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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * MERRIMAN MICHAEL J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP [AM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ONE AMERICAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2013 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44144 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Shares 08/09/2013   D   10,588 (1) D $ 19 0 D   Class A Common Shares 08/09/2013   D   3,902.294 (2) D $ 19 0 I By Deferred Comp.

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 23.98

08/09/2013

D

7,000 (3)

12/26/2008

12/26/2016

Class A Common Shares

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 25.57

08/09/2013

D

7,000 (3)

05/02/2009

05/02/2017

Class A Common Shares

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 18.12

08/09/2013

D

7,000 (4)

05/01/2010

05/01/2018

Class A Common Shares

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 7.73

08/09/2013

D

7,000 (4)

05/01/2011

05/01/2019

Class A Common Shares

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 10.7

08/09/2013

D

8,000 (4)

06/26/2011

06/26/2019

Class A Common Shares

8,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 24.69

08/09/2013

D

15,000 (3)

05/03/2012

05/03/2020

Class A Common Shares

15,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MERRIMAN MICHAEL J C/O ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND, OH 44144	X

Signatures

Christopher W. Haffke, Power of Attorney for Michael J. Merriman, Jr.		08/13/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Disposed of pursuant to Merger Agreement among issuer, Century Intermediate Holding Company and Century Merger Company (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for a cash payment of $19.00 per share, including shares underlying restricted stock units which became fully vested in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(2)	Disposed of pursuant to Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $19.00 per share, such payment remaining subject to the provisions of the reporting person's underlying deferred compensation agreement(s).
(3)	These options were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement for a cash payment to be calculated based on the application of the Black-Scholes valuation applying certain assumptions as set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(4)	These options were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement for a cash payment per share of the difference between the option exercise price and $19.00 per share.

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