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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GEISEL GARY N 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/23/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol M&T BANK CORP [MTB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 910 SOUTH RIVER LANDING ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 05/29/2009 (Street) EDGEWATER, MD 21037 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 15,071 (1) D   Common Stock 2,428 (2) I 401 (k) Plan (3)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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)	  (4)	10/20/2009	Common Stock	3,014 (5)	$ 105.99	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	12/20/2010	Common Stock	3,604 (5)	$ 107.85	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	03/21/2011	Common Stock	9,010 (5)	$ 121.6	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	01/16/2012	Common Stock	2,574 (5)	$ 143.8	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/16/2013	Common Stock	3,432 (5)	$ 196.13	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	04/16/2013	Common Stock	4,290 (5)	$ 139.09	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/15/2014	Common Stock	3,538 (5)	$ 209.76	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/18/2014	Common Stock	6,865 (5)	$ 187.73	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/21/2015	Common Stock	6,235 (5)	$ 208.01	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GEISEL GARY N 910 SOUTH RIVER LANDING ROAD EDGEWATER, MD 21037	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)		07/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of shares reflects an adjustment in the number of shares of M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") common stock received by the reporting person pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among M&T, First Empire State Holding Company ("First Empire"), a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T, and Provident Bankshares Corporation ("Provident") pursuant to which the reporting person, as a shareholder of Provident, received the right to acquire 0.171625 of a share of M&T common stock for each share of Provident common stock held by the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the merger ("Merger") of Provident with and into First Empire on May 23, 2009. The number of shares has been updated to reflect the actual number of shares of M&T common stock witheld for the payment of taxes in connection with the settlement of restricted stock awards for which the restrictions lapsed upon the Merger.
(2)	Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") among M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T"), First Empire State Holding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T ("First Empire"), and Provident Bankshares Corporation ("Provident") pursuant to which the reporting person, as a shareholder of Provident, received the right to acquire 0.171625 of a share of M&T common stock for each share of Provident common stock held by the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the merger of Provident with and into First Empire on May 23, 2009.
(3)	The information presented is as of May 23, 2009.
(4)	Currently exercisable
(5)	Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the outstanding and unexercised stock options to acquire Provident common stock were converted into stock options to acquire M&T common stock adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio applicable to Provident common stock.

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