Edgar Filing: JONES RENE F

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

JONES RENE F

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

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
E.V.P./Chief Financial Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE M&T PLAZA

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2010

(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/29/2010		F		621 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 73.75	21,325	D
Common Stock	01/29/2010		A⁽²⁾		4,746 ⁽³⁾	A ⁽²⁾	$ 0 ⁽⁴⁾	26,071	D
Common Stock								5,578	I	By 401(k) Plan ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Common Stock Units

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

⁽⁶⁾

937

Supplemental 401 (k) Plan ⁽⁵⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JONES RENE F ONE M&T PLAZA BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399			E.V.P./Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)		02/02/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock previously granted to the reporting person.
(2)	The reported transaction involves an award of restricted stock under the M&T Bank Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan.
(3)	The restricted stock award includes a total of 4,746 shares. 1,423 shares of the restricted stock award will vest on January 29, 2012; an additional 1,424 shares will vest on January 29, 2013; and the remaining 1,899 shares will vest on January 29, 2014. The restricted stock award may also be subject to restrictions on transfer upon vesting. For more information, please see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by M&T Bank Corporation on January 25, 2010.
(4)	The restricted stock was granted under an incentive compensation plan maintained by M&T Bank Corporation, and therefore the reporting person paid no price for the shares.
(5)	The information presented is as of December 31, 2009.
(6)	The reported phantom common stock units are held by the reporting person in an excess benefit plan account maintained by M&T Bank Corporation and represent a like number of shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock. The phantom common stock units may only be settled in cash upon distribution in accordance with the terms of the plan. The reported phantom common stock units also include units acquired through the dividend reinvestment feature of the plan.

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