X0305 4 2012-05-02 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 2012-05-02 4 A 0 13266 0.00 A 39016 D Class A Common Shares 38887.881 I Deferred Comp. Represents restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on May 2, 2012. The restricted stock units will vest and shares will be issued equally on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. 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 the issuer's common shares. Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for John W. Beeder 2012-05-04