UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 17, 2024, M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) closed the public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.833% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series A due January 16, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.385% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series A due January 16, 2036 (the “2036 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274646) filed by M&T with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”). The legal opinion of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, as counsel to M&T, regarding the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes, is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 5.1 | Opinion of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP as to the validity of the Senior Notes. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
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: December 17, 2024 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Daryl N. Bible | |||||
| Name: | Daryl N. Bible | |||||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||