Company: MTB-PJ
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-044781
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Company: M&T BANK CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☑ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                     |
| ☐ |     | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ☑ |     | Definitive Proxy Statement                                                      |
| ☐ |     | Definitive Additional Materials                                                 |
| ☐ |     | Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12                                           |

M&T BANK CORPORATION (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

| ☑ |     | No fee required                                |
| ☐ |     | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
| ☐ |     | 14a-6(i)(1)                                    |

March 4, 2025 Dear Shareholder, You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of M&T Bank Corporation to be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This year’s meeting will be a virtual Annual Meeting conducted by live webcast only. You will be able to attend the meeting online as more fully described in the accompanying notice of the Annual Meeting and proxy statement. Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following matters at the virtual Annual Meeting:

| 1. | election of 14 directors for one-year terms and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; |

| 2. | advisory approval of the 2024 compensation of M&T Bank Corporation’s Named Executive Officers; |

| 4. | transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof. |

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares as promptly as possible via the internet, by telephone or by executing and returning your signed proxy card if one was mailed to you. We encourage you to carefully review this year’s notice and proxy statement, which contain important information about voting your shares, attending the virtual