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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-Q

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

OR

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number 1-9861

M&T BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  16-0968385
(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

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

     
YES x
  NO o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

     
YES x
  NO o

     Number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.50 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on October 29, 2004: 116,139,696 shares.



 


M&T BANK CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2004

             
Table of Contents of Information Required in Report
  Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET –
September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003
    3  
  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME –
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
    4  
  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS –
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
    5  
  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY –
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
    6  
  CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES –
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
    6  
  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     7  
    19  
    46  
    46  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
    46  
    46  
    47  
    47  
    47  
    47  
SIGNATURES     48  
EXHIBIT INDEX     48  
 Exhibit 31.1 Certification
 Exhibit 31.2 Certification
 Exhibit 32.1 Certification
 Exhibit 32.2 Certification

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements.

M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)

                 
    September 30,   December 31,
Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share 2004   2003
   
     
 
Assets                
Cash and due from banks
  $ 1,754,040       1,877,494  
Money-market assets
               
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
    8,631       13,194  
Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities
    6,029       22,288  
Trading account
    158,575       214,833  
   
     
 
Total money-market assets
    173,235       250,315  
   
     
 
Investment securities
               
Available for sale (cost: $8,011,696 at September 30, 2004;
$6,800,341 at December 31, 2003)
    8,047,513       6,862,937  
Held to maturity (market value: $99,630 at September 30, 2004;
$108,053 at December 31, 2003)
    96,803       104,872  
Other (market value: $292,972 at September 30, 2004;
$291,341 at December 31, 2003)
    292,972       291,341  
   
     
 
Total investment securities
    8,437,288       7,259,150  
   
     
 
Loans and leases
    38,199,813       36,037,598  
Unearned discount
    (249,497 )     (265,163 )
Allowance for credit losses
    (626,344 )     (614,058 )
   
     
 
Loans and leases, net
    37,323,972       35,158,377  
   
     
 
Premises and equipment
    371,075       398,971  
Goodwill
    2,904,081       2,904,081  
Core deposit and other intangible assets
    181,814       240,830  
Accrued interest and other assets
    1,741,395       1,736,863  
   
     
 
Total assets
  $ 52,886,900       49,826,081  
   
     
 
Liabilities                
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 8,416,476       8,411,296  
NOW accounts
    712,736       1,738,427  
Savings deposits
    14,925,788       14,118,521  
Time deposits
    7,135,632       6,637,249  
Deposits at foreign office
    3,785,067       2,209,451  
   
     
 
Total deposits
    34,975,699       33,114,944  
   
     
 
Federal funds purchased and agreements to repurchase securities
    5,039,431       3,832,182  
Other short-term borrowings
    611,102       610,064  
Accrued interest and other liabilities
    834,860       1,016,256  
Long-term borrowings
    5,715,508       5,535,425  
   
     
 
Total liabilities
    47,176,600       44,108,871  
   
     
 
Stockholders' equity                
Preferred stock, $1 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
none outstanding
           
Common stock, $.50 par, 250,000,000 shares authorized,
120,396,611 shares issued at September 30, 2004;
120,106,490 shares issued at December 31, 2003
    60,198       60,053  
Common stock issuable, 108,140 shares at September 30, 2004;
124,303 shares at December 31, 2003
    5,753       6,326  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,903,718       2,888,963  
Retained earnings
    3,125,018       2,736,215  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
    85       25,653  
Treasury stock — common, at cost — 4,230,587 shares at September 30, 2004;
none at December 31, 2003
    (384,472 )      
   
     
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    5,710,300       5,717,210  
   
     
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 52,886,900       49,826,081  
   
     
 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30   September 30
In Thousands, Except Per Share   2004   2003   2004   2003
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income                                
Loans and leases, including fees
  $ 499,462       503,902     $ 1,451,631       1,407,663  
Money-market assets
                               
Deposits at banks
    14       77       45       132  
Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities
    27       25       83       1,815  
Trading account
    73       182       307       430  
Investment securities
Fully taxable
    80,312       56,252       227,716       154,283  
Exempt from federal taxes
    3,164       3,699       10,003       11,769  
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest income
    583,052       564,137       1,689,785       1,576,092  
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense                              
NOW accounts
    242       1,044       1,515       2,657  
Savings deposits
    22,037       25,154       67,032       76,422  
Time deposits
    40,121       39,625       112,752       122,561  
Deposits at foreign office
    11,940       3,203       25,767       9,208  
Short-term borrowings
    19,338       12,655       44,493       38,388  
Long-term borrowings
    50,093       51,858       145,846       149,401  
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest expense
    143,771       133,539       397,405       398,637  
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
    439,281       430,598       1,292,380       1,177,455  
Provision for credit losses
    17,000       34,000       67,000       103,000  
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
    422,281       396,598       1,225,380       1,074,455  
 
 
 
 
 
Other income                                
Mortgage banking revenues
    32,064       38,782       90,456       117,161  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    93,849       90,927       273,278       220,158  
Trust income
    33,713       32,314       101,875       80,153  
Brokerage services income
    13,360       13,320       40,458       37,729  
Trading account and foreign exchange gains
    3,325       4,666       12,292       10,996  
Gain on sales of bank investment securities
          58       2,512       541  
Other revenues from operations
    68,614       51,527       184,539       130,600  
 
 
 
 
 
Total other income
    244,925       231,594       705,410       597,338  
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense                                
Salaries and employee benefits
    205,003       214,118       608,400       543,673  
Equipment and net occupancy
    42,686       48,450       134,869       123,497  
Printing, postage and supplies
    8,103       9,092       26,489       27,031  
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets
    18,619       22,538       59,017       56,807  
Other costs of operations
    132,511       102,202       325,321       318,817  
 
 
 
 
 
Total other expense
    406,922       396,400       1,154,096       1,069,825  
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes
    260,284       231,792       776,694       601,968  
Income taxes
    73,843       75,329       246,378       194,927  
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
  $ 186,441       156,463     $ 530,316       407,041  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share
                       
Basic
  $ 1.59       1.31     $ 4.48       3.68  
Diluted
    1.56       1.28       4.39       3.59  
Cash dividends per common share
  $ .40       .30     $ 1.20       .90  
 
Average common shares outstanding
                       
Basic
    116,897       119,727       118,281       110,607  
Diluted
    119,665       122,593       120,874       113,441  

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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30
In Thousands 2004   2003
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities                
Net income
  $ 530,316       407,041  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities
           
Provision for credit losses
    67,000       103,000  
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
    47,188       44,876  
Amortization of capitalized servicing rights
    43,482       37,151  
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets
    59,017       56,807  
Provision for deferred income taxes
    (106,164 )     (35,806 )
Asset write-downs
    587       376  
Net gain on sales of assets
    (6,491 )     (609 )
Net change in accrued interest receivable, payable
    (16,965 )     (4,797 )
Net change in other accrued income and expense
    (22,845 )     116,740  
Net change in loans held for sale
    (55,088 )     201,695  
Net change in trading account assets and liabilities
    17,868       (18,995 )
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    557,905       907,479  
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
               
Available for sale
    233,252       71,146  
Other
    19,518       146,573  
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities
           
Available for sale
    2,302,152       1,777,298  
Held to maturity
    112,657       76,461  
Purchases of investment securities
               
Available for sale
    (3,738,136 )     (2,550,587 )
Held to maturity
    (104,620 )     (90,727 )
Other
    (21,149 )     (149,327 )
Additions to capitalized servicing rights
    (41,545 )     (46,938 )
Net increase in loans and leases
    (2,183,748 )     (1,450,204 )
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired:
               
Banks and bank holding companies
          2,134,822  
Capital expenditures, net
    (19,771 )     (23,310 )
Other, net
    37,484       86,512  
 
 
 
Net cash used by investing activities
    (3,403,906 )     (18,281 )
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities                  
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
    1,871,998       (169,614 )
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
    1,208,312       (136,941 )
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
    700,660       1,299,568  
Payments on long-term borrowings
    (515,594 )     (823,611 )
Purchases of treasury stock
    (458,642 )      
Dividends paid — common
    (141,376 )     (99,403 )
Other, net
    40,930       37,642  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    2,706,288       107,641  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (139,713 )     996,839  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,899,782       1,284,131  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,760,069       2,280,970  
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information                  
Interest received during the period
  $ 1,662,463       1,590,377  
Interest paid during the period
    416,952       432,003  
Income taxes paid during the period
    368,638       182,398  
 
 
 
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities                  
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
  $ 12,212       13,755  
Acquisition of banks and back holding companies:
               
Common stock issued
          1,993,956  
Fair value of:
               
Assets acquired (noncash)
          14,355,837  
Liabilities assumed
          14,496,703  
 
 
 

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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

                                                                 
                                            Accumulated        
                    Common   Additional           Other        
    Preferred   Common   Stock   Paid-in   Retained   Comprehensive   Treasury    
In Thousands, Except Per Share   Stock   Stock   Issuable   Capital   Earnings   Income, Net   Stock   Total
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
2003
                                                               
