X0305 4/A 2012-02-29 2012-03-02 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 38494.013 I Deferred Comp. This amended Form 4 is filed on behalf of the reporting person to correct the number of shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan after the vesting of performance shares and the withholding of shares for the payment of taxes thereon. Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for John W. Beeder 2012-05-04