0001209191-11-026417.txt : 20110505 0001209191-11-026417.hdr.sgml : 20110505 20110505170017 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-11-026417 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110503 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110505 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: 11815497 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 2011-05-03 0 0000005133 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP AM 0001223163 WEISS ZEV ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44144 1 1 1 0 Chief Executive Officer Class A Common Shares 2011-05-03 4 M 0 33334 13.15 A 33334 D Class A Common Shares 2011-05-03 4 S 0 33334 23.92 D 0 D Class B Common Shares 2011-05-03 4 A 0 28750 0.00 A 104375 D Class B Common Shares 2011-05-03 4 F 0 2212 23.72 D 102163 D Class B Common Shares 2011-05-03 4 D 0 2997 23.72 D 99166 D Class B Common Shares 84330.322 I By Deferred Comp. Class B Common Shares 445454 I By LLC Stock Option 13.15 2011-05-03 4 M 0 33334 0.00 D 2013-03-03 Class A Common Shares 33334 0 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price for shares sold on May 3, 2011, with prices ranging from $23.70 to $24.32, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to American Greetings Corporation, any security holder thereof, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. Represents restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on May 3, 2011. The restricted stock units will vest and shares will be issued with respect to 9,584 shares on the first anniversary date of grant, and with respect to 9,583 shares on the second and third anniversary dates of grant, based on the continued employment of the reporting person. Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock units. The shares were sold to American Greetings Corporation in accordance with its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. 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. These options became fully exercisable on March 3, 2006. Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for Zev Weiss 2011-05-05