Balance — January 1, 2003
  $       48,570       6,190       1,192,998       2,297,848       54,772       (391,899 )     3,208,479  
Comprehensive income:
                                                               
Net income
                            407,041                   407,041  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                               
Unrealized losses on investment securities, net of reclassification adjustment
                                  (14,746 )           (14,746 )
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of reclassification adjustment
                                  622             622  
 
                                                           
 
 
 
                                                            392,917  
Acquisition of Allfirst Financial Inc. — common stock issued
          10,969             1,617,034                   365,953       1,993,956  
Repayment of management stock ownership program receivable
                      22                         22  
Stock-based compensation plans:
                                                               
Stock option and purchase plans:
                                                               
Compensation expense
                      31,658                         31,658  
Exercises
          324             17,600                   25,288       43,212  
Directors’ stock plan
          3             485                   175       663  
Deferred compensation plans, net, including dividend equivalents
          1       116       (98 )     (114 )           483       388  
Common stock cash dividends — $.90 per share
                            (99,403 )                 (99,403 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance — September 30, 2003
  $       59,867       6,306       2,859,699       2,605,372       40,648             5,571,892  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
2004
                                                               
Balance — January 1, 2004
  $       60,053       6,326       2,888,963       2,736,215       25,653             5,717,210  
Comprehensive income:
                                                               
Net income
                            530,316                   530,316  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                               
Unrealized losses on investment securities, net of reclassification adjustment
                                  (25,568 )           (25,568 )
 
                                                           
 
 
 
                                                            504,748  
Purchases of treasury stock
                                        (458,642 )     (458,642 )
Stock-based compensation plans:
                                                               
Stock option and purchase plans:
                                                               
Compensation expense
                      36,045                         36,045  
Exercises
          144             (20,554 )                 71,729       51,319  
Directors’ stock plan
          1             153                   550       704  
Deferred compensation plans, net, including dividend equivalents
                (573 )     (889 )     (137 )           1,891       292  
Common stock cash dividends — $1.20 per share
                            (141,376 )                 (141,376 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance — September 30, 2004
  $       60,198       5,753       2,903,718       3,125,018       85       (384,472 )     5,710,300  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Unaudited)

                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30
In thousands   2004   2003
 
   
 
     
 
 
Beginning balance
  $ 614,058       436,472  
Provision for credit losses
    67,000       103,000  
Allowance obtained through acquisition
          146,300  
Allowance related to loans sold or securitized
    (501 )      
Net charge-offs
               
Charge-offs
    (84,843 )     (87,120 )
Recoveries
    30,630       22,765  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total net charge-offs
    (54,213 )     (64,355 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ending balance
  $ 626,344       621,417  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
    The consolidated financial statements of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) and subsidiaries (“the Company”) were compiled in accordance with the accounting policies set forth in note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report, except as described below. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been made and were all of a normal recurring nature.

2.   Acquisition of Allfirst Financial Inc.
 
    On April 1, 2003, M&T completed the acquisition of Allfirst Financial Inc. (“Allfirst”), a bank holding company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, from Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (“AIB”), Dublin, Ireland. Allfirst was merged with and into M&T on that date. Allfirst Bank, Allfirst’s primary banking subsidiary, was merged into M&T Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T, on that date. Allfirst Bank operated 269 banking offices in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia at the date of acquisition. The results of operations acquired in the Allfirst transaction have been included in the Company’s financial results since April 1, 2003. Acquired assets on April 1, 2003 totaled $16 billion, including $10 billion of loans and leases, liabilities assumed aggregated $14 billion, including $11 billion of deposits, and $2 billion was added to stockholders’ equity. AIB received 26,700,000 shares of M&T common stock valued at $2 billion (based on the market value of M&T common stock at the time the terms of the merger were agreed to and announced by M&T and AIB in September 2002) and $886 million in cash in exchange for all outstanding Allfirst common shares. The Company incurred merger expenses related to systems conversions and other costs of integrating and conforming acquired operations with and into the Company during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 of $19 million ($12 million after tax effect) and $58 million ($38 million after tax effect), respectively. Those merger-related expenses consisted largely of expenses for professional services and other temporary help fees associated with the conversion of systems and/or integration of operations; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to customers of Allfirst; travel and relocation costs; and printing, supplies and other costs of commencing operations in new markets and offices. There were no similar expenses during the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004.
 
    The acquisition of Allfirst represented a major geographic expansion by M&T and created a strong Mid-Atlantic banking franchise. Following the acquisition, the Company offers a broad range of products and services through its banking offices in six states and the District of Columbia. Management expects that M&T will benefit from greater geographic diversity and the benefits of scale associated with a larger company. As part of the purchase price allocation at April 1, 2003, M&T recorded $1.8 billion of goodwill, $136 million of core deposit intangible and $64 million of other intangible assets. The weighted-average amortization periods for newly acquired core deposit intangible and other intangible assets were eight years and seven years, respectively.
 
    Disclosed below is certain pro forma information for 2003 as if Allfirst had been acquired on January 1, 2003. These results combine the historical results of Allfirst into the Company’s consolidated statement of income and, while certain adjustments were made for the estimated impact of purchase accounting adjustments and other acquisition-related activity, they are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on the indicated date. In particular, expenses related to systems conversions and other costs of integration are included in the 2003 periods in which such costs were incurred and,

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2.   Acquisition of Allfirst Financial Inc., continued
 
    additionally, the Company expects to achieve operating cost savings as a result of the acquisition which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts presented below.

         
    Pro Forma
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30
    2003
    (in thousands,
    except per share)
Interest income
  $ 1,716,798  
Other income
    689,298  
Net income
    431,655  
Diluted earnings per common share
    3.54  

3.   Earnings per Share
 
    The computations of basic earnings per share follow:

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30   September 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
    (in thousands, except per share)
Income available to common stockholders
                     
Net income
  $ 186,441       156,463       530,316       407,041  
Weighted-average shares outstanding (including common stock issuable)
    116,897       119,727       118,281       110,607  
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.59       1.31       4.48       3.68  

     
 
    The computations of diluted earnings per share follow:

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30   September 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
    (in thousands, except per share)
Income available to common stockholders
  $ 186,441       156,463       530,316       407,041  
Weighted-average shares outstanding
    116,897       119,727       118,281       110,607  
Plus: incremental shares from assumed conversion of stock options
    2,768       2,866       2,593       2,834  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding
    119,665       122,593       120,874       113,441  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.56       1.28       4.39       3.59  

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4.   Comprehensive Income
 
    The following table displays the components of other comprehensive income:

                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
    Before-Tax   Income    
    Amount
  Taxes
  Net
    (in thousands)
Unrealized losses on investment securities:
                       
Unrealized holding losses during period
  $ (24,267 )     231       (24,036 )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income
    2,512       (980 )     1,532  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net unrealized losses
  $ (26,779 )     1,211       (25,568 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
    Before-Tax   Income    
    Amount
  Taxes
  Net
    (in thousands)
Unrealized losses on investment securities:
                       
Unrealized holding losses during period
  $ (23,437 )     9,021       (14,416 )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income
    541       (211 )     330  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    (23,978 )     9,232       (14,746 )
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
    1,019       (397 )     622  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net unrealized losses
  $ (22,959 )     8,835       (14,124 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

     
 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income, net consisted of unrealized gains (losses) as follows:

                                 
                    Minimum    
                    Pension    
    Investment   Cash Flow   Liability    
    Securities
  Hedges
  Adjustment
  Total
    (in thousands)
Balance – January 1, 2004
  $ 38,111             (12,458 )     25,653  
Net gain (loss) during period
    (25,568 )                 (25,568 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance – September 30, 2004
  $ 12,543             (12,458 )     85  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance – January 1, 2003
  $ 55,394       (622 )           54,772  
Net gain (loss) during period
    (14,746 )     622             (14,124 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance – September 30, 2003
  $ 40,648                   40,648  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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5.   Borrowings
 
    In 1997, M&T Capital Trust I (“Trust I”), M&T Capital Trust II (“Trust II”), and M&T Capital Trust III (“Trust III”) issued $310 million of fixed rate preferred capital securities. As a result of the Allfirst acquisition, M&T assumed responsibility for $300 million of similar preferred capital securities previously issued by special-purpose entities formed by Allfirst consisting of $150 million of floating rate preferred capital securities issued by First Maryland Capital I (“Trust IV”) in December 1996 and $150 million of floating rate preferred capital securities issued by First Maryland Capital II (“Trust V”) in January 1997. The distribution rates on the preferred capital securities of Trust IV and Trust V adjust quarterly based on changes in the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and were 2.60% and 2.54%, respectively, at September 30, 2004 and 2.15% and 2.01%, respectively, at December 31, 2003. Trust I, Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV and Trust V are referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts.”
 
