X0202 4 2006-05-15 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001018624 HARDIS STEPHEN R C/IO APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES 30 PENHALLOW STREET PORTSMOUTH NH 03801-3816 1 0 0 0 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 22.65 2006-05-15 4 A 0 6000 0 A 2016-05-15 Class A Common Stock 6000 6000 D Fifty percent of these options are exercisable on the first anniversary following May 15, 2006, the date of grant, and the remaining fifty percent are exercisable on the second anniversary following the date of grant. By: Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney For: Stephen R. Hardis 2006-05-17