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AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
TO
NBD BANK
Trustee
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INDENTURE
Dated as of July 27, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.
SECTION 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns.
SECTION 110. Separability Clause.
SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture.
SECURITY FORMS
SECTION 202. Form of Face of Security.
SECTION 203. Form of Reverse of Security.
SECTION 204. Form of Legend for Global Securities.
SECTION 205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; issuable in Series.
SECTION 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
SECTION 304. Temporary Securities.
SECTION 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
SECTION 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
SECTION 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
SECTION 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
SECTION 310. Computation of Interest.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money.
REMEDIES
SECTION 501. Events of Default.
SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected.
SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits.
SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
SECTION 512. Control by Holders.
SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs.
SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
SECTION 602. Notice of Defaults.
SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
SECTION 605. May Hold Securities.
SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust.
SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests.
SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
SECTION 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee. ...............
SECTION 704. Reports by Company. ............
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
SECTION 801. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
SECTION 802. Successor Substituted.
SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
SECTION 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
COVENANTS
SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
SECTION 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default; Notice of Certain Events.
SECTION 1006. Maintenance of Properties.
SECTION 1007. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
SECTION 1008. Limitation on Secured Debt.
SECTION 1009. Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks.
SECTION 1010. Limitation on Unsecured Funded Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries.
SECTION 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 1101. Applicability of Article. .......
SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption. ........
SECTION 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
SINKING FUNDS
SECTION 1201. Applicability of Article. ....
SECTION 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
SECTION 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
SECTION 1301. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
SECTION 1302. Defeasance and Discharge.
SECTION 1303. Covenant Defeasance.
SECTION 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
REPAYMENT OF SECURITIES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION 1401. Applicability of Article. ....
SECTION 1402. Notice of Repayment Date.
SECTION 1403. Deposit of Repayment Price.
SECTION 1404. Securities Payable on Repayment Date.
SECTION 1405. Securities Repaid in Part.
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