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 9, 2015

 

 

M&T BANK CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York		1-9861		16-0968385
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(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

(NOT APPLICABLE)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Newton P.S. Merrill joined the Board of Directors of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”), effective June 9 2015. Mr. Merrill was also elected as a director of M&T Bank, M&T’s principal banking subsidiary.

The public announcement was made by means of a news release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

		Exhibit No.
		99		News Release dated June 9, 2015

 

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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
Date: June 9, 2015				By:		/s/ Drew J. Pfirrman
						Drew J. Pfirrman
						Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.
99		News Release dated June 9, 2015

 

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Exhibit 99

 

INVESTOR CONTACT:		Donald J. MacLeod		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		(716) 842-5138		June 9, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT:		C. Michael Zabel
		(716) 842-5385

M&T Bank Corporation Elects Newton P.S. Merrill to its Board of Directors

BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB)(“M&T”) announced the election of Newton P.S. Merrill to its Board of Directors, effective at today’s meeting. Mr. Merrill was also elected as a director of the Board of Directors of M&T Bank, M&T’s principal banking subsidiary.

Mr. Merrill joins M&T’s board with more than five decades of financial services industry experience, including 40 years at Bank of New York, from where he retired in 2003 as a member of the Senior Policy Committee and Senior Executive Vice President responsible for private client services and asset management. Over the course of his career, he also headed Bank of New York’s commercial banking and regional banking groups, and served as the Chairman of the Board of Bank of New York in Delaware. In the early 1990s, he served as Executive Vice President and Group Executive of National and Global Banking at Bank of Boston. Additionally, Mr. Merrill serves as a director for several institutional investment funds. He graduated from Harvard College in 1961.

“Newt Merrill brings extraordinary experience, wisdom, pragmatism and commitment to fiduciary responsibility to M&T’s board—characteristics which he has developed and honed over a half century in banking,” said Robert G. Wilmers, M&T Chairman and CEO. “He will be a strong addition to our board, and will enhance our culture of conservative and consistent community banking.”

Mr. Merrill has been serving as an advisory member of the Trust and Investment Committee of the Board of Directors of M&T Bank, and upon his election as a director of the Board of Directors of M&T Bank he was also appointed as a regular member of M&T Bank’s Trust and Investment Committee.

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M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T’s Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.

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