UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Explanatory Note
On April 4, 2022, M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) to report that, effective as of April 1, 2022, M&T completed its acquisition of People’s United Financial, Inc. (“People’s United”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 21, 2021, as amended, by and among M&T, Bridge Merger Corp., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of M&T (“Merger Sub”), and People’s United. At the closing, Merger Sub merged with and into People’s United, with People’s United as the surviving entity (the “Merger”). Following the Merger, People’s United merged with and into M&T, with M&T as the surviving entity.
This amendment to the Original Report (the “Amendment”) is being filed to provide the financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.
The pro forma financial information included in this Amendment has been presented for informational purposes only, as required by Form 8-K. It does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that M&T and People’s United would have achieved had the companies been combined during the periods presented in the pro forma financial information and is not intended to project the future results of operations that the combined company may achieve after completion of the Merger. Except as described in this Amendment, all other information in the Original Report remains unchanged.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired. |
The audited consolidated financial statements of People’s United as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and the notes related thereto, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. |
The unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet of M&T as of December 31, 2021, giving effect to the Merger as if it had been completed on December 31, 2021, and the unaudited pro forma combined condensed income statement of M&T for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, giving effect to the Merger as if it had been completed on January 1, 2021, and the notes related thereto, are filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report:
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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.
| M&T BANK CORPORATION | ||
| By | /s/ Darren J. King | |
| Name: | Darren J. King | |
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 10, 2022
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