X0304 4 2012-02-01 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001223161 WEISS ERWIN ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Class A Common Shares 2012-02-01 4 M 0 10000 14.00 A 67864 D Class A Common Shares 2012-02-01 4 S 0 10000 14.6466 D 57864 D Stock Option 14.00 2012-02-01 4 M 0 10000 0.00 D 2003-03-01 2012-03-01 Class A Common Shares 10000 0 D Transaction was made pursuant to the reporting person's 10b5-1 Plan. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price for shares sold on February 1, 2012, with prices ranging from $14.61 to $14.74, 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. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Erwin Weiss 2012-02-02