X0202 4 2008-05-01 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001223162 WEISS JEFFREY M ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 1 1 1 0 President and C.O.O. Class A Common Shares 2986.985 I by Profit Shar. Plan Class B Common Shares 82723.432 I by Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 33642 D Class A Common Shares 12 I by Daughter Class B Common Shares 445454 I By LLC Stock Option 18.12 2008-05-01 4 A 0 75000 0.00 A 2018-05-01 Class B Common Shares 75000 75000 D Represents Class A common shares allocated to the Reporting Person's account as of May 1, 2008, in the American Greetings Retirement Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reflecting the Reporting Person's interest in common shares held in such plan. Represents the number of shares allocated to the account of the reporting person under the American Greetings Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, including dividend equivalents credited with respect to any dividends paid on issuer's common shares. On August 11, 2006, the Reporting Person acquired membership interests in the Irving I. Stone Limited Liability Company (the "LLC") representing 24.5% of the equity in the LLC. As a result of such acquisition, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 445,454 of the 1,818,182 Class B common shares owned by the LLC. This option will vest equally on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of the grant. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Jeffrey Weiss 2008-05-05