenants, including a tangible net worth ratio, capital adequacy test, non-warehouse leverage ratio, minimum net income test and cross-default features in which a default under other arrangements to fund daily non-prime originations would trigger a default under the Merrill Warehouse Facility. In addition, the Merrill Warehouse Facility permits Merrill at any time to require the Merrill Trust to redeem specified borrowed amounts outstanding under the Merrill Warehouse Facility.
(b) On October 10, 2006, OOMC entered into Omnibus Amendment No. 3 dated as of October 10, 2006 among OOMC, Option One Owner Trust 2002-3 (the “UBS Trust”) and UBS Real Estate Securities Inc. (“UBS”) (the “UBS Amendment”).
The primary purpose of the UBS Amendment was to extend the term of OOMC’s off-balance sheet financing arrangement with UBS (the “UBS Warehouse Facility”) to November 10, 2006, subject to various triggers, events or occurrences that could result in earlier termination.
The UBS Warehouse Facility provides funding totaling $1,500,000,000, bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus a margin rate and provides for the payment of minimum usage fees. The UBS Warehouse Facility is also subject to various OOMC performance triggers, limits and financial covenants, including a tangible net worth requirement, capital adequacy test, net income test, liquidity requirements, leverage ratios and cross-default features in which a default under other arrangements to fund daily non-prime originations would trigger a default under the UBS Warehouse Facility.
(c) Under the Merrill Warehouse Facility and the UBS Warehouse Facility, non-prime loans originated by OOMC are sold daily to the Merrill Trust and the UBS Trust, which utilize the warehouse facilities to purchase the loans. The trusts subsequently sell the loans directly to third-party investors or back to OOMC to pool the loans for securitization, as directed by its third-party beneficial interest holders. The decision to complete a whole loan sale or a securitization is dependent on market conditions. See “Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements” in Item 7 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006.
(d) Certain parties to the Merrill Warehouse Facility and the UBS Warehouse Facility have other relationships with the Company or its affiliates. Merrill and affiliates of UBS and Wells Fargo are lending parties pursuant to credit facilities maintained by Block Financial Corporation, as borrower, and the Company, as guarantor, with various lenders.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.
Pursuant to the Merrill Warehouse Facility, OOMC provides a guarantee up to a maximum of approximately 10% of the aggregate principal balance of mortgage loans held by the Merrill Trust before ultimate disposition. This guarantee would be called upon if the sale of mortgage loans did not generate adequate proceeds to satisfy the Merrill Trust’s current or ultimate payment obligations. The maximum potential undiscounted amount of future payments that OOMC may be required to make pursuant to this guarantee would be approximately $150,000,000.
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.
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Date: |
October 12, 2006 |
By:/s/ Bret G. Wilson |
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Bret G. Wilson |
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Vice President and Secretary |