X0202 4 2008-02-28 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001018624 HARDIS STEPHEN R C/O ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 1 0 0 0 Class B Common Shares 2008-02-28 4 A 0 1328 19.94 A 25855.58 I By Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 1022 D Represents shares acquired by the reporting person under the American Greetings Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The shares were received in lieu of cash director fees, where, in accordance with the Plan, the number of shares issued is calculated based on the closing price of the Corporation's Class A common shares on the last trading day of the calendar quarter prior to payment of such fees. Represents the number of shares allocated to the account of the reporting person under the Corporation's Outside Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, including dividend equivalents credited with respect to any dividends paid on issuer's common shares. Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for Stephen R. Hardis 2008-02-29