FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BENNETT ROBERT J   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 437 ROSEMEADE LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/13/2008 (Street) NAPLES, FL 34105 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 05/13/2008   S   600 D $ 91.5901 51,690 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   400 D $ 91.5972 51,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.6026 50,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   500 D $ 91.6044 49,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.609 48,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,500 D $ 91.619 47,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   600 D $ 91.64 46,690 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.6408 45,690 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   400 D $ 91.6472 45,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   600 D $ 91.66 44,690 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   400 D $ 91.669 44,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.6726 43,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   500 D $ 91.689 42,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   390 D $ 91.72 42,400 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   100 D $ 91.73 42,300 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   400 D $ 91.7308 41,900 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   510 D $ 91.75 41,390 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   200 D $ 91.7501 41,190 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   400 D $ 91.7572 40,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   500 D $ 91.7854 40,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   500 D $ 91.7936 39,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.8164 38,790 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   500 D $ 91.8572 38,290 D   Common Stock 05/13/2008   S   1,000 D $ 91.8762 37,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.4 35,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.43 33,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.45 31,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.46 29,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.47 27,290 D   Common Stock 05/15/2008   S   2,000 D $ 93.52 25,290 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BENNETT ROBERT J 437 ROSEMEADE LANE NAPLES, FL 34105	X

Signatures

By: Brian R. Yoshida, Esq. (Attorney-In-Fact)		05/15/2008
**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).
Remarks: This is the first of two Form 4 filings by the reporting person to report the reporting person's transactions that occured on May 13, 2008 and May 15, 2008. Multiple Form 4 filings are required due to SEC system limitations that do not allow more than 30 transactions to be reported in Table I.

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