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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;18, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>M&#038;T BANK CORPORATION</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>New York</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or <BR>
organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>16-0968385</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">One M&#038;T Plaza<BR>
Buffalo, New York 14203<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION<BR>
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Brian R. Yoshida, Esq.<BR>
Group Vice President and Deputy General Counsel<BR>
M&#038;T Bank Corporation<BR>
One M&#038;T Plaza<BR>
Buffalo, New York 14203<BR>
(716)&nbsp;842-5464<BR>
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT></TD>
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<U><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B></U></DIV>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $.50 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">16,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$87.14</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be offered and issued under the employee benefit plan named above to prevent dilution resulting
from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Wilmington Trust Corporation Thrift Savings Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
(h)(1); calculated based on the average of the high and low prices for M&#038;T Bank Corporation&#146;s
Common Stock on May&nbsp;17, 2011, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#L42737007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#L42737008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by M&#038;T Bank Corporation (&#147;M&#038;T&#148;) or the Wilmington Trust
Corporation Thrift Savings Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as the case may be, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;M&#038;T&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010, filed with
the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2011;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;M&#038;T&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2010, filed
with the Commission on April&nbsp;29, 2011;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;All other reports filed by M&#038;T pursuant to Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above, including
M&#038;T&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;14, 2011, January&nbsp;25, 2011,
March&nbsp;2, 2011, April&nbsp;18, 2011, April&nbsp;20, 2011, April&nbsp;27, 2011 and May&nbsp;11, 2011 (other than the portions of those documents furnished or otherwise not deemed filed);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of M&#038;T&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed by M&#038;T on May&nbsp;20, 1998, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010,
filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2011 (File No.&nbsp;1-14659).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by M&#038;T and the Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
commencing on the date of the filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian
R. Yoshida, Esq., Group Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of M&#038;T, has
delivered a legal opinion to the effect that the issuance and sale of the M&#038;T Common Stock offered
hereby was duly authorized by M&#038;T and that such M&#038;T Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable when issued pursuant to the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;721 through 725 of the New York Business Corporation Law (&#147;NYBCL&#148;) contain specific
provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of a New York corporation against
liability for their acts under certain circumstances. In general, the statute provides that (1)&nbsp;a
corporation may indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or
proceeding (other than one by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor), including an action by or in the right of any other entity which any director or officer
served in any capacity at the request of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he, his
testator or intestate, was a director or officer of the corporation, or served such other entity in
any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses,
including attorney&#146;s fees, if such director or officer acted in good faith, for a purpose which he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, or had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, and (2)&nbsp;a corporation may indemnify any
person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the corporation
by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of any
other entity, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorney&#146;s
fees, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, other than a threatened action
or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or any matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and to the extent that the
court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of
the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper. The statute provides that a
corporation must indemnify a director or officer if he is successful in his defense of an action or
proceeding and may indemnify such person if he is not successful in such defense if it is
determined as provided in the statute that he meets a certain standard of conduct. The statute
also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is party to a proceeding to apply to the
courts for indemnification. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or by contract or resolution provide indemnification in addition to
that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute. NYBCL &#167; 721
prohibits indemnification of officers and directors for acts finally adjudicated to be committed in
bad faith, resulting from active or deliberate dishonesty, or resulting in a personal gain to which
such an officer or director was not legally entitled.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Seventh of M&#038;T&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that as to any act or
omission occurring after the adoption of such provision, a director of M&#038;T shall, to the maximum
extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York, have no personal liability to M&#038;T or any of
its stockholders for any breach of duty as a director, to the extent permitted by law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;V of M&#038;T&#146;s amended and restated by-laws provides that each director and officer of
M&#038;T, whether or not then in office, and any person whose testator or intestate was such a director
or officer, will be indemnified by M&#038;T for the defense of, or in connection with, any threatened,
pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal,
governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent
permitted by the NYBCL or other applicable law, as such law currently exists or may hereafter be
amended. However, M&#038;T is allowed to provide indemnification in connection with an action or
proceeding initiated by such director or officer only if such action or proceeding was authorized
by M&#038;T&#146;s Board of Directors. Expenses incurred by a director or officer in connection with any
action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given may be paid by M&#038;T in advance of the
final disposition of such action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given may be paid
