M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") plans to announce its first quarter 2009 earnings results in a press release that will be issued before the market opens on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. This is consistent with M&T's past practice of releasing first quarter earnings results on the morning of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time that same day at M&T's headquarters at One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Following the release and the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, M&T will conduct a conference call and webcast at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the earnings results. The conference call and webcast may contain forward-looking statements and other material information.

Domestic callers wishing to participate in the call may dial toll free (877) 780-2276. International participants, using any applicable international calling codes, may dial (973) 582-2700. Callers should reference M&T Bank Corporation or the conference ID # 91771839. The conference call will be webcast live through M&T's website at http://ir.mandtbank.com/conference.cfm.

A replay of the call will be available until Thursday, April 23, 2009 by calling (800) 642-1687, or (706) 645-9291 for international participants, and by making reference to the ID # 91771839. The webcast archive of the conference call will be available by 7:00 p.m., April 21, 2009 on M&T's website at http://ir.mandtbank.com/conference.cfm.

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

Media Contact: 

C. Michael Zabel 

(716) 842-5385

Investor Contact:

Donald J. MacLeod

(716) 842-5138