SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GEISEL GARY N

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

910 SOUTH RIVER LANDING ROAD

(Street)

EDGEWATER

21037

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [ MTB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	16,325⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	2,428⁽¹⁾	I	401 (k) Plan⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	10/20/2009	Common Stock	3,014⁽⁴⁾	$105.99	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	12/20/2010	Common Stock	3,604⁽⁴⁾	$107.85	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	03/21/2011	Common Stock	9,010⁽⁴⁾	$121.6	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	01/16/2012	Common Stock	2,574⁽⁴⁾	$143.8	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/16/2013	Common Stock	3,432⁽⁴⁾	$196.13	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	04/16/2013	Common Stock	4,290⁽⁴⁾	$139.09	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/15/2014	Common Stock	3,538⁽⁴⁾	$209.76	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/18/2014	Common Stock	6,865⁽⁴⁾	$187.73	D
Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/21/2015	Common Stock	6,235⁽⁴⁾	$208.01	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") among M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T"), First Empire State Holding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T ("First Empire"), and Provident Bankshares Corporation ("Provident") pursuant to which the reporting person, as a shareholder of Provident, received the right to acquire 0.171625 of a share of M&T common stock for each share of Provident common stock held by the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the merger of Provident with and into First Empire on May 23, 2009.

2. The information presented is as of May 23, 2009.

3. Currently exercisable

4. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the outstanding and unexercised stock options to acquire Provident common stock were converted into stock options to acquire M&T common stock adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio applicable to Provident common stock.

Remarks:

	By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)	05/29/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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