8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2012

 

 

M&T BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-9861   16-0968385

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One M&T Plaza, Buffalo,

New York

  14203
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 842-5445

(NOT APPLICABLE)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of M&T Bank Corporation was held on April 17, 2012. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, shareholders approved all of management’s proposals which included (i) the election of fourteen (14) directors, all of whom were then serving as directors of M&T Bank Corporation, for terms of one (1) year and until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) the approval of the compensation of M&T Bank Corporation’s Named Executive Officers; and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of M&T Bank Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2012. The voting results for each proposal, including the votes for and against or withheld, and any abstentions or broker non-votes, are described below. Abstentions and broker non-votes (if applicable) were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present, but were not treated as votes cast. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes (if applicable) did not have the effect of a vote for or against such proposal and were not counted in determining the number of votes required for approval.

The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to each director who was elected at the 2012 Annual Meeting:

 

     Number of Votes  

Nominee

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Vote  

Brent D. Baird

     96,761,015         1,367,345         12,087,779   

C. Angela Bontempo

     97,099,257         1,029,103         12,087,779   

Robert T. Brady

     93,436,349         4,692,011         12,087,779   

T. Jefferson Cunningham III

     97,441,545         686,815         12,087,779   

Mark J. Czarnecki

     96,063,890         2,064,470         12,087,779   

Gary N. Geisel

     96,257,035         1,871,325         12,087,779   

Patrick W.E. Hodgson

     97,208,460         919,900         12,087,779   

Richard G. King

     93,943,618         4,184,742         12,087,779   

Jorge G. Pereira

     96,748,522         1,379,838         12,087,779   

Michael P. Pinto

     96,068,471         2,059,889         12,087,779   

Melinda R. Rich

     97,269,773         858,587         12,087,779   

Robert E. Sadler, Jr.

     95,523,284         2,605,076         12,087,779   

Herbert L. Washington

     97,166,758         961,602         12,087,779   

Robert G. Wilmers

     95,009,832         3,118,528         12,087,779   

The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the approval of the compensation of M&T Bank Corporation’s Named Executive Officers:

 

Number of Votes     
For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote
95,622,449    1,618,789    890,229    12,084,672


The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of M&T Bank Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2012:

 

Number of Votes     
For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote
109,139,360    914,773    162,006    *

 

* Not applicable.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      M&T BANK CORPORATION
Date: April 19, 2012     By:   /s/ Marie King
      Marie King
      Administrative Vice President
      and Corporate Secretary