    Other than the following payment terms (and the redemption terms described below), the preferred capital securities issued by the Trusts (“Capital Securities”) are substantially identical in all material respects:

             
    Distribution   Distribution
Trust
  Rate
  Dates
Trust I
    8.234 %   February 1 and August 1
Trust II
    8.277 %   June 1 and December 1
Trust III
    9.25 %   February 1 and August 1
Trust IV
  LIBOR plus 1.00%   January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15
Trust V
  LIBOR plus .85%   February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1

     
 
    The common securities of each Trust (“Common Securities”) are wholly owned by M&T and are the only class of each Trust’s securities possessing general voting powers. The Capital Securities represent preferred undivided interests in the assets of the corresponding Trust. Under the Federal Reserve Board’s current risk-based capital guidelines, the Capital Securities are includable in M&T’s Tier 1 (core) capital.

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5.   Borrowings, continued
 
    The proceeds from the issuances of the Capital Securities and Common Securities were used by the Trusts to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (“Junior Subordinated Debentures”) of M&T as follows:

             
    Capital   Common   Junior Subordinated
Trust
  Securities
  Securities
  Debentures
Trust I
  $150 million   $4.64 million   $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of 8.234% Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027.
 
           
Trust II
  $100 million   $3.09 million   $103.09 million aggregate liquidation amount of 8.277% Junior Subordinated Debentures due June 1, 2027.
 
           
Trust III
  $60 million   $1.856 million   $61.856 million aggregate liquidation amount of 9.25% Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027.
 
           
Trust IV
  $150 million   $4.64 million   $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 15, 2027.
 
           
Trust V
  $150 million   $4.64 million   $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027.

    The Junior Subordinated Debentures represent the sole assets of each Trust and payments under the Junior Subordinated Debentures are the sole source of cash flow for each Trust. The financial statement carrying values of junior subordinated debentures associated with preferred capital securities of Trust III, Trust IV and Trust V at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 include the unamortized portions of purchase accounting adjustments to reflect estimated fair value as of the date of M&T’s acquisition of the common securities of each respective trust. The interest rates payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of Trust IV and Trust V were 2.60% and 2.54%, respectively, at September 30, 2004 and 2.15% and 2.01%, respectively, at December 31, 2003.
 
    Holders of the Capital Securities receive preferential cumulative cash distributions on each distribution date at the stated distribution rate unless M&T exercises its right to extend the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for up to ten semi-annual periods (in the case of Trust I, Trust II and Trust III) or twenty quarterly periods (in the case of Trust IV and Trust V), in which case payment of distributions on the respective Capital Securities will be deferred for comparable periods. During an extended interest period, M&T may not pay dividends or distributions on, or repurchase, redeem or acquire any shares of its capital stock. The agreements governing the Capital Securities, in the aggregate, provide a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee by M&T of the payment of distributions on, the redemption of, and any liquidation distribution with respect to the Capital Securities. The obligations under such guarantee and the Capital Securities are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of M&T.

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5.   Borrowings, continued
 
    The Capital Securities will remain outstanding until the Junior Subordinated Debentures are repaid at maturity, are redeemed prior to maturity or are distributed in liquidation to the Trusts. The Capital Securities are mandatorily redeemable in whole, but not in part, upon repayment at the stated maturity dates of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the earlier redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole upon the occurrence of one or more events (“Events”) set forth in the indentures relating to the Capital Securities, and in whole or in part at any time after the stated optional redemption dates (January 15, 2007 in the case of Trust IV, February 1, 2007 in the case of Trust I, Trust III and Trust V, and June 1, 2007 in the case of Trust II) contemporaneously with the optional redemption of the related Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole or in part. The Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemable prior to their stated maturity dates at M&T’s option (i) on or after the stated optional redemption dates, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, or (ii) in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence and during the continuation of one or more of the Events, in each case subject to possible regulatory approval. The redemption price of the Capital Securities and the related Junior Subordinated Debentures upon early redemption will be expressed as a percentage of the liquidation amount plus accumulated but unpaid distributions. In the case of Trust I, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.117% at February 1, 2007 to 100.412% for the annual period ending January 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%, subject to a make-whole amount if the early redemption occurs prior to February 1, 2007. In the case of Trust II, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.139% at June 1, 2007 to 100.414% for the annual period ending May 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%, subject to a make-whole amount if the early redemption occurs prior to June 1, 2007. In the case of Trust III, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.625% at February 1, 2007 to 100.463% for the annual period ending January 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%, subject to a make-whole amount if the early redemption occurs prior to February 1, 2007. In the case of Trust IV and Trust V, the redemption price upon early redemption will be equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued but unpaid distributions to the redemption date.
 
    As a result of the Allfirst acquisition, M&T also assumed responsibility for $100 million of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Subordinated Trust Enhanced Securities (“SKATES”) that were issued by Allfirst Preferred Capital Trust (“Allfirst Capital Trust”). Allfirst Capital Trust is a Delaware business trust that was formed in June 1999 for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing the SKATES and common securities, (ii) purchasing Asset Preferred Securities issued by Allfirst Preferred Asset Trust (“Allfirst Asset Trust”) and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. M&T holds 100% of the common securities of Allfirst Capital Trust. Allfirst Asset Trust is a Delaware business trust that was formed in June 1999 for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing Asset Preferred Securities and common securities, (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the Asset Preferred Securities in junior subordinated debentures originally issued by Allfirst (and assumed by M&T as part of its acquisition of Allfirst on April 1, 2003) and other permitted investments and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. M&T holds 100% of the common securities of Allfirst Asset Trust and Allfirst Capital Trust holds 100% of the Asset Preferred Securities of Allfirst Asset Trust. M&T has outstanding $105.3 million aggregate liquidation amount Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due July 15, 2029 that were originally issued by Allfirst and are payable to Allfirst Asset Trust. The interest rates payable on such debentures were 3.03% at September 30, 2004 and 2.58% at December 31, 2003.
 
    Distributions on the SKATES are non-cumulative. The distribution rate on the SKATES and on the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures is a rate per annum of three month LIBOR plus 1.50% reset quarterly two business days prior

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5.   Borrowings, continued
 
    to the distribution dates of January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 in each year. Distributions on the SKATES will be paid if, as and when Allfirst Capital Trust has funds available for payment. The SKATES are subject to mandatory redemption if the Asset Preferred Securities of Allfirst Asset Trust are redeemed. Allfirst Asset Trust will redeem the Asset Preferred Securities if the junior subordinated debentures of M&T held by Allfirst Asset Trust are redeemed. M&T may redeem such junior subordinated debentures, in whole or in part, at any time on or after July 15, 2009, subject to regulatory approval. Allfirst Asset Trust will redeem the Asset Preferred Securities at par plus accrued and unpaid distributions from the last distribution payment date. M&T has guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, the payment in full of all distributions and other payments on the SKATES and on the Asset Preferred Securities to the extent that Allfirst Capital Trust and Allfirst Asset Trust, respectively, have funds legally available. Under the Federal Reserve Board’s current risk-based capital guidelines, the SKATES are includable in M&T’s Tier 1 capital.
 
    Effective December 31, 2003, the Company applied new accounting provisions promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and removed the Trusts and Allfirst Asset Trust from the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Accordingly, at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the Company included the Junior Subordinated Debentures payable to the Trusts and the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures payable to the Allfirst Asset Trust as long-term borrowings in its consolidated balance sheet. Prior to December 31, 2003 the Company included the preferred capital securities of the Trusts and the SKATES issued by Allfirst Capital Trust in its consolidated balance sheet as long-term borrowings, with accumulated distributions on such securities included in interest expense. That change in financial statement presentation had no economic impact on the Company and no material or substantive impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
    Including the unamortized portions of purchase accounting adjustments to reflect estimated fair value at the acquisition dates of the common securities of Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V and Allfirst Asset Trust, the junior subordinated debentures associated with preferred capital securities had financial statement carrying values as follows:

                   
    September 30   December 31  
    2004
  2003
 
    (in thousands)  
Trust I
  $ 154,640       154,640    
Trust II
    103,093       103,093    
Trust III
    69,115       69,359    
Trust IV
    142,416       142,004    
Trust V
    139,831       139,333    
Allfirst Asset Trust
    101,444       101,327    
 
   
 
     
 
   
 
  $ 710,539       709,756    
 
   
 
     
 
   

6.   Segment information
 
    Reportable segments have been determined based upon the Company’s internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business units. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The

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6.   Segment information, continued
 
    reportable segments are Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking.

