SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.: 2)*
| Name of Issuer: | American Greetings Corporation |
| Title of Class of Securities: | Class B Common Shares |
| CUSIP Number: | 026375204 |
Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement: December 31, 2005
Check the appropriate box to designate
the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
(X) Rule 13d-1(b)
( ) Rule 13d-1(c)
( ) Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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13G
CUSIP No.: 026375204
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for certain employee benefit plans. |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE [LINE] IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
| Not Applicable A. B. |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| Pennsylvania |
(For questions 5-8, report the number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:)
| 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| None |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| 928,393 Shares |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| None |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| 928,393 Shares |
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13G
CUSIP No.: 026375204
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| 928,393 Shares |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |
| Not applicable |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 |
| 21.998% |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
| BK |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 1 (a) — Name of Issuer
| American Greetings Corporation |
Item 1 (b) — Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
| One American Road Cleveland, OH 44144 |
Item 2 (a) — Name of Person Filing:
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for certain employee benefit plans. |
Item 2 (b) – Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence
| 500 Admiral Nelson Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
Item 2 (c) — Citizenship
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company is a trust company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Item 2 (d) — Title of Class of Securities
| Class B Common Shares |
Item 2 (e) — CUSIP Number
| 026375204 |
Item 3 — Type of Filing:
|
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the
person filing is a: (b) X Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. |
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Item 4 — Ownership:
| (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: |
| 928,393 Shares |
| (b) Percent of Class: |
| 21.998% |
| (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None |
| (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 928,393 Shares* |
| (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None |
| (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 928,393 Shares** |
*Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (VFTC) is the trustee of certain employee benefit plans. The issuer's Class B Common Shares are held in trust for the benefit of employees in the plans. As of December 31, 2005, the trustee held 928,393 shares of the issuer's Class B Common Shares on behalf of the plans, all of which had been allocated to plan participants. VFTC votes shares in accordance with the terms of the plan (subject to the trustee's responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), as applicable).
**Class B Common Shares are held in the issuer's employee benefit plans in various accounts and were allocated by the source of contribution (employer, the predecessor to the employer or the employee). Class B Common Shares held on behalf of the plans may be disposed of by the trustee only in accordance with the terms of the plans.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
| Not applicable |
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
| Not Applicable |
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
| Not Applicable |
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
| Not Applicable |
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
| Not Applicable |
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held in trust by the trustee that have been allocated to the individual accounts of participants in the plans for which directions have been received, pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: |
February 13, 2006 Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Trustee By:  Name: Deborah McCracken Title: Assistant Secretary |
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