American Greetings Corp, et al. – ‘SC 14D1/A’ on 1/4/00 re: Gibson Greetings Inc – EX-11.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   American Greetings/Gibson Greetings SC 14D1/A          4     12K 
 2: EX-11.A     Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share        1      8K 

EX-11.A   —   Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share

EX-11.A
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                                                             Exhibit (a)(11)

AMERICAN GREETINGS EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR GIBSON GREETINGS' STOCK             

Cleveland, OH -- January 4, 2000 -- American Greetings (NYSE: AM) and Gibson    
Greetings (Nasdaq: GIBG) today announced that American Greetings' tender offer  
for all outstanding shares of Gibson Greetings' common stock has been extended  
until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, February 3, 2000. American Greetings and
Gibson Greetings said the offer was extended because the two companies are still
in the process of responding to a request for additional information from the   
Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.                           

American Greetings' tender offer was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern   
time, Wednesday, January 5, 2000. As of the close of business on Monday, January
3, 2000, a total of 7,260,375 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tendered and not withdrawn.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 our 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, please visit our web site at www.gibsongreetings.com.                

Contact:                                                                        

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   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘SC 14D1/A’ Filing		Date		Other Filings
		2/3/00		SC 13G
		1/5/00		SC 13G,  SC 13G/A,  SC 14D9/A
Filed on:		1/4/00
		1/3/00
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