BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.70 per share on its common stock.  The dividend will be payable September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2011.

M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York.  M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates retail and commercial bank branches in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada.  Wilmington Trust provides Wealth Advisory and Corporate Client Services to individuals and institutions in the US and abroad.

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