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  0001665229
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000036270
  M&T BANK CORP
  001-09861
  C/O CORPORATE REPORTING
  ONE M&T PLAZA 5TH FLOOR
  BUFFALO
  NY
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  7168425390
  Todaro Michael J.
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  4786
  1024693.56
  165921158
  11/12/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  08/08/2016
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  97
  08/08/2016
  Cash
  Common
  01/31/2016
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  202
  01/31/2016
  Compensation
  Common
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  Option Granted 01/29/2021
  Issuer
  N
  4487
  11/12/2024
  Cash
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  11/12/2024
  /S/ Adam Gehring, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Michael J. Todaro