BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2010 -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.70 per share on its common stock.  The dividend will be payable December 31, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2010.

M&T, a bank holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York, has more than $68 billion of assets. M&T's banking subsidiaries, M&T Bank and M&T Bank, National Association, operate retail and commercial bank branches in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada.