---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-100836"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTB"
cik: "0000036270"
company_name: "M&T BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T19:49:04.735084+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# M&T Bank shareholders elect all 16 director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- All 16 director nominees elected with strong support; John Scannell's term ended.
- Say-on-pay vote: 126.8M for, 8.1M against (94% approval).
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for 2024 approved: 144.7M for, 5.8M against.
- Board elected Gary N. Geisel as non-executive Vice Chairman and lead independent director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-100836
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTB
- cik: 0000036270
- company_name: M&T BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36270/000119312524100836/0001193125-24-100836-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36270/000119312524100836/d785557d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-100836.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  M&T BANK CORP shareholders approved Election of sixteen directors for one-year terms at the 2024-04-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-16
  source text: The following table reflects the tabulation of the final votes with respect to each director who was elected at the Annual Meeting (Proposal 1):
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36270/000119312524100836/0001193125-24-100836-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  M&T BANK CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-04-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-16
  source text: The following table reflects the tabulation of the final votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of M&T for the year ending December 31, 2024 (Proposal 3):
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36270/000119312524100836/0001193125-24-100836-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  M&T BANK CORP shareholders approved Approval of 2023 compensation of M&T's Named Executive Officers at the 2024-04-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-04-16
  source text: The following table reflects the tabulation of the final votes with respect to the approval of the 2023 compensation of M&T’s Named Executive Officers (Proposal 2):
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36270/000119312524100836/0001193125-24-100836-index.htm

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