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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 22, 2021, M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) announced its proposed acquisition of People’s United Financial, Inc. (“People’s United”). This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to provide the following documents for purposes of incorporating them by reference into one or more offering documents in connection with issuances of securities by M&T:
| • | Audited consolidated financial statements of People’s United as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, the notes related thereto and the report of KPMG LLP dated March 1, 2021 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of People’s United and subsidiaries. |
| • | Interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of People’s United as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 and the notes related thereto. |
| • | Interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of People’s United as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and the notes related thereto. |
| • | Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of M&T as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the notes related thereto. |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 10, 2021
| M&T BANK CORPORATION | ||
| By | /s/ Darren J. King | |
| Name: | Darren J. King | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |