American Greetings Updates Fourth Quarter Conference Call Information

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) today said it will release its year-end earnings at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 27, 2002, not 12:30 p.m., as previously announced. Also, the Corporation will broadcast its subsequent conference call live on the Internet at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time on the same day instead of 2:30 p.m.

The conference call will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of the American Greetings corporate Web site at
http://corporate.americangreetings.com/ . Minimum requirements to listen to the Web cast are Windows Media Player software (available free at http://www.microsoft.com/ ), audio capabilities, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. A replay of the call will also be available on the site.

About American Greetings Corporation

American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is the world's largest publicly held creator, manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards and social expression products. Its staff of artists, designers and writers comprises one of the largest creative departments in the world and helps consumers "say it best" by supplying more than 15,000 greeting card designs to retail outlets in nearly every English-speaking country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings has annual sales of more than $2 billion. For more information on
the company, visit http://www.americangreetings.com/ on the World Wide Web.