American Greetings Corp, et al. – ‘SC 14D1/A’ on 3/2/00 re: Gibson Greetings Inc – EX-13.A

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Amendment to Tender-Offer Statement — Third-Party Tender Offer   —   Schedule 14D-1
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 14D1/A   Gibson Greetings/American Greetings SC 14D1/A          4     12K 
 2: EX-13.A     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders         2±     8K 

EX-13.A   —   Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders

EX-13.A
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                                                                 Exhibit (a)(13)

AMERICAN GREETINGS AND GIBSON GREETINGS ANNOUNCE TERMINATION                    
OF HSR WAITING PERIOD / TENDER OFFER EXTENDED                                   

Cleveland, OH -- March 2, 2000 -- American Greetings (NYSE: AM) and Gibson      
Greetings (Nasdaq: GIBG) today announced that they have been notified that the  
waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in connection with American      
Greetings' acquisition of Gibson Greetings has been terminated. In order to     
ensure that Gibson shareholders have sufficient time to tender their shares and 
enable American Greetings to complete a "short form" merger under Delaware law, 
American Greetings has extended the expiration of the tender offer for all      
outstanding shares of Gibson Greetings' common stock until 5:00 p.m. Eastern    
time, Wednesday, March 8, 2000.                                                 

The tender offer was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday,   
March 2, 2000. As of the close of business on Wednesday, March 1, 2000, a total 
of 9,195,520 shares of Gibson Greetings common stock had been tendered and not  
withdrawn.                                                                      

The information agent for the offer is Corporate Investor Communications, Inc.  
Questions about the offer may be addressed to them at 877-842-2411.             

American Greetings is the world's largest publicly held creator, manufacturer   
and distributor of greeting cards and social expression products. With          
headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings employs more than 21,000    
associates around the world and has one of the largest creative studios in the  
world. For more information on American Greetings, visit its site on the World  
Wide Web at www.americangreetings.com.                                          

Gibson Greetings, Inc., an industry innovator in the greeting card business, is 
pursuing a strategy of marketing relationship-fostering products that provide   
strong entertainment value. Gibson distributes more than 24,000 individual      
relationship communication products (over 5,000 new products last year),        
including greeting cards, gift wrap, party goods and licensed products. E-mail  
greetings featuring Gibson content are available through the Egreetings Network 
(www.egreetings.com), in which Gibson holds a minority equity interest. Gibson  
cards are also available through the Internet from Sparks.com (www.sparks.com), 
a leading online provider of greeting cards. For more information on Gibson     
Greetings, visit its web site at www.gibsongreetings.com.                       

Contact:                                                                        
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Dale A. Cable                              Jim King                             
Vice President, Treasurer                  Manager, Investor & Media Relations  
American Greetings Corporation             American Greetings Corporation       
(216) 252-7300                             (216) 252-4864                       

Adam Friedman                              James T. Wilson                      
Adam Friedman Associates                   Chief Financial Officer              
(212) 391-7596                             Gibson Greetings, Inc.               
adam@adam-friedman.com                     (606) 815-6000                       

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Dates Referenced Herein

This ‘SC 14D1/A’ Filing		Date		Other Filings
		3/8/00		None on these Dates
Filed on:		3/2/00
		3/1/00
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