by M&#038;T in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (1)&nbsp;receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such advancement in the event that
such director or officer is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification and (2)&nbsp;approval
by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such
action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, the approval by stockholders. To the
extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be
required to find that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct provided
by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M&#038;T maintains director and officer liability insurance coverage for its directors and officers
and those of its subsidiaries. This coverage insures such persons against certain losses that may
be incurred by them in their respective capacities as directors and officers.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The exhibits to this Registration Statement are described in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index below.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M&#038;T will submit or has already submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner, and has made or will make all changes required by the
IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;M&#038;T hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; tables in the effective
registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by M&#038;T pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;M&#038;T hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of M&#038;T&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of M&#038;T pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, M&#038;T has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by M&#038;T of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of M&#038;T
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, M&#038;T will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.</DIV>



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The Registrant</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, M&#038;T certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Buffalo, State of New York on May&nbsp;18, 2011.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>M&#038;T BANK CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">*
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Ren&#233; F. Jones,&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President <br>and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May&nbsp;18, 2011.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Robert G. Wilmers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Ren&#233; F. Jones
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Michael R. Spychala
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Brent D. Baird
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Robert J. Bennett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
C. Angela Bontempo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Robert T. Brady
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Michael D. Buckley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
T. Jefferson Cunningham III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Mark J. Czarnecki
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Donald E. Foley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>

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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><BR><DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Gary N. Geisel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Patrick W.E. Hodgson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Richard G. King
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Jorge G. Pereira
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Michael P. Pinto
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Melinda R. Rich
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Robert E. Sadler, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Herbert L. Washington
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*<DIV style="border-bottom:1px solid black"></DIV>
Robert G. Wilmers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


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<TR>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="63%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD valign="top">*By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Brian R. Yoshida
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Brian R. Yoshida&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">(Attorney-in-Fact)<BR>
Pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Wilmington Trust Corporation Thrift Savings Plan</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Wilmington Trust Corporation
Thrift Savings Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in City of Buffalo, State of New York on May&nbsp;18, 2011.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>M&#038;T BANK CORPORATION</B>, as plan sponsor<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/
Brian R. Yoshida</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Brian R. Yoshida</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Group Vice President<br> and Deputy
General Counsel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2011
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
M&T BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
16-0968385
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One M&T Plaza
Buffalo, New York 14203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Brian R. Yoshida, Esq.
Group Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
M&T Bank Corporation
One M&T Plaza
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 842-5464
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Offering Price
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share(2)
(2)
Fee
Common Stock, $.50 par value
16,000
$87.14
$1,394,160
$161.86
(1)
This Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be offered and issued under the employee benefit plan named above to prevent dilution resulting
from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Wilmington Trust Corporation Thrift Savings Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
(h)(1); calculated based on the average of the high and low prices for M&T Bank Corporation's
Common Stock on May 17, 2011, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.2
EX-24.1
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") or the Wilmington Trust
Corporation Thrift Savings Plan (the "Plan"), as the case may be, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) M&T's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with
the Commission on February 22, 2011;
(b) M&T's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010, filed
with the Commission on April 29, 2011;
(c) All other reports filed by M&T pursuant to Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a) above, including
M&T's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 14, 2011, January 25, 2011,
March 2, 2011, April 18, 2011, April 20, 2011, April 27, 2011 and May 11, 2011 (other than the portions of those documents furnished or otherwise not deemed filed);
(d) The description of M&T's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed by M&T on May 20, 1998, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(e) The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010,
filed with the Commission on March 25, 2011 (File No. 1-14659).
