BUFFALO, N.Y., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 June 30, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2009.

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, New Jersey, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

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