SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DAngelo John L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE M&T PLAZA

(Street)
BUFFALO NY 14203

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [ MTB ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Sr. Vice President and Auditor
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,863.2057 D
Common Stock 3,238.0362 I 401 (k) Plan(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) (2) 01/15/2012 Common Stock 633 75.8 D
Option (right to buy) (3) 01/21/2013 Common Stock 500 80.23 D
Option (right to buy) (4) 01/20/2014 Common Stock 575 91.75 D
Option (right to buy) (5) 01/18/2015 Common Stock 1,058 101.8 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The information presented is as of November 30, 2005.
2. The option included a total of 1,500 shares. 867 of the covered shares were previously execised; 33 of the covered shares are currently exercisable; and the remaining 600 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 15, 2006.
3. The option included a total of 500 shares. 150 of the covered shares are currently exercisable; an additional 150 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 21, 2006; and the remaining 200 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 21, 2007.
4. The option included a total of 575 shares. 57 of the covered shares are currently exercisable; an additional 115 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2006; an additional 173 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2007; and the remaining 230 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2008.
5. The option included a total of 1,058 shares. 105 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 18, 2006; an additional 212 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 18, 2007; an additional 317 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 18, 2008; and the remaining 424 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 18, 2009.
Remarks:
John L. D'Angelo 12/05/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes
and appoints Mark W. Yonkman, Esq. and Brian R.
Yoshida, Esq. the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:


(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer, director or affiliate of M&T Bank Corporation

(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and

(2)
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such

Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments

thereto, and file such form with the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority

The
undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed
as of this 30th day of November, 2005.




/s/ John L. DAngelo

John L. DAngelo