X0202 4 2006-07-12 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001183301 THORNTON JERRY SUE 1 0 0 0 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 21.08 2006-07-12 4 A 0 1000 0 A 2016-07-12 Class A Common Stock 1000 1000 D Fifty percent of these options are exercisable on the first anniversary following July 12, 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: Jerry Sue Thornton 2006-07-24