X0303 4 2009-05-01 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001223163 WEISS ZEV ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 1 1 1 0 Chief Executive Officer Class A Common Shares 18520.708 I By Profit Shar. Plan Class B Common Shares 65683 D Class B Common Shares 117392.521 I By Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 445454 I By LLC Stock Option 7.73 2009-05-01 4 A 0 100000 0.00 A 2019-05-01 Class B Common Shares 100000 100000 D Represents Class A common shares allocated to the Reporting Person's account as of May 1, 2009, 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 Corporation's Executive Officers Deferred Compensation Plan,as of May 1, 2009, including dividend equivalents credited with respect to any dividends paid on issuer's common shares. This option will become exercisable with respect to 34,000 shares on the first anniversary date of the grant, and with respect to 33,000 shares on each of the second and third anniversary dates of the grant. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Zev Weiss 2009-05-05