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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-015155
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120229
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120302
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120302
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEISS GARY L
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001223153
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13859
FILM NUMBER: 12663602
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
X0304
4
2012-02-29
0
0000005133
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP
AM
0001223153
WEISS GARY L
ONE AMERICAN ROAD
CLEVELAND
OH
44144
0
0
1
1
Employee-Non-executive Officer
Class A Common Shares
2012-02-29
4
F
0
3420
15.00
D
14100
D
Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes due upon vesting of performance shares.
Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Gary Weiss
2012-03-02
EX-24.4_413844
2
poa.txt
POA DOCUMENT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Catherine M. Kilbane, Stephen J. Smith, and Christopher W. Haffke, and
each individually, his lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or
5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the document executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in fact may approve in her or
his discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary
and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that each foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney hereby revokes and supersedes any Power of Attorney
granted by the undersigned with respect to the aforementioned matters, and
unless earlier revoked or superseded, this Power of Attorney shall expire on
February 28, 2017.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this power of attorney to be
executed as of this 28th day of February, 2012.
/s/Gary Weiss