8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 27, 2006

M&T Bank Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-9861	16-0968385
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York		14203
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 842-5445

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

M&T Bank, the principal bank subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T"), announced today that Emerson L. Brumback notified M&T and M&T Bank on June 27, 2006 of his intention to retire in mid-2007. In connection therewith, Mr. Brumback relinquished his titles as President and Chief Operating Officer of M&T Bank and resigned as a director of M&T and M&T Bank, effective June 30, 2006. Mr. Brumback will advise M&T's senior management on issues of strategic importance until his retirement in mid-2007.

Robert E. Sadler, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of M&T and Chief Executive Officer of M&T Bank, was appointed President of M&T Bank, effective June 30, 2006.

The public announcement regarding these appointments was made by means of a news release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 99 - News Release dated June 28, 2006. Filed herewith.

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
June 28, 2006	By:	/s/ Mark W. Yonkman
		Name: Mark W. Yonkman
		Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	News Release dated June 28, 2006

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Investor Contact:	Donald J. MacLeod (716) 842-5138	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Media Contact:	C. Michael Zabel (716) 842-5385

BRUMBACK TO RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF M&T BANK

BUFFALO, NY -— M&T Bank announced today that Emerson L. Brumback plans to retire in mid-2007. Brumback will step back from his day-to-day duties this year, and will advise M&T’s senior management on issues of strategic importance until next year. He will relinquish the titles of President and Chief Operating Officer and resign from the boards of M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) (“M&T”) and M&T Bank, effective June 30, 2006.

Brumback’s responsibilities will be assumed by M&T Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert E. Sadler, Jr., and other members of the bank’s executive management.

“Among his many important contributions, Emerson transformed our retail banking business, creating a robust, multi-channel network that successfully integrates both our customer service and our sales cultures,” said Sadler. “With the bank’s growth and expansion through acquisitions, Emerson was the architect who developed our community banking structure, which makes us responsive and flexible in our local markets, and also provides unity and consistency across the bank’s footprint.”

Brumback, 54, joined M&T Bank as an Executive Vice President in 1997 from Bank One Corporation. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer of M&T Bank in 2003, when he was also elected to the Boards of Directors of M&T and M&T Bank.

M&T Bank is the principal bank subsidiary of M&T, one of the 20 largest commercial bank holding companies in the U.S., with over $55 billion in assets and more than 655 banking offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

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