X0303 4 2011-02-28 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001369301 Beeder John W ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Class A Common Shares 2011-02-28 4 F 0 214 21.65 D 17500 D Class A Common Shares 11786 I Deferred Comp. Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes due upon vesting of performance shares, the remainder of which vested shares were deferred to the account of the reporting person under the Corporation's Executive Officers Deferred Compensation Plan. Represents the number of shares allocated to the account of the reporting person under the Corporation's Executive Officers Deferred Compensation Plan. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for John W. Beeder 2011-03-02