X0303 4 2009-10-12 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 B Common Shares 2009-10-13 4 D 0 45269 23.19 D 12213 D Class A Common Shares 2009-10-12 4 M 0 5000 13.15 A 5000 D Class A Common Shares 2009-10-12 4 S 0 5000 23.19 D 0 D Class A Common Shares 2009-10-13 4 M 0 20000 13.15 A 20000 D Class A Common Shares 2009-10-13 4 S 0 20000 23.148 D 0 D Class A Common Shares 3515.399 I by Profit Shar. Plan Class A Common Shares 14.536 I by Daughter Class B Common Shares 55620.574 I by Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 445454 I By LLC Stock Option 13.15 2009-10-12 4 M 0 5000 0.00 D 2006-03-03 2013-03-03 Class A Common Shares 5000 20000 D Stock Option 13.15 2009-10-13 4 M 0 20000 0.00 D 2006-03-03 2013-03-03 Class A Common Shares 20000 0 D The shares were sold to American Greetings Corporation in accordance with its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price for shares sold on 10/13/09 with prices ranging from $23.09 to $23.31, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to American Greetings Corporation, any security holder thereof, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. Represents Class A common shares allocated to the Reporting Person's account in the American Greetings Retirement Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reflecting the Reporting Person's interest in common shares held in such plan. These shares, and any increases resulting from participation in the American Greetings Dividend Reinvestment Program, are in the name of the reporting person's minor child and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the reporting person. Represents the number of shares allocated to the account of the reporting person under the Corporation's Executive Officers 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. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Jeffrey Weiss 2009-10-14