M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") will participate in the Citigroup 2010 Financial Services Conference being held in New York City. Representatives of M&T are scheduled to deliver a presentation to investors and analysts on March 11, 2010 at 2:00 pm EST.

The conference takes place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. A live audio-webcast of the presentation, as well as the materials used in the presentation, will be available via the Internet at: 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, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.

CONTACT:

Donald J. MacLeod

(716) 842-5138