The financial information of the Company’s segments was compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in note 21 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003. The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and, unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, the financial information of the reported segments is not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions. As also described in note 21 to the Company’s 2003 consolidated financial statements, goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets (and the amortization charges associated with such assets) resulting from acquisitions of financial institutions have not been allocated to the Company’s reportable segments, but are included in the “All Other” category. The Company has, however, assigned such intangible assets to business units for purposes of testing for impairment. Information about the Company’s segments is presented in the following tables:

                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30
    2004
  2003
            Inter-   Net           Inter-   Net
    Total   segment   Income   Total   segment   Income
    Revenues(a)
  Revenues
  (loss)
  Revenues(a)
  Revenues
  (loss)
    (in thousands)
Commercial Banking
  $ 133,557       119       58,671       117,108       150       52,200  
Commercial Real Estate (b)
    69,970       314       34,332       65,536       395       32,496  
Discretionary Portfolio
    46,904       (45 )     27,696       43,196       (909 )     27,213  
Residential Mortgage Banking
    56,808       9,744       4,159       84,916       22,977       26,949  
Retail Banking (c)
    303,994       4,742       61,541       298,967       3,463       50,238  
All Other (b)(c)
    72,973       (14,874 )     42       52,469       (26,076 )     (32,633 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 684,206             186,441       662,192             156,463  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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6. Segment Information, continued

                                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30
    2004
  2003
            Inter-   Net           Inter-   Net
    Total   segment   Income   Total   segment   Income
    Revenues(a)
  Revenues
  (loss)
  Revenues(a)
  Revenues
  (loss)
    (in thousands)
Commercial Banking
  $ 390,101       431       169,398       305,048       468       126,527  
Commercial Real Estate (b)
    200,458       947       98,449       178,368       1,063       89,771  
Discretionary Portfolio
    138,364       1,774       85,351       105,953       413       63,699  
Residential Mortgage Banking
    167,250       30,346       21,263       238,142       56,904       53,694  
Retail Banking (c)
    890,661       14,370       165,696       789,719       10,878       146,076  
All Other (b)(c)
    210,956       (47,868 )     (9,841 )     157,563       (69,726 )     (72,726 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 1,997,790             530,316       1,774,793             407,041  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                           
    Average Total Assets  
           
    Nine Months Ended
September 30
  Year Ended
December 31
 
    2004
  2003
  2003
 
    (in millions)  
Commercial Banking
  $ 10,882       9,403       9,693    
Commercial Real Estate (b)
    7,781       7,162       7,244    
Discretionary Portfolio
    10,787       8,556       8,821    
Residential Mortgage Banking
    1,740       1,901       1,862    
Retail Banking
    14,699       12,733       13,166    
All Other (b)
    5,227       4,322       4,563    
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
   
Total
  $ 51,116       44,077       45,349    
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
   

(a)   Total revenues are comprised of net interest income and other income. Net interest income is the difference between taxable-equivalent interest earned on assets owned, interest paid on liabilities owed by a segment and a funding charge (credit) based on the Company’s internal funds transfer pricing methodology. Segments are charged a cost to fund any assets (e.g. loans) and are paid a funding credit for any funds provided (e.g. deposits). The taxable-equivalent adjustment aggregated $4,546,000 and $4,182,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $13,265,000 and $12,113,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and is eliminated in “All Other” total revenues. Intersegment revenues are included in total revenues of the reportable segments. The elimination of intersegment revenues is included in the determination of “All Other” total revenues.

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(b)   During the second quarter of 2004, a business unit obtained in the April 1, 2003 Allfirst acquisition which had previously been included in the “All Other” category was moved to the Commercial Real Estate segment for internal profitability reporting purposes. As a result, approximately $64 million of assets were transferred from the “All Other” category to the Commercial Real Estate segment. This business unit contributed net interest expense of less than $100,000 and net income of approximately $1 million in each of the last three quarters of 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004. Prior period information has been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
 
(c)   During the fourth quarter of 2003, certain Allfirst franchise-related indirect expenses incurred by centralized support areas were allocated to the Retail Banking segment, retroactive to the third quarter of 2003. As a result, previously reported noninterest expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 was increased in the Retail Banking segment and decreased in the “All Other” category by $9 million. Likewise, net income was decreased in the Retail Banking segment and increased in the “All Other” category by $5 million for those same 2003 periods.

7.   Commitments and Contingencies
 
    In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding. The following table presents the Company’s significant commitments. Certain of these commitments are not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

                 
    September 30   December 31
    2004
  2003
    (in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit
               
Home equity lines of credit
  $4,157,687       $3,747,663  
Commercial real estate loans to be sold
    115,209       70,747  
Other commercial real estate and construction
    1,756,023       730,485  
Residential real estate loans to be sold
    550,131       458,863  
Other residential real estate
    460,200       639,852  
Commercial and other
    6,468,066       6,786,997  
Standby letters of credit
    3,176,874       3,056,611  
Commercial letters of credit
    62,594       69,387  
Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts
    1,113,365       1,061,691  
Commitments to sell real estate loans
    1,034,763       895,808  

    Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers, generally having fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require payment of a fee. Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party, whereas commercial letters of credit are issued to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being funded when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and third party. The credit risk

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7.   Commitments and Contingencies, continued
 
    associated with commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved with extending loans to customers and is subject to normal credit policies. Collateral may be obtained based on management’s assessment of the customer’s creditworthiness.
 
    Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are oftentimes similar to standby letters of credit and include mandatory purchase agreements issued to ensure that customer obligations are fulfilled, recourse obligations associated with sold loans, and other guarantees of customer performance or compliance with designated rules and regulations. Included in financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are loan principal amounts sold with recourse which totaled $893 million and $842 million at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.
 
    Since many loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and guarantees and indemnification contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows.
 
    The Company utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to hedge exposure to changes in the fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments are considered derivatives in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and along with commitments to originate real estate loans to be held for sale and hedged real estate loans held for sale are now generally recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at estimated fair market value. However, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments,” issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, effective April 1, 2004, value ascribable to cash flows that will be realized in connection with loan servicing activities has not been included in the determination of fair value of loans held for sale or commitments to originate loans for sale. Value ascribable to that portion of cash flows is now recognized at the time the underlying mortgage loans are sold. As a result of implementing SAB No. 105, there was a deferral of approximately $6 million of mortgage banking revenues as of September 30, 2004 that will be recognized when the underlying mortgage loans are sold.
 
    The Company entered into an agreement in 2003 with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League whereby the Company obtained the naming rights to a football stadium in Baltimore, Maryland for a fifteen year term. Under the agreement, the Company paid $3 million in 2003 and in 2004, and is obligated to pay $5 million per year from 2005 through 2013 and $6 million per year from 2014 through 2017.
 
    The Company also has commitments under long-term operating leases.
 
    M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the aggregate ultimate liability arising out of litigation pending against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, but at the present time is not in a position to determine whether such litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations in any future reporting period.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

8.   Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
 
    The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits (including health care and life insurance benefits) to qualified retired employees. Net periodic benefit cost consisted of the following:

                                 
    Pension   Postretirement
    Benefits   Benefits
    Three Months Ended September 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
    (in thousands)
Service cost
  $ 6,347       7,099       184       192  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
    9,055       9,019       1,461       1,132  
Expected return on plan assets
    (9,437 )     (9,606 )            
Amortization of prior service cost
    26       8       122       46  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    486       535       290       102  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 6,477       7,055       2,057       1,472  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
    Pension   Postretirement
    Benefits   Benefits
    Nine Months Ended September 30
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
    (in thousands)
Service cost
  $ 22,061       18,221       634       529  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
    27,622       23,363       3,911       3,116  
Expected return on plan assets
    (28,207 )     (25,876 )            
Amortization of prior service cost
    43       25       122       128  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    1,959       1,588       640       280  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 23,478       17,321       5,307       4,053  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

    On December 8, 2003, the President of the United States signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (“the Act”). The Act provides for prescription drug benefits under a new Medicare Part D program and federal subsidies to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a prescription drug benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. On May 19, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Position No. FAS 106-2 (“FAS 106-2”) providing formal guidance on the accounting for the effects of the Act. FAS 106-2 requires that effects of the Act be included in the measurement of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and net periodic postretirement benefit cost when an employer initially adopts its provisions. FAS 106-2 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2004. The Company’s postretirement benefit plan does provide prescription drug benefits. The Company has analyzed the provisions of the Act in the context of the prescription drug benefits that it currently provides under its postretirement benefit plan and determined that the impact of the expected federal subsidy is not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial position or its results of operations.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

Net income of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) during the third quarter of 2004 totaled $186 million or $1.56 of diluted earnings per common share, increases of 19% and 22%, respectively, from $156 million or $1.28 of diluted earnings per common share in the corresponding quarter of 2003. During the second quarter of 2004, net income was $184 million or $1.53 of diluted earnings per common share. Basic earnings per common share were $1.59 in the recent quarter, up from $1.31 in the year-earlier quarter and $1.56 in 2004’s second quarter. The after-tax impact of merger-related expenses associated with M&T’s April 1, 2003 acquisition of Allfirst Financial Inc. (“Allfirst”) from Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., (“AIB”) was $12 million or $.10 each of diluted and basic earnings per share in the third quarter of 2003. There were no merger-related expenses in the second or third quarters of 2004.

