Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BRUMBACK EMERSON L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
M&T BANK CORP [MTB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE M&T PLAZA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2005
(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/23/2005   M   34,348 A $ 65.8 54,128 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   M   14,000 A $ 75.8 68,128 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.18 67,828 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   400 D $ 110.19 67,428 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   1,600 D $ 110.2 65,828 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   100 D $ 110.21 65,728 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   100 D $ 110.22 65,628 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.23 65,328 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.24 65,028 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   100 D $ 110.25 64,928 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   100 D $ 110.26 64,828 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.27 64,528 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   500 D $ 110.28 64,028 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   200 D $ 110.29 63,828 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.3 63,528 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   400 D $ 110.33 63,128 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   1,000 D $ 110.34 62,128 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   600 D $ 110.36 61,528 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   3,000 D $ 110.37 58,528 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.38 58,228 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   3,400 D $ 110.39 54,828 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   600 D $ 110.4 54,228 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   774 D $ 110.41 53,454 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   700 D $ 110.42 52,754 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   200 D $ 110.44 52,554 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   600 D $ 110.45 51,954 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   400 D $ 110.46 51,554 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   400 D $ 110.47 51,154 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   1,000 D $ 110.48 50,154 D  
Common Stock 11/23/2005   S   300 D $ 110.49 49,854 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 65.8 11/23/2005   M     34,348   (1) 01/16/2011 Common Stock 34,348 (2) 0 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 75.8 11/23/2005   M     14,000   (3) 01/15/2012 Common Stock 14,000 (2) 26,000 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 68.31 11/25/2005   M     9,132   (1) 02/20/2011 Common Stock 9,132 (2) 0 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 75.8 11/25/2005   M     10,000   (3) 01/15/2012 Common Stock 10,000 (2) 16,000 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 91.75 11/25/2005   M     6,494   (4) 01/20/2014 Common Stock 6,494 (2) 56,271 D  
Phantom Common Stock Units (5)               (5)   (5) Common Stock (5)   5 I Supplemental 401(k) Plan (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BRUMBACK EMERSON L
ONE M&T PLAZA
BUFFALO, NY 14203-2399		   X     Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)   11/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Currently exercisable.
(2) The option was granted under an employee stock option plan maintained by M&T Bank Corporation, and therefore the reporting person paid no price for the option.
(3) The option included a total of 40,000 shares. 24,000 of the covered shares are currently exercisable; and the remaining 16,000 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 15, 2006.
(4) The option included a total of 64,943 shares. 6,494 of the covered shares are currently exercisable; 12,988 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2006; an additional 19,483 of the covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2007; and the remaining 25,978 covered shares are exercisable on or after January 20, 2008.
(5) The reported phantom common stock units were held by the reporting person in an excess benefit plan account maintained by M&T Bank Corporation and represented a like number of shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock. The phantom common stock units were settled in cash and distributed in accordance with the terms of the plan. The reported phantom common stock units also included units acquired through the dividend reinvestment feature of the plan.
(6) The information presented is as of September 30, 2005.
 
Remarks:
This is the first of four Form 4 filings by the reporting person to report the reporting person's transactions that occurred on November 23 and November 25, 2005.  Multiple Form 4 filings are required due to the SEC system limitations that do not allow more than 30 transactions to be reported in Table I.

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