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Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective January 1, 2009 (Erwin Weiss)

 Exhibit 10(xxxvii) 
 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 
 ERWIN WEISS 
 Amendment to comply with Code Section 409A 
 THIS AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) to the employment contract dated May 6, 2002 (the “Agreement”) between American Greetings Corporation (the “Corporation”) and Erwin Weiss (the
“Executive”) is effective as of January 1, 2009. 
 WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Agreement to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder; and 
 WHEREAS, the Corporation previously delegated the authority to adopt amendments to any benefit plan or agreement of the Corporation to incorporate such changes as may be necessary to comply with law, including,
without limitation, Code Section 409A, to certain specified officers, including the Senior Vice President of Human Resources; provided, that no such amendment shall result in a material increase in the liability or payment obligations of the
Corporation without prior approval of the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, this Amendment shall amend the Agreement as set forth below: 
 1. Effective as of January 1, 2009, a new
Section 6 shall be added to the Agreement to read as follows: 
 “6.     Compliance with Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this employment agreement, all provisions of this employment agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Code Section 409A and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder and, if
necessary, any provision shall be held null and void to the extent such provision (or part thereof) fails to comply with Section 409A or regulations thereunder. 
 (a)        Definitions. The terms used in the employment agreement shall have the following meaning: 
 (i)        “Separation from Service” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations
Section 1.409A-1(h). 
 (ii)       “Specified Employee” shall have the meaning set forth
in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(i). 
 (b)        Delay of Payment for Specified
Employees. Notwithstanding any provision of this employment agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive is a Specified Employee as of the date of such Executive’s Separation from Service, any amounts that are subject to Code
Section 409A that are payable upon the Executive’s Separation from Service shall be held for delayed payment and shall be distributed on or immediately after the date which 

 
is six months after the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. All payments made under this employment agreement, other than the payment set
forth in Section 3, shall be made in installment payments in accordance with the Corporation’s normal payroll practices. The payment set forth in Section 3 shall be made in a single lump sum. The first payment made to the Executive
following the six-month delay shall be equal to the first six monthly installment payments that would have commenced immediately following the Executive’s Separation from Service if the Executive had not been subject to the required six-month
delay. The delayed payments shall not be adjusted for interest. 
 (c)        In-Kind
Benefits. Any reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that: (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred
during the period of time specified in accordance with this employment agreement, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and
(iv) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 
 (d)        Amendment of Inconsistent Provisions. To the extent that any provision of this employment agreement is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the
regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, this employment agreement is hereby amended to delete such inconsistent provisions.” 
 2.     This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 

 3.     Except as otherwise provided herein, the Agreement shall be unaffected by
this Amendment. 
  

	
	AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION

  
  

	
	 /s/Brian McGrath

	By: Brian McGrath
	Title: Senior Vice President, Human Resources
	 Date: 12-19-08
  
  

	 /s/Erwin Weiss

	Erwin Weiss
	Date: 12-19-08Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective January 1, 2009 (Josef Mandelbaum)

 Exhibit 10(x1vii) 
 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 JOSEF A. MANDELBAUM 
 Amendment to comply with Code Section 409A 
 December 23, 2008 
     THIS AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) to the
letter agreement (the “Agreement”) between AG Interactive, Inc. (formerly known as AmericanGreetings.com, Inc.) (the “Corporation”) and Josef A. Mandelbaum (the “Executive”) is effective as of January 1, 2009.

     WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Executive (the “Parties”) previously entered into the Agreement, dated
February 4, 2000, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation; and 
     WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations and rulings
promulgated thereunder. 
     NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     1.  Effective as of January 1, 2009, a new Section 16 shall be added to the Agreement to read
as follows: 
 “16.      Compliance with Code Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of
the Agreement entered into with the Corporation, all provisions of the Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Code Section 409A and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder and, if necessary, any provision shall
be held null and void to the extent such provision (or part thereof) fails to comply with Section 409A or regulations thereunder. 
     (a)        Definitions.  The terms used in the Agreement shall have the following meaning: 
      (i)        “Separation from Service” shall have the meaning set forth in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h). 
      (ii)        “Specified Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(i). 
     (b)        Bonus.  Any bonus or incentive compensation earned and
payable to Executive under the Agreement shall be paid no later than 2 1/2 months following the close of the Corporation’s
fiscal year to which the bonus relates, or 2 1/2 months following the close of the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends,
if later. 
     (c)        Delay of Payment for Specified
Employees.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive is a Specified Employee 

 
as of the date of such Executive’s Separation from Service, any amounts that are subject to Code Section 409A that become payable upon the
Executive’s Separation from Service shall be held for delayed payment and shall be distributed on or immediately after the date which is six months after the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. The first payment made to the
Executive following the six-month delay shall be equal to the first six monthly installment payments that would have commenced immediately following the Executive’s Separation from Service if the Executive had not been subject to the required
six-month delay. The delayed payments shall not be adjusted for interest. 
     (d)        Separation from Service.  Payments under the Agreement that provide for payment upon the Executive’s termination of employment (or similarly
used term) shall be amended to provide that no such payment shall be permitted unless such termination qualifies as a Separation from Service. 
     For purposes of the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, each payment of compensation under the Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of
applying the Code Section 409A deferral election rules and the exclusion from Code Section 409A for certain short-term deferral amounts. Any amounts payable under the Agreement solely on account of an involuntary separation from service
within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be excludible from the requirements of Code Section 409A, either as involuntary separation pay or as short-term deferral amounts (e.g., amounts payable under the schedule prior to
March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year of involuntary separation) to the maximum extent possible. 
     Payments made under Section 10(a) of the Agreement shall be paid in equal installments over the severance period set forth in the Agreement in accordance with the Corporation’s normal payroll practices.
Payments made under Section 10(b) of the Agreement shall be paid within sixty days following the Executive’s Separation from Service; provided any bonus due with respect to the portion of the period in which Executive Separates from
Service shall be paid in accordance with Section 16(b) above. 
     In the event that the Executive desires to
initiate a Separation from Service due to the “Failure By Company to Maintain Employment Conditions” (“Good Reason Resignation”) in accordance with Section 9 of the Agreement, such Separation from Service shall only
constitute a Good Reason Resignation if the Executive provides written notice to the Corporation specifying in reasonable detail the events or conditions upon which the Executive is basing such Good Reason Resignation and the Executive provides such
written notice within 90 days of the event that gives rise to the Good Reason Resignation. Within 30 days after notice has been received, the Corporation shall have the opportunity, but shall have no obligation, to cure such events or conditions
that give rise to the Good Reason Resignation. If the Corporation does not cure such events or conditions within the 30-day period, the Executive must terminate employment within 30 days following the end of the cure period in order to have a Good
Reason Resignation and, if the Executive timely terminates employment, payment will commence in accordance with Section 9 based on the Good Reason Resignation. 
  

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     (e)        In-Kind
Benefits.  Any reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that: (i) any reimbursement is for expenses
incurred during the period of time specified in accordance with the Agreement, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement,
or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the
right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 
     (f)        Amendment of Inconsistent Provisions.  To the extent that any provision of the Agreement is inconsistent with the requirements of Code
Section 409A and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, the Agreement is hereby amended to delete such inconsistent provisions.” 
    2.        This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon the same instrument. 
    3.        Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Agreement shall be unaffected by this Amendment. 
  

	
	AG INTERACTIVE, INC.
	
	 /s/Catherine M. Kilbane

	By: Catherine Kilbane
	Title: Secretary
	Date:  12-23-08
	
	 /s/Josef Mandelbaum

	Josef A. Mandelbaum
	Date:  12-23-08

  

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