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): March 31, 2017
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) | |||
(716) 635-4000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(NOT APPLICABLE)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Information.
M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) and M&T Bank, M&T’s principal banking subsidiary, announced today that the duties of the former President and Chief Operating Officer, Mark J. Czarnecki, who passed away in February, have been assumed by M&T Bank’s three Vice Chairmen, Richard S. Gold, René F. Jones, and Kevin J. Pearson, effective as of March 31, 2017. The details of the expanded roles and responsibilities of these individuals and other corporate organizational changes were disclosed by means of a news release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein.
Further, M&T and Director Robert E. Sadler, Jr. elected to terminate Mr. Sadler’s consulting agreement effective April 1, 2017. Mr. Sadler will continue to serve as a director of M&T and of M&T Bank.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 3, 2017 | |
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: April 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Brian R. Yoshida | ||||
| Brian R. Yoshida | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||
| Deputy General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 3, 2017 | |