Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
KUGLER ADAM C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [MTB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP & Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
350 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2008
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022-6022
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/31/2008   A(1)   2,876 (2) A $ 0 (3) 36,085 D  
Common Stock               1,000 I See footnote (4)
Common Stock               1,000 I See footnote (4)
Common Stock               1,000 I See footnote (4)
Common Stock               620 I See footnote (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 91.28 01/31/2008   A   22,083     (6) 01/31/2018 Common Stock 22,083 (7) 22,083 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KUGLER ADAM C
350 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022-6022
      Executive VP & Treasurer  

Signatures

 By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)   02/04/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 reported transaction involves an award of restricted stock under the M&T Bank Corporation 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
(2) The restricted stock award included a total of 2,876. 287 shares of the restricted stock award will vest on January 31, 2009; an additional 575 shares will vest on January 31, 2010; an additional 862 will vest on January 31, 2011; and the remaining 1,152 shares will vest on January 31, 2012.
(3) The restricted stock award was granted under the incentive compensation plan maintained by M&T Bank Corporation, and therefore the reporting person paid no price for the shares.
(4) These shares are held in trust for the benefit of a child of the reporting person. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of the trust.
(5) These shares are owned by a child of the reporting person under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for which the reporting person is custodian.
(6) The option granted includes a total of 22,083 shares. 2,208 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2009; an additional 4,416 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2010; an additional 6,625 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2011; and the remaining 8,834 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 31, 2012.
(7) The option was granted under an employee stock option plan maintained by M&T Bank Corporation, and therefore the reporting person paid no price for the option.

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