Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SALAMONE DENIS J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [MTB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
440 HILLCREST 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)
(Street)

RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
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 112,722 (1) (2)
D
 
Common Stock 12,460 (1)
I
By ESOP (3)
Common Stock 1,100 (1)
I
By PIB (4)

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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)   (5) 07/20/2016 Common Stock 94,533 (6) $ 151.86 D  
Option (right to buy)   (5) 01/25/2017 Common Stock 28,360 (6) $ 163.99 D  
Option (right to buy)   (5) 01/24/2018 Common Stock 31,511 (6) $ 186.72 D  
Option (right to buy)   (5) 01/22/2019 Common Stock 25,209 (6) $ 143.17 D  
Option (right to buy)   (5) 01/18/2020 Common Stock 15,755 (6) $ 156.14 D  
Option (right to buy)   (5) 11/01/2020 Common Stock 16,394 (6) $ 113.06 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SALAMONE DENIS J
440 HILLCREST ROAD
RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
  X      

Signatures

By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact) 11/12/2015
**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) Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T"), Wilmington Trust Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T, and Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. ("Hudson City"), dated August 27, 2012, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), under which the reporting person elected to receive 0.08403 of a share of M&T common stock for certain shares of Hudson City common stock held by the reporting person, subject to the proration and allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(2) Includes 20,493 shares of M&T common stock received upon the vesting of certain Deferred Stock Units for Hudson City common stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(3) Shares allocated for the benefit of the reporting person under the Hudson City Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP").
(4) Shares held by the reporting person through the Hudson City Profit Incentive Bonus Plan ("PIB").
(5) Currently exercisable.
(6) Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the outstanding and unexercised stock options to acquire Hudson City common stock were converted into stock options to acquire M&T common stock adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio applicable to Hudson City common stock.

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