X0305 4 2012-05-03 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 2012-05-03 4 F 0 327 15.53 D 30766 D Class A Common Shares 46810.881 I By Deferred Comp. Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock units, 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, 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 2012-05-07