0001209191-11-023235.txt : 20110418 0001209191-11-023235.hdr.sgml : 20110418 20110418175209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-11-023235 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110414 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110418 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEISS ZEV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001223163 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13859 FILM NUMBER: 11766502 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O AMERICAN GREETING CORP STREET 2: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005133 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GREETING CARDS [2771] IRS NUMBER: 340065325 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 BUSINESS PHONE: 2162527300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0303 4 2011-04-14 0 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 2011-04-14 4 A 0 40000 0.00 A 130537 D Class B Common Shares 83807.415 I By Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 445454 I By LLC Represents performance shares granted to the reporting person on April 17, 2009, and credited to the account of the reporting person. The reporting person's right to receive the common shares represented by these performance shares is subject to vesting where the performance shares will vest equally, and the underlying shares will be issued, on each of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2013, based on the continued employment of the reporting person. 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. 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 be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 445,454 of the 1,818,182 Class B common shares owned by the LLC. Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Zev Weiss 2011-04-18