M&T’s recent quarter’s results include the following three events. First, M&T reorganized certain of its subsidiaries which altered the taxable status of such subsidiaries in certain jurisdictions thereby decreasing M&T’s effective state income tax rate for the quarter. As a result of the reorganizations, both income tax expense during the third quarter of 2004 and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2004 were reduced by $12 million. Nevertheless, M&T’s effective income tax rate in future periods is not expected to be significantly different from what it otherwise would have been had the subsidiary reorganizations not occurred. Second, M&T Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T and M&T’s principal bank subsidiary, made a tax-deductible $25 million cash contribution to The M&T Charitable Foundation, a tax-exempt private charitable foundation, which increased “other expense” by the amount of the contribution while reducing income tax expense by $10 million, resulting in a net after-tax expense of $15 million. Finally, a $3 million after-tax gain was realized on the sale of a venture capital investment that M&T had obtained in the acquisition of Allfirst. Collectively, these three events were offsetting and did not have a material effect on net income or earnings per share.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004, net income was $530 million or $4.39 per diluted share, up 30% and 22%, respectively, from $407 million or $3.59 per diluted share during the first nine months of 2003. Basic earnings per share were $4.48 for the first three quarters of 2004, compared with $3.68 in the similar 2003 period. The after-tax impact of merger-related expenses associated with the Allfirst acquisition reduced net income during the first nine months of 2003 by approximately $38 million and diluted and basic earnings per share by $.33 and $.34, respectively. There were no merger-related expenses during the corresponding 2004 period.

The annualized rate of return on average total assets for M&T and its consolidated subsidiaries (“the Company”) in the third quarter of 2004 was 1.42%, compared with 1.24% in the year-earlier quarter and 1.45% in the second quarter of 2004. The annualized rate of return on average common stockholders’ equity was 13.02% in the recent quarter, compared with 11.37% in the third quarter of 2003 and 13.12% in 2004’s second quarter. Excluding the impact of merger-related expenses, the annualized returns on average assets and average common equity were 1.34% and 12.27%, respectively, during 2003’s third quarter. During the first three quarters of 2004, the annualized rates of return on average assets and average common stockholders’ equity were 1.39% and 12.44%, respectively, compared with 1.23% and 11.55%, respectively, in the similar 2003 period. Excluding the impact of merger-related expenses, the annualized returns on average assets and average common equity were 1.35% and 12.62%, respectively, during the first nine months of 2003.

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Merger-related expenses associated with the Allfirst acquisition incurred during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 totaled $19 million ($12 million after tax effect) and $58 million ($38 million after tax effect), respectively. Such expenses were for professional services and temporary help associated with the conversion of systems and/or integration of operations; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to Allfirst’s customers; travel and relocation costs; and printing, supplies and other costs of commencing operations in new markets and offices. There were no unpaid merger-related expenses as of September 30, 2004. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), included in the determination of goodwill associated with the Allfirst merger were charges totaling $29 million, net of applicable income taxes ($48 million before tax effect), for severance costs for former Allfirst employees; investment banking and other professional fees; and termination of Allfirst contracts for various services. As of September 30, 2004, the remaining unpaid portion of such charges totaled $4 million and related largely to severance payments being disbursed to former employees in installments over time.

Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations

M&T has accounted for substantially all of its business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, the Company had recorded intangible assets consisting of goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets totaling $3.1 billion at each of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and $3.2 billion at September 30, 2003. Included in such intangible assets at each of those dates was goodwill of $2.9 billion. Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, after tax effect, totaled $11 million ($.09 per diluted share) during the third quarter of 2004, compared with $14 million ($.11 per diluted share) in the corresponding quarter of 2003 and $12 million ($.10 per diluted share) in 2004’s second quarter. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, after tax effect, totaled $36 million ($.30 per diluted share) and $35 million ($.31 per diluted share), respectively.

Since 1998, M&T has consistently provided supplemental reporting of its results on a “net operating” or “tangible” basis, from which M&T excludes the after-tax effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (and the related goodwill, core deposit intangible and other intangible asset balances, net of applicable deferred tax amounts) and expenses associated with merging acquired operations into the Company, since such expenses are considered by management to be “nonoperating” in nature. Although “net operating income” as defined by M&T is not a GAAP measure, M&T’s management believes that this information helps investors understand the effect of acquisition activity in reported results.

Net operating income during the third quarter of 2004 rose 8% to $198 million from $183 million in the corresponding 2003 quarter. Diluted net operating earnings per share for the recent quarter were $1.65, up 11% from $1.49 in the year-earlier quarter. Net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per share were $196 million and $1.63, respectively, in the second quarter of 2004. For the first three quarters of 2004, net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per share were $566 million and $4.69, respectively, compared with $479 million and $4.23 in the similar 2003 period.

Expressed as an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets, net operating income was 1.60% in the recent quarter, compared with 1.55% in the year-earlier quarter and 1.64% in the second quarter of 2004. Net operating income expressed as an annualized return on average tangible common equity was 29.42% in the third quarter of 2004, compared with 30.67% in the third quarter of 2003 and 30.12% in 2004’s second quarter. Including the effect of merger-related expenses, the annualized net operating returns on average tangible assets and average tangible common stockholders’ equity for the third quarter of 2003 were 1.44% and 28.59%, respectively. For the first nine months of 2004, net operating income represented an annualized return on average tangible assets and average tangible common stockholders’ equity of

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1.58% and 28.45%, respectively, compared with 1.54% and 28.55%, respectively, in the corresponding 2003 period. Including the effect of merger-related expenses, the annualized net operating returns on average tangible assets and average tangible common stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 were 1.42% and 26.32%, respectively.

Reconciliations of GAAP amounts with corresponding non-GAAP amounts are provided in table 2.

Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased 2% to $444 million in the third quarter of 2004 from $435 million in the year-earlier quarter. The improvement reflects a 7% rise in average earning assets to $45.9 billion, partially offset by a decline in the Company’s net interest margin, or taxable-equivalent net interest income expressed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets, from 4.02% in 2003’s third quarter to 3.85% in the recent quarter. Taxable-equivalent net interest income was $438 million in the second quarter of 2004 when average earning assets were $44.9 billion and the Company’s net interest margin was 3.92%. The increase in net interest income from 2004’s second quarter to the recently completed quarter was due largely to a $950 million increase in average earning assets, reflecting a $707 million increase in average loans outstanding and a $252 million increase in the average balance of investment securities.

Average loans and leases rose to $37.6 billion in the recent quarter from $37.0 billion in the year-earlier quarter. That increase was due largely to higher balances of commercial real estate loans and consumer loans. Partially offsetting the commercial real estate and consumer loan growth were lower average consumer real estate loan balances resulting largely from the impact of two fourth quarter 2003 transactions in which M&T converted $1.3 billion of such loans into mortgage-backed securities which are now held in the investment securities portfolio and a decision by the Company during the recent quarter to reclassify loans to developers of residential real estate properties to commercial real estate loans from consumer real estate loans. The average balance of such loans during 2004’s third quarter was $407 million, compared with $188 million in the third quarter of 2003 and $323 million in 2004’s second quarter. The prior period amounts have not been reclassified given that such amounts represented less than 1% of total loans and, accordingly, were not considered significant to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Average loans and leases in 2004’s third quarter rose 2% from $36.9 billion in the second quarter of 2004, led by growth in the commercial loan and commercial real estate loan portfolios. The following table summarizes quarterly changes in the major components of the loan and lease portfolio.

AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES
(net of unearned discount)
Dollars in Millions

                         
            Percent Increase
            (Decrease) from
    3rd Qtr.   3rd Qtr.   2nd Qtr.
    2004
  2003
  2004
Commercial, financial, etc.
  $ 9,648       1 %     2 %
Real estate — commercial
    13,669       12       5  
Real estate — consumer
    2,980       (31 )     (7 )
Consumer
                       
Automobile
    4,478       5       (2 )
Home equity lines
    3,624       18       5  
Home equity loans
    1,476       (24 )     (6 )
Other
    1,736       3       3  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total consumer
    11,314       3        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 37,611       2 %     2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

For the first three quarters of 2004, taxable-equivalent net interest income was $1.3 billion, up 10% from $1.2 billion in the similar 2003 period. An increase in average loans and leases of $3.6 billion, largely resulting

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from the impact of the $10.3 billion of loans obtained in the Allfirst acquisition on April 1, 2003, was the leading factor contributing to that improvement. The loans obtained in the Allfirst transaction included approximately $4.5 billion of commercial loans and leases (including $314 million of leveraged leases and $230 million of loans to foreign borrowers), $2.5 billion of commercial real estate loans, $383 million of residential real estate loans and $2.9 billion of consumer loans and leases. Higher average balances of investment securities also contributed to the year-over-year improvement in taxable-equivalent net interest income. Partially offsetting the impact of growth in earning assets was a lower net interest margin, which declined 23 basis points (hundredths of one percent) to 3.90% during the first nine months of 2004 from 4.13% in the year-earlier period.