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by M&T and the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
commencing on the date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Brian
R. Yoshida, Esq., Group Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of M&T, has
delivered a legal opinion to the effect that the issuance and sale of the M&T Common Stock offered
hereby was duly authorized by M&T and that such M&T Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable when issued pursuant to the Plan.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 721 through 725 of the New York Business Corporation Law ("NYBCL") contain specific
provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of a New York corporation against
liability for their acts under certain circumstances. In general, the statute provides that (1) a
corporation may indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or
proceeding (other than one by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor), including an action by or in the right of any other entity which any director or officer
served in any capacity at the request of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he, his
testator or intestate, was a director or officer of the corporation, or served such other entity in
any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses,
including attorney's fees, if such director or officer acted in good faith, for a purpose which he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, or had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, and (2) a corporation may indemnify any
person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the corporation
by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of any
other entity, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorney's
fees, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, other than a threatened action
or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or any matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and to the extent that the
court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of
the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper. The statute provides that a
corporation must indemnify a director or officer if he is successful in his defense of an action or
proceeding and may indemnify such person if he is not successful in such defense if it is
determined as provided in the statute that he meets a certain standard of conduct. The statute
also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is party to a proceeding to apply to the
courts for indemnification. The statute further provides that a corporation may in its certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or by contract or resolution provide indemnification in addition to
that provided by the statute, subject to certain conditions set forth in the statute. NYBCL § 721
prohibits indemnification of officers and directors for acts finally adjudicated to be committed in
bad faith, resulting from active or deliberate dishonesty, or resulting in a personal gain to which
such an officer or director was not legally entitled.
Article Seventh of M&T's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that as to any act or
omission occurring after the adoption of such provision, a director of M&T shall, to the maximum
extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York, have no personal liability to M&T or any of
its stockholders for any breach of duty as a director, to the extent permitted by law.
Article V of M&T's amended and restated by-laws provides that each director and officer of
M&T, whether or not then in office, and any person whose testator or intestate was such a director
or officer, will be indemnified by M&T for the defense of, or in connection with, any threatened,
pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal,
governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent
permitted by the NYBCL or other applicable law, as such law currently exists or may hereafter be
amended. However, M&T is allowed to provide indemnification in connection with an action or
proceeding initiated by such director or officer only if such action or proceeding was authorized
by M&T's Board of Directors. Expenses incurred by a director or officer in connection with any
action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given may be paid by M&T in advance of the
final disposition of such action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given may be paid
by M&T in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (1) receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such advancement in the event that
such director or officer is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification and (2) approval
by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such
action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, the approval by stockholders. To the
extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be
required to find that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct provided
by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.
M&T maintains director and officer liability insurance coverage for its directors and officers
and those of its subsidiaries. This coverage insures such persons against certain losses that may
be incurred by them in their respective capacities as directors and officers.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Registration Statement are described in the Exhibit Index below.
M&T will submit or has already submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner, and has made or will make all changes required by the
IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) M&T hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" tables in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by M&T pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) M&T hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of M&T's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of M&T pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, M&T has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
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Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by M&T of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of M&T
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, M&T will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, M&T certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Buffalo, State of New York on May 18, 2011.
M&T BANK CORPORATION
By:
*
René F. Jones,
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 18, 2011.
Signature
Title
*
Robert G. Wilmers
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director
*
René F. Jones
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
*
Michael R. Spychala
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Brent D. Baird
Director
*
Robert J. Bennett
Director
*
C. Angela Bontempo
Director
*
Robert T. Brady
Director
*
Michael D. Buckley
Director
*
T. Jefferson Cunningham III
Director
*
Mark J. Czarnecki
Director
*
Donald E. Foley
Director
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Signature
Title
Gary N. Geisel
Director
*
Patrick W.E. Hodgson
Director
*
Richard G. King
Director
*
Jorge G. Pereira
Vice Chairman of the Board
*
Michael P. Pinto
Vice Chairman of the Board
*
Melinda R. Rich
Director
*
Robert E. Sadler, Jr.
Director
*
Herbert L. Washington
Director
*
Robert G. Wilmers
Director
*By:
/s/ Brian R. Yoshida
Brian R. Yoshida
(Attorney-in-Fact)
Pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith
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Wilmington Trust Corporation Thrift Savings Plan
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Wilmington Trust Corporation
Thrift Savings Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in City of Buffalo, State of New York on May 18, 2011.
M&T BANK CORPORATION
, as plan sponsor
By:
/s/
Brian R. Yoshida
Brian R. Yoshida
Group Vice President
and Deputy
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION
5.1
Opinion of Brian R. Yoshida, Esq., filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of Brian R. Yoshida, Esq., included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, filed herewith.
24.1
Power of attorney, filed herewith.