Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  FOLEY DONALD E
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [MTB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET, RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19890
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 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 751 (1)
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 394.9208 $ (2) D  
Stock Units   (3)   (3) Common Stock 317.2101 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FOLEY DONALD E
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
WILMINGTON, DE 19890
  X      

Signatures

By: Andrea R. Kozlowski, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact) 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") among M&T Bank Corporation, MTB One, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Corporation ("Wilmington Trust") pursuant to which the reporting person, as a shareholder of Wilmington Trust, received 0.051372 of a share of issuer common stock for each share of Wilmington Trust held by the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the merger, subject to the proration and allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(2) The reported phantom stock units resulted from the conversion of existing phantom stock units received by the reporting person under a director fee plan maintained by Wilmington Trust, which was acquired by M&T Bank Corporation on May 16, 2011. The phantom stock units may be settled in cash upon a distribution in accordance with the terms of the plan.
(3) The reported stock units resulted from the conversion of existing stock units received by the reporting person under a director fee plan maintained by Wilmington Trust, which was acquired by M&T Bank Corporation on May 16, 2011, and represent a like number of shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock. The stock units may be settled in shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock under the Wilmington Trust Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Wilmington Trust Amended and Restated 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan upon a distribution in accordance with the terms of the plans.

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