Investment securities averaged $8.2 billion in the recent quarter, up from $5.8 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2003 and $7.9 billion in the second quarter of 2004. The higher level of investment securities in 2004’s third quarter as compared with the year-earlier period includes the impact of the fourth quarter 2003 residential real estate loan securitizations already noted and purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations during the second and third quarters of 2004. The investment securities portfolio is largely comprised of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, shorter-term U.S. Treasury notes, debt securities issued by municipalities, and debt and preferred equity securities issued by government-sponsored agencies and certain financial institutions. When purchasing investment securities, the Company considers its overall interest-rate risk profile as well as the adequacy of expected returns relative to the risks assumed, including prepayments. In managing the investment securities portfolio, the Company occasionally sells investment securities as a result of changes in interest rates and spreads, actual or anticipated prepayments, credit risk associated with a particular security, or in connection with a business combination. The Company regularly reviews its investment securities for declines in value below amortized cost that might be other than temporary. As of September 30, 2004, the Company concluded that such declines were temporary in nature.

Money-market assets, which are comprised of interest-earning deposits at banks, interest-earning trading account assets, federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities, averaged $68 million in 2004’s third quarter, compared with $95 million in the year-earlier quarter and $76 million in the second quarter of 2004. The size of the Company’s investment securities and money-market assets portfolios are influenced by such factors as demand for loans, which generally yield more than investment securities and money-market assets, ongoing repayments, the levels of deposits, collateral requirements and management of balance sheet size and resulting capital ratios.

As a result of the changes described herein, average earning assets increased $3.0 billion, or 7%, to $45.9 billion in the recent quarter from $42.9 billion in the third quarter of 2003. Average earning assets were $44.9 billion in the second quarter of 2004 and aggregated $44.8 billion and $38.5 billion for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Core deposits represent the most significant source of funding for the Company and are comprised of noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, nonbrokered savings deposits and nonbrokered domestic time deposits under $100,000. The Company’s branch network is its principal source of core deposits, which generally carry lower interest rates than wholesale funds of comparable maturities. Core deposits include certificates of deposit under $100,000 generated on a nationwide basis by M&T Bank, National Association (“M&T Bank, N.A.”), a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T. Core deposits averaged $28.1 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $28.9 billion in the third quarter of 2003 and $28.3 billion in 2004’s second quarter. The following table provides an analysis of quarterly changes in the components of average core deposits. Average time deposits less than $100,000 have declined from prior periods due to the low interest rate environment, as

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depositors continued to demonstrate reluctance to commit funds to longer-term deposit products. The decline in average NOW account balances from 2003’s third quarter reflects product modifications that resulted in additional customer balances being swept into savings deposit accounts. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, core deposits averaged $28.1 billion and $25.0 billion, respectively. Core deposits assumed on April 1, 2003 in conjunction with the Allfirst acquisition totaled approximately $10.7 billion on that date.

AVERAGE CORE DEPOSITS
Dollars in Millions

                         
            Percent Increase
            (Decrease) from
    3rd Qtr.   3rd Qtr.   2nd Qtr.
    2004
  2003
  2004
NOW accounts
  $ 349       (72 )%     (5 )%
Savings deposits
    15,375       8       (2 )
Time deposits less than $100,000
    4,181       (18 )     (4 )
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    8,189       (2 )     2  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 28,094       (3 )%     (1 )%
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

The Company also obtains funding through domestic time deposits of $100,000 or more, deposits originated through the Company’s offshore branch office, and brokered deposits. Domestic time deposits over $100,000, excluding brokered certificates of deposit, averaged $1.3 billion in the third quarters of 2004 and 2003, compared with $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2004. Offshore branch deposits, primarily comprised of balances of $100,000 or more, averaged $3.3 billion, $1.3 billion and $2.8 billion for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2004, September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively. Brokered time deposits averaged $1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $333 million in the year-earlier quarter and $1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2004. At September 30, 2004, brokered time deposits totaled $1.8 billion and had a weighted-average remaining term to maturity of 14 months. Certain of these brokered time deposits have provisions that allow for early redemption. In connection with the Company’s management of interest rate risk, interest rate swap agreements have been entered into under which the Company receives a fixed rate of interest and pays a variable rate and that have notional amounts and terms substantially similar to the amounts and terms of $130 million of brokered time deposits. The Company also had brokered money-market deposit accounts which averaged $57 million during the third quarter of 2004, compared with $60 million and $56 million during the third quarter of 2003 and second quarter of 2004, respectively. Offshore branch deposits and brokered deposits have been used by the Company as an alternative to short-term borrowings. Additional amounts of offshore branch deposits or brokered deposits may be solicited in the future depending on market conditions, including demand by customers and other investors for those deposits, and the cost of funds available from alternative sources at the time.

The Company also uses borrowings from banks, securities dealers, the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York, Pittsburgh and Atlanta (together, the “FHLB”), and others as sources of funding. Short-term borrowings averaged $5.3 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $4.9 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $5.1 billion in the second quarter of 2004. Amounts borrowed from the FHLB and included in short-term borrowings averaged $598 million in the third quarter of 2003, while there were no such short-term borrowings in 2004’s two most recent quarters. Also included in short-term borrowings is a $500 million revolving asset-backed structured borrowing secured by automobile loans that were transferred to M&T Auto Receivables I, LLC, a special purpose subsidiary of M&T Bank formed in November 2002. The subsidiary, the loans and the borrowings are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The remaining short–term borrowings were predominantly comprised of unsecured federal funds borrowings which generally mature daily. Federal funds borrowings averaged $4.5 billion in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $3.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $4.3 billion in the second quarter of 2004.

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Long-term borrowings averaged $5.8 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $6.6 billion and $5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2003 and the second quarter of 2004, respectively. Included in average long-term borrowings were amounts borrowed from the FHLB totaling $3.2 billion in the second and third quarters of 2004 and $4.0 billion in the third quarter of 2003, and subordinated capital notes of $1.3 billion in each of those quarters. Average long-term borrowings for the third quarter of 2003 also included $198 million of floating rate notes payable to AIB that were assumed in the acquisition of Allfirst and that were subsequently repaid. As described in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements, as of December 31, 2003 the Company applied new accounting provisions promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and removed from its consolidated balance sheet the trusts that had issued trust preferred securities. That change had no economic impact on the Company and no material or substantive impact on the Company’s financial statements. Trust preferred securities included in average long-term borrowings totaled $685 million in the third quarter of 2003. Junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities that were included in average long-term borrowings in the two most recent quarters were approximately $710 million. Information regarding trust preferred securities and the related junior subordinated debentures is provided in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. As described later, interest rate swap agreements have been entered into by the Company as part of its management of interest rate risk related to certain long-term borrowings.

In addition to changes in the composition of the Company’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, changes in interest rates and spreads can impact net interest income. Net interest spread, or the difference between the taxable-equivalent yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.57% in the third quarter of 2004 and 3.75% in the year-earlier quarter. The yield on earning assets during the recent quarter was 5.10%, down 16 basis points from 5.26% in the third quarter of 2003, while the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 2 basis points to 1.53% from 1.51%. The decline in interest rates earned from 2003’s third quarter reflect lower yields on loans and investment securities. In the second quarter of 2004, the net interest spread was 3.67%, the yield on earning assets was 5.06% and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 1.39%. The yield on earning assets in 2004’s second quarter reflects a 5 basis point benefit resulting from $6 million of interest collected on several large nonperforming loans during that quarter. On June 30, 2004, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight federal funds target rate by 25 basis points. During the recent quarter, two more 25-basis point increases to such target rate were initiated by the Federal Reserve. As a result, both yields on earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities of the Company increased from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2004. For the first nine months of 2004, the net interest spread was 3.63%, a decrease of 23 basis points from the corresponding 2003 period. The yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities were 5.08% and 1.45%, respectively, in the first three quarters of 2004, compared with 5.52% and 1.66%, respectively, in the year-earlier period. Lower market interest rates and lower yielding portfolios of loans and investment securities obtained in the acquisition of Allfirst contributed to the reduced yields on earning assets in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 as compared with the similar 2003 period.

Net interest-free funds consist largely of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and stockholders’ equity, partially offset by bank owned life insurance and non-earning assets, including goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets. Average net interest-free funds totaled $8.4 billion in the third quarter of 2004, up from $7.8 billion a year earlier and $8.2 billion in the second quarter of 2004. The increase in net interest-free funds in the recent quarter as compared with the third quarter of 2003 was due, in part, to a reduction in average non-earning asset balances, largely cash and due from banks and other assets. During the first three quarters of 2004 and 2003, average net interest-free funds were $8.1 billion and $6.4 billion, respectively. The increase in average net interest-free funds in the first nine months of 2004 as compared with the year-earlier period was due, in

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part, to the impact of the April 1, 2004 Allfirst acquisition. Goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets averaged $3.1 billion during the second and third quarters of 2004, and $3.2 billion during the third quarter of 2003. The cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance averaged $980 million and $932 million in the third quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $967 million in the second quarter of 2004. Tax-exempt income earned from increases in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance is not included in interest income, but rather is recorded in “other revenues from operations.”

The contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin was .28% in the recent quarter, compared with .27% in the third quarter of 2003 and .25% in 2004’s second quarter. For the first nine months of both 2004 and 2003, the contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin was .27%.

