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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PINTO MICHAEL P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol M&T BANK CORP [MTB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE M&T PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/13/2006 (Street) BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399 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 01/13/2006   M   5,480 A $ 21.1 57,255 D   Common Stock 01/13/2006   F   1,050 D $ 110.12 56,205 D   Common Stock               10,000 I By Wife Common Stock               1,495 I By Son (1) Common Stock               1,795 I By Daughter (2)

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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)

$ 21.1

01/13/2006

M

5,480

(3)

01/16/2006

Common Stock

5,480

(4)

0

D

Option (right to buy)

$ 108.93

01/17/2006

A

52,314

(5)

01/17/2016

Common Stock

52,314

(4)

52,314

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PINTO MICHAEL P ONE M&T PLAZA BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399	X		Executive Vice President

Signatures

By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)		01/18/2006
**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 reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his son, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his son's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	These shares are owned by the daughter of the reporting person under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for which a member of the reporting person's immediate family is custodian.
(3)	Currently exercisable.
(4)	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.
(5)	The option granted includes a total of 52,314 shares. 5,231 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 17, 2007; an additional 10,463 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 17, 2008; an additional 15,694 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 17, 2009; and the remaining 20,926 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 17, 2010.

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