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):      November 8, 2001     

1-9861		16-0968385
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer 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      

 

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Item 5. Other Events.

     M&T Bank Corporation announced on November 8, 2001 that its Board of Directors had authorized M&T Bank Corporation to repurchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock, and disclosed that a previously reported repurchase program authorized in June 2001 had been completed with the repurchase of an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of common stock. The public announcement of the new stock repurchase program was made by means of a news release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99 hereto.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     The following exhibit is filed as a part of this report:

Exhibit No.
99		News release. 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
Date: November 13, 2001		By: /s/ Michael P. Pinto
		Michael P. Pinto Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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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

Report Dated:       November 8, 2001		Commission File Number:       1-9861

EXHIBITS

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
99		News Release. Filed herewith.

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Exhibit 99

Contact:		Michael S. Piemonte (716) 842-5138		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2001

BUFFALO, NEW YORK —M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) (NYSE:MTB) announced that it has been authorized by its Board of Directors to purchase and hold as treasury stock up to 5,000,000 additional shares of its common stock. This represents 5.3% of common shares currently outstanding. Under this authorization, shares of common stock may be purchased from time-to-time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. M&T also announced that it has completed the repurchase of 3,500,000 shares authorized earlier this year.

M&T is a $31 billion bank holding company whose subsidiaries, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and M&T Bank, National Association, operate branch offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.