X0306 4 2013-08-09 1 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001223163 WEISS ZEV ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 1 1 1 0 Chief Executive Officer Class B Common Shares 2013-08-09 4 D 0 120058 D 0 D Class B Common Shares 2013-08-09 4 D 0 49931.124 D 0 I By Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 2013-08-09 4 D 0 449954 D 0 D Stock Option 20.51 2013-08-09 4 D 0 66666 D 2007-05-03 2014-05-03 Class B Common Shares 66666 0 D Stock Option 22.65 2013-08-09 4 D 0 100000 D 2009-05-15 2016-05-15 Class B Common Shares 100000 0 D Stock Option 24.73 2013-08-09 4 D 0 100000 D 2008-05-16 2015-05-16 Class B Common Shares 100000 0 D Stock Option 26.34 2013-08-09 4 D 0 25473 D 2007-07-05 2014-05-03 Class B Common Shares 25473 0 D Stock Option 25.57 2013-08-09 4 D 0 100000 D 2010-05-02 2017-05-02 Class B Common Shares 100000 0 D Stock Option 7.73 2013-08-09 4 D 0 33000 D 2012-05-01 2019-05-01 Class B Common Shares 33000 0 D Stock Option 24.69 2013-08-09 4 D 0 62500 D 2013-05-01 2020-05-03 Class B Common Shares 62500 0 D Disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement among issuer, Century Intermediate Holding Company and Century Merger Company (the "Merger Agreement") for no consideration, including shares underlying restricted stock units or performance share units. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement for no consideration. On August 11, 2006, the Reporting Person acquired membership interests in the Irving I. Stone Limited Liability Company (the "LLC") representing 24.5% of the equity in the LLC. As a result of such acquisition, the Reporting Person may have been deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 445,454 of the 1,818,182 Class B common shares owned by the LLC. Pursuant to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the LLC was dissolved immediately prior to the closing of the merger, and the Class B common shares held by it were distributed to certain of the equity holders of the LLC in accordance with the plan of dissolution of the LLC. As a result, on August 9, 2013, the reporting person received from the LLC a distribution of 449,954 Class B common shares. Immediately thereafter, those shares were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement for no consideration. Cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement for no consideration. Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for Zev Weiss 2013-08-13