UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2012
American Greetings Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 1-13859 | 34-0065325 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One American Road Cleveland, Ohio |
44144 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 252-7300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of American Greetings Corporation (the “Company”) held Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Company’s headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, the three nominees for Class II directors named in the Company’s Proxy Statement were elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below.
| Election of Directors |
Votes “For” | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Charles A. Ratner |
46,455,335 | 6,285,164 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jerry Sue Thornton |
49,920,924 | 2,819,575 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Weiss |
46,744,284 | 5,996,215 | 0 | |||||||||
There were no other matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| American Greetings Corporation (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Catherine M. Kilbane | |
| Catherine M. Kilbane, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. | ||
Date: June 19, 2012