-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Fz8Or4RF7SKnuR5WXNrScYzkftqqAkz7tTVRj3kDc9aiEWa7ovhUY0mIu3M8dbqZ IIFHEBk09QC2cL0WpzUKnQ== 0000950152-98-000820.txt : 19980210 0000950152-98-000820.hdr.sgml : 19980210 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-98-000820 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980209 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005133 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GREETING CARDS [2771] IRS NUMBER: 340065325 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-09984 FILM NUMBER: 98525629 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10500 AMERICAN RD CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 BUSINESS PHONE: 2162527300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10500 AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEISS MORRY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918762 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVLAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVLAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 SC 13G/A 1 AMERICAN GREETINGS/MORRY WEISS--SC 13G/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 11 )* AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) CLASS B COMMON SHARES (Title of Class of Securities) 026375-20-4 ------------------------------ (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 provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 5 Pages 2 13G ----------------------------------- --------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 026375-20-4 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MORRY WEISS SS# ###-##-#### -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 600,000 ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARE VOTING POWER OWNED - 0 - ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER BY EACH 600,000 REPORTING PERSON ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH - 0 - ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 600,000 ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* X ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 13.86% ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ---------------------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT 3 Page 3 of 5 Pages SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: --------------- American Greetings Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ------------------------------------------------ One American Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44144 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: ---------------------- Irving I. Stone Morry Weiss Item 2(b) Address or Principal Office: ---------------------------- One American Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44144 One American Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44144 Item 2(c) Citizenship ----------- U.S.A. with respect to each person named in 2(a) above Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: ----------------------------- American Greetings Corporation Class B Common Shares Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: ------------- 026375-20-4 Item 3 Status of Person Filing: ------------------------ Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership: ---------- (a) Amount beneficially owned (b) Percent of Class ------------------------- ---------------- Irving I. Stone 203,964 4.7% Morry Weiss 600,000 13.8% 4 Page 4 of 5 Pages SCHEDULE 13G Item 4 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (Continued) --------------------------------------------- - ----------- (i) Sole Power (ii) Shared Power to Vote to Vote ------- ------- Irving I. Stone 203,964 -0- Morry Weiss 600,000 -0- (iii) Sole Power (iv) Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose ---------- ---------- Irving I. Stone 203,964 -0- Morry Weiss 600,000 -0- Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: --------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another --------------------------------------------------------- Person: ------- Not Applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which --------------------------------------------------------- Acquired the Security: ---------------------- Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: ---------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: ------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 10 Certification ------------- Not Applicable 5 Page 5 of 5 Pages 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. February 6, 1998 /s/ Morry Weiss -------------------------------- Morry Weiss Chairman and Chief Executive Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----