Edgar Filing: HAFFKE CHRISTOPHER W

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â HAFFKE CHRISTOPHER W

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP [AM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ONE AMERICAN ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP, Gen. Counsel, Secretary

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CLEVELAND,Â OHÂ 44144

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares	14,232 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option	Â ⁽²⁾	10/25/2014	Class A Common Shares	4,000	$ 25.98	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽³⁾	05/16/2015	Class A Common Shares	4,000	$ 24.73	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁴⁾	05/15/2016	Class A Common Shares	4,600	$ 22.65	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁵⁾	05/02/2017	Class A Common Shares	5,000	$ 25.57	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁶⁾	05/03/2020	Class A Common Shares	2,500	$ 24.69	D	Â
Stock Option	Â ⁽⁷⁾	07/02/2020	Class A Common Shares	750	$ 18.88	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAFFKE CHRISTOPHER W C/O ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND,Â OHÂ 44144	Â	Â	Â VP, Gen. Counsel, Secretary	Â

Signatures

Christopher W. Haffke		12/11/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 5,000 performance shares and 3,742 restricted stock units. The reporting person's right to receive the common shares represented by (i) performance shares is subject to vesting where the performance shares will vest and be issued on February 28, 2013, and (ii) restricted stock units is subject to vesting where 900 restricted stock units will vest and be issued on May 3, 2013, and 1,421 restricted stock units will vest and be issued on each of May 2, 2013 and May 2, 2014, in each case based on the continued employment of the reporting person.
(2)	These options are fully exercisable as of October 24, 2006.
(3)	These options are fully exercisable as of May 16, 2007.
(4)	These options are fully exercisable as of May 15, 2008.
(5)	These options are fully exercisable as of May 2, 2009.
(6)	These options are fully exercisable as of May 3, 2012.
(7)	These options are fully exercisable as of July 2, 2012.

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