CLEVELAND, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) (the "Company") announced that it plans to release its fiscal 2013 full year results as part of its Form 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which is due May 14, 2013.

The Company recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement under which a newly organized entity owned by the Weiss Family, including the Company's Chairman, Morry Weiss; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zev Weiss; and Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Jeffrey Weiss and related persons and entities, will acquire the Company.

In light of this event, the Company will not be hosting a conference call to present the full year results. 

About American Greetings Corporation
For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love.  The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-packaging and boxed cards.  American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com.  In addition to its product lines, American Greetings creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group.  Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.  For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

SOURCE American Greetings Corporation

For further information: Gregory M. Steinberg, Treasurer and Executive Director of Investor Relations, 1-216-252-4864, investor.relations@amgreetings.com

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