Reflecting the changes described herein, the Company’s net interest margin was 3.85% in 2004’s third quarter, 17 basis points lower than 4.02% in the third quarter of 2003 and down 7 basis points from 3.92% in the second 2004 quarter. During the first nine months of 2004 and 2003, the net interest margin was 3.90% and 4.13%, respectively.

In managing interest rate risk, the Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of its portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Periodic settlement amounts arising from these agreements are generally reflected in either the yields earned on assets or, as appropriate, the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The notional amount of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes as of September 30, 2004 and 2003 was $705 million and $675 million, respectively, and $685 million as of June 30, 2004. In general, under the terms of these agreements, the Company receives payments based on the outstanding notional amount of the swap agreements at fixed rates of interest and makes payments at variable rates.

All of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements entered into for risk management purposes as of September 30, 2004 had been designated as fair value hedges. In a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative (the interest rate swap agreement) and in the fair value of the hedged item are recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet with the corresponding gain or loss recognized in current earnings. The difference between changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items represents hedge ineffectiveness and is recorded in “other revenues from operations” in the Company’s consolidated statement of income. In a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in “other revenues from operations” immediately. The amounts of hedge ineffectiveness recognized during the quarters ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended June 30, 2004 were not material to the Company’s results of operations. The estimated fair values of interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges were a gain of approximately $1 million at September 30, 2004, compared with a gain of $11 million at September 30, 2003 and losses of $1 million at December 31, 2003 and $16 million at June 30, 2004. The fair values of such swap agreements were substantially offset by unrealized gains or losses on the hedged items. The changes in the fair values of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items resulted from the effects of changing interest rates.

The weighted average rates to be received and paid under interest rate swap agreements currently in effect were 6.83% and 4.40%, respectively, at September 30, 2004. The average notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements and the related effect on net interest income and margin, and weighted-average interest rates paid or received on those swap agreements, are presented in the accompanying table.

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INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
Dollars in Thousands

                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30
    2004   2003
    Amount
  Rate*
  Amount
  Rate*
Increase (decrease) in:
                               
Interest income
  $       %   $       %
Interest expense
    (4,370 )     (.05 )     (5,178 )     (.06 )
 
   
 
             
 
         
Net interest income/margin
  $ 4,370       .04 %   $ 5,178       .04 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Average notional amount
  $ 710,652             $ 763,261          
 
   
 
             
 
         
Rate received**
            6.86 %             6.57 %
Rate paid**
            4.41 %             3.87 %
 
           
 
             
 
 
                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30
    2004   2003
    Amount
  Rate*
  Amount
  Rate*
Increase (decrease) in:
                               
Interest income
  $       %   $       %
Interest expense
    (14,718 )     (.05 )     (12,337 )     (.05 )
 
   
 
             
 
         
Net interest income/margin
  $ 14,718       .05 %   $ 12,337       .04 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Average notional amount
  $ 690,109             $ 692,894          
 
   
 
             
 
         
Rate received**
            7.04 %             5.74 %
Rate paid**
            4.19 %             3.36 %
 
           
 
             
 
 

*   Computed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities.
**   Weighted-average rate paid or received on interest rate swap agreements in effect during the period.

As a financial intermediary, the Company is exposed to various risks, including liquidity and market risk. Liquidity risk refers to the Company’s ability to ensure that sufficient cash flow and liquid assets are available to satisfy demands for loans and deposit withdrawals, operating costs, and other corporate purposes. Liquidity risk arises whenever the maturities of financial instruments included in assets and liabilities differ. Deposits and borrowings, maturities of money-market assets and investment securities, repayments of loans and investment securities, and cash generated from operations, such as fees collected for services, provide the Company with sources of liquidity. M&T’s banking subsidiaries have access to additional funding sources through FHLB borrowings, lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and other available borrowing facilities. M&T Bank has also obtained funding through issuances of subordinated capital notes and through the $500 million revolving asset-backed borrowing discussed earlier. Informal and sometimes reciprocal sources of funding are also available to M&T Bank through various arrangements for unsecured short-term borrowings from a wide group of banks and other financial institutions. Short-term federal funds borrowings aggregated $4.7 billion, $3.5 billion and $3.9 billion at September 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively. In general, these borrowings were unsecured and matured on the following business day.

Should the Company experience a substantial deterioration in its financial condition or its debt ratings, or should the availability of short-term funding become restricted due to a disruption in the financial markets, the Company’s ability to obtain funding from these or other sources could be negatively impacted. The Company attempts to quantify such credit-event risk by modeling scenarios that estimate the liquidity impact resulting from a short-term ratings downgrade over various grading levels. The Company estimates such impact by attempting to measure the effect on available unsecured lines of credit, available capacity from secured borrowing sources and securitizable assets.

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The Company serves in the capacity of remarketing agent for variable rate demand bonds (“VRDBs”) in a line of business largely obtained in the Allfirst acquisition. The VRDBs are enhanced by a direct-pay letter of credit provided by M&T Bank. Holders of the VRDBs generally have the right to sell the bonds to the remarketing agent with seven days notice, which could result in M&T Bank owning the VRDBs for some period of time until such instruments are remarketed. When this occurs, the VRDBs are classified as trading assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The value of VRDBs in the Company’s trading account totaled $7 million and $45 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $22 million at December 31, 2003. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the total amount of VRDBs outstanding backed by an M&T Bank letter of credit was $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, compared with $1.5 billion at September 30, 2003. M&T Bank also serves as remarketing agent for most of those bonds.

The Company enters into contractual obligations in the normal course of business which require future cash payments. Off-balance sheet commitments to customers may impact liquidity, including commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, commercial letters of credit, financial guarantees and indemnification contracts, and commitments to sell real estate loans. Since many of these commitments or contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows. Further discussion of these commitments is provided in note 7 of Notes to Financial Statements.

M&T’s primary source of funds to pay for operating expenses, shareholder dividends and treasury stock repurchases is the receipt of dividends from its banking subsidiaries, which are subject to various regulatory limitations. Dividends from any banking subsidiary to M&T are limited by the amount of earnings of the banking subsidiary in the current year and the two preceding years. For purposes of this test, at September 30, 2004 approximately $560 million was available for payment of dividends to M&T from banking subsidiaries without prior regulatory approval. These historic sources of cash flow have been augmented in the past by the issuance of trust preferred securities. Information regarding trust preferred securities and the related junior subordinated debentures is included in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. M&T also maintains a $30 million line of credit with an unaffiliated commercial bank, of which there were no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2004 or at December 31, 2003.

On an ongoing basis, management closely monitors the Company’s liquidity position for compliance with internal policies and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs anticipated in the normal course of business. Management does not currently anticipate engaging in any activities, either currently or in the long-term, for which adequate funding would not be available and that would cause a significant strain on liquidity at either M&T or its subsidiary banks.

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates of the Company’s financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk in its core banking activities of lending and deposit-taking, since assets and liabilities reprice at different times and by different amounts as interest rates change. As a result, net interest income earned by the Company is subject to the effects of changing interest rates. The Company measures interest rate risk by calculating the variability of net interest income in future periods under various interest rate scenarios using projected balances for earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and derivatives used to hedge interest rate risk. Management’s philosophy toward interest rate risk management is to limit the variability of net interest income. The balances of financial instruments used in the projections are based on expected growth from forecasted business opportunities, anticipated prepayments of loans and investment securities, and expected maturities of investment securities, loans and deposits. Management uses a “value of equity” model to supplement the modeling technique described above. Those supplemental analyses are based on discounted cash flows associated with on- and off-

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balance sheet financial instruments. Such analyses are modeled to reflect changes in interest rates and shifts in the maturity curve of interest rates and provide management with a long-term interest rate risk metric.

The Company’s Risk Forum Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the sensitivity of the Company’s net interest income to changes in interest rates with the aid of a computer model that forecasts net interest income under different interest rate scenarios. In utilizing the model, market implied forward interest rates over the subsequent twelve months are generally used to determine a base interest rate scenario for the net interest income simulation. That calculated base net interest income is then compared to the income calculated under interest rate scenarios assuming incremental 100 and 200 basis point changes to the aforementioned base scenario. The model considers the impact of ongoing lending and deposit gathering activities, as well as interrelationships in the magnitude and timing of the repricing of financial instruments, including the effect of changing interest rates on expected prepayments and maturities. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions, and intends to do so in the future, to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk through the use of on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing of loan and deposit products, modifying the composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and modifying or terminating existing interest rate swap agreements or other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.

The accompanying table as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 displays the estimated impact on net interest income from non-trading financial instruments in the base scenario described above resulting from parallel changes in interest rates across repricing categories during the first modeling year.

