M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") will participate in the Lehman Brothers Financial Services Conference being held in London, England. Representatives of M&T are scheduled to deliver a presentation to investors and analysts on May 18, 2006 at 3:25 pm London time (10:25 am Eastern Time).

The conference takes place at the Lehman Brothers European Headquarters, Canary Wharf. A live audio-webcast of the presentation will be available via the Internet at: http://ir.mandtbank.com/conference.cfm. Materials that will be used in this presentation will also be accessible at M&T's website, http://ir.mandtbank.com/conference.cfm. The presentation and webcast may contain forward-looking statements and other material information.

M&T is a bank holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York whose banking subsidiaries, M&T Bank and M&T Bank, National Association, operate branch offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia.

CONTACT:

Donald J. MacLeod

(716) 842-5138