The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of American Greetings Corporation in Connection with a Going Private Proposal

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of American Greetings Corporation (“American Greetings” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AM) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the receipt of a merger proposal from the Company’s CEO, Zev Weiss, and President and COO Jeffrey Weiss.

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Under the terms of the proposed transaction, American Greetings shareholders would receive $17.18 per share of American Greetings stock they own. The proposed transaction has a total approximate value of $532 million. The investigation concerns, among other things, whether the consideration to be paid to American Greetings shareholders is unfair, inadequate, and substantially below the fair or inherent value of American Greetings stock. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for American Greetings stock at $30.00 per share.

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