SENSITIVITY OF NET INTEREST INCOME
TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES
Dollars in thousands

                 
    Calculated Increase (Decrease)
    in Projected Net Interest Income
Changes in Interest Rates
  September 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
+200 basis points
    $(10,398)        (4,504)  
+100 basis points
        (6,591)           (190)  
-100 basis points
       14,911       (12,945)  
-200 basis points
        (1,914)       (13,064)  

The Company utilized many assumptions to calculate the impact that changes in interest rates may have on net interest income. The more significant assumptions related to interest rates in future periods, the rate of prepayments of mortgage-related assets, cash flows from derivative and other financial instruments held for non-trading purposes, loan and deposit volumes and pricing, and deposit maturities. As noted above, the Company also assumed gradual changes in rates during a twelve-month period, including incremental 100 and 200 basis point rate changes, as compared with the assumed base scenario. In the event that a 100 or 200 basis point rate change cannot be achieved, the applicable rate changes are limited to lesser amounts such that interest rates cannot be less than zero. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the Company cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ significantly due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes and changes in market conditions and interest rate differentials (spreads) between maturity/repricing categories, as well as any actions, such as those previously described, which management may take to counter such changes. In light of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with the process, the amounts presented in the table and changes in such amounts are not considered significant to the Company’s past or projected net interest income.

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market opportunities. Financial instruments utilized in trading activities have included forward and futures contracts related to foreign currencies and mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury and other government securities, mortgage-backed securities, mutual funds and interest rate contracts, such as swap agreements. The Company generally mitigates the foreign currency and interest rate risk associated with trading activities by entering into offsetting trading positions. The amounts of gross and net trading positions, as well as the type of trading activities conducted by the Company, are subject to a well-defined series of potential loss exposure limits established by the Risk Forum Committee. However, as with any non-government guaranteed financial instrument, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to the Company’s trading activities.

The notional amounts of interest rate contracts entered into for trading purposes totaled $5.4 billion at September 30, 2004 and 2003, and $5.3 billion at December 31, 2003. The notional amounts of foreign currency and other option and futures contracts entered into for trading purposes were $667 million, $541 million and $548 million at September 30, 2004, September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The notional amounts of these trading contracts are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. However, the fair values of all financial instruments used for trading activities are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of all trading account assets and liabilities were $159 million and $100 million, respectively, at September 30, 2004, $254 million and $157 million, respectively, at September 30, 2003, and $215 million and $139 million, respectively, at December 31, 2003. Included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were $49 million of liabilities related to deferred compensation plans, while at September 30, 2003 $47 million of such liabilities were included in other liabilities. Changes in the balances of deferred compensation-related liabilities due to the valuation of allocated investment options to which the liabilities are indexed are recorded in “other costs of operations” in the consolidated statement of income. Given the Company’s policies, limits and positions, management believes that the potential loss exposure to the Company resulting from market risk associated with trading activities was not material.

Provision for Credit Losses

The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses that in management’s judgment is adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio. A provision for credit losses is recorded to adjust the level of the allowance as deemed necessary by management. The provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2004 was $17 million, compared with $34 million in the year-earlier quarter and $30 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net loan charge-offs were $15 million and $16 million in the third quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $21 million in 2004’s second quarter. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average loans and leases were .16% in the recent quarter, compared with .17% in the third quarter of 2003 and .23% in the second quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, the provision for credit losses was $67 million and $103 million, respectively. Through September 30, net charge-offs were $54 million in 2004

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and $64 million in 2003, representing an annualized .20% and .26%, respectively, of average loans and leases. Net charge-offs of loans acquired from Allfirst have not been significant. A summary of net charge–offs by loan type follows.

NET CHARGE-OFFS
BY LOAN/LEASE TYPE
In Thousands

                                 
    2004
                            Year
    1st Qtr.
  2nd Qtr.
  3rd Qtr.
  to-Date
Commercial, financial, etc.
  $ 3,450       6,362       520       10,332  
Real estate:
                               
Commercial
    (878 )     803       1,117       1,042  
Residential
    1,241       1,270       795       3,306  
Consumer
    14,104       12,689       12,740       39,533  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 17,917       21,124       15,172       54,213  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
    2003
                            Year
    1st Qtr.
  2nd Qtr.
  3rd Qtr.
  to-Date
Commercial, financial, etc.
  $ 12,237       7,420       1,132       20,789  
Real estate:
                               
Commercial
    1,358       1,180       2,163       4,701  
Residential
    530       1,107       711       2,348  
Consumer
    10,667       13,772       12,078       36,517  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 24,792       23,479       16,084       64,355  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Loans classified as nonperforming, which consist of nonaccrual and restructured loans, aggregated $181 million or .48% of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2004, down from $285 million or .77% at September 30, 2003, $240 million or .67% at December 31, 2003, and $190 million or .51% at June 30, 2004. Included in nonperforming loans on those respective dates were $26 million, $82 million, $67 million and $31 million of nonperforming loans obtained in the Allfirst acquisition. The significant decrease in nonperforming loan levels since September 30, 2003 was the result of several commercial loans that were either paid off, sold or charged off since that date.

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more were $140 million or .37% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2004, compared with $174 million or .47% a year earlier, $155 million or .43% at December 31, 2003 and $135 million or .36% at June 30, 2004. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more include one-to-four family residential mortgage loans serviced by the Company and repurchased from the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”). The repurchased loans totaled $97 million at September 30, 2004, $117 million a year earlier, $100 million at June 30, 2004 and $118 million at December 31, 2003. The outstanding principal balances of the repurchased loans are fully guaranteed by government agencies. The loans were repurchased to reduce servicing costs associated with them, including a requirement to advance principal and interest payments that had not been received from individual mortgagors.

Commercial loans and leases classified as nonperforming totaled $40 million at September 30, 2004, $140 million at September 30, 2003, $105 million at December 31, 2003 and $47 million at June 30, 2004. As noted earlier, the significant decrease in such loans at the two most recent quarter-ends when compared with the 2003 dates was due largely to the ultimate resolution of several large commercial credits through a combination of payoffs, sales and charge-offs.

Nonperforming commercial real estate loans aggregated $57 million at September 30, 2004, $60 million a year earlier, $48 million at December 31, 2003 and $62 million at June 30, 2004.

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Nonperforming residential real estate loans totaled $43 million and $52 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, $51 million at December 31, 2003, and $44 million at June 30, 2004. Residential real estate loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest totaled $118 million at September 30, 2004, compared with $138 million at September 30, 2003, and $141 million and $119 million at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively. As previously discussed, a substantial portion of such loans related to loans repurchased from GNMA that are fully guaranteed by government agencies.

Nonperforming consumer loans and leases totaled $41 million at the recent quarter-end, compared with $33 million at September 30, 2003, $36 million at December 31, 2003, and $37 million at June 30, 2004. As a percentage of consumer loan balances outstanding, nonperforming consumer loans and leases were .36% at September 30, 2004, .30% a year earlier, and .33% at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004.

Assets acquired in settlement of defaulted loans were $16 million at September 30, 2004, $20 million at September 30 and December 31, 2003, and $19 million at June 30, 2004.

A comparative summary of nonperforming assets and certain past due loan data and credit quality ratios as of the end of the periods indicated is presented in the accompanying table.

NONPERFORMING ASSET AND PAST DUE LOAN DATA
Dollars in thousands

                                         
    2004 Quarters   2003 Quarters
    Third
  Second
  First
  Fourth
  Third
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 171,807       181,974       248,188       232,983       278,300  
Renegotiated loans
    9,051       8,163       7,637       7,309       6,888  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total nonperforming loans
    180,858       190,137       255,825       240,292       285,188  
Real estate and other assets owned
    16,143       19,026       19,189       19,629       20,158  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 197,001       209,163       275,014       259,921       305,346  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more*
  $ 139,541       134,757       144,345       154,759       174,224  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Government guaranteed loans included in totals above
                                       
Nonperforming loans
  $ 15,676       16,400       19,044       19,355       19,225  
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
    111,443       111,635       116,826       124,585       133,045  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount
    .48 %     .51 %     .70 %     .67 %     .77 %
Nonperforming assets to total net loans and leases and real estate and other assets owned
    .52 %     .56 %     .75 %     .73 %     .82 %
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount
    .37 %     .36 %     .40 %     .43 %     .47 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

*   Predominately residential mortgage loans.

Management regularly assesses the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses by performing ongoing evaluations of the loan and lease portfolio, including such factors as the differing economic risks associated with each loan category, the current financial condition of specific borrowers, the economic environment in which borrowers operate, the level of delinquent loans, the value of any collateral and, where applicable, the existence of any guarantees or indemnifications. Management evaluated the impact of changes in

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interest rates and overall economic conditions on the ability of borrowers to meet repayment obligations when quantifying the Company’s exposure to credit losses and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for such losses at each reporting date. Factors also considered by management when performing its assessment, in addition to general economic conditions and the other factors described above, included, but were not limited to: (i) the concentration of commercial real estate loans in the Company’s loan portfolio, particularly the large concentration of loans secured by properties in New York State, in general, and in the New York City metropolitan area, in particular; (ii) the amount of commercial and industrial loans to businesses in areas of New York State outside of the New York City metropolitan area and in central Pennsylvania that have historically