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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
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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