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 *
  King Darren J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [MTB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE M&T PLAZA
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14203
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 3,865 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,045
I
By 401(k) Plan (2)

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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
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/16/2011 Common Stock 1,000 $ 65.8 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/15/2012 Common Stock 4,000 $ 75.8 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/21/2013 Common Stock 10,000 $ 80.23 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/20/2014 Common Stock 11,485 $ 91.75 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/18/2015 Common Stock 10,999 $ 101.8 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 01/17/2016 Common Stock 9,787 $ 108.93 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 01/31/2017 Common Stock 9,969 $ 121.31 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 01/31/2018 Common Stock 17,982 $ 91.28 D  
Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 01/30/2019 Common Stock 49,652 $ 38.91 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
King Darren J
ONE M&T PLAZA
BUFFALO, NY 14203
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

By: Andrea R. Kozlowski, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact) 04/29/2010
**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) The reported holding relates to an award of restricted stock under the M&T Bank Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. The restricted stock award included a total of 3,865 shares. 1,933 shares of the restricted stock award will vest on January 29, 2012; and the remaining 1,932 shares will vest on January 29, 2013.
(2) The information presented is as of March 31, 2010.
(3) Currently exercisable.
(4) The option granted included a total of 9,969 shares. 5,981 of the shares are currently exercisable and the remaining 3,988 shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2011.
(5) The option granted included a total of 17,982 shares. 5,394 of the shares are currently exercisable; an additional 5,395 of the shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2011; and the remaining 7,193 shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2012.
(6) The option granted included a total of 49,652 shares. 4,965 of the shares are currently exercisable; an additional 9,930 of the shares are exercisable on or after January 30, 2011; an additional 14,896 of the shares are exercisable on or after January 30, 2012; and the remaining 19,861 shares are exercisable on or after January 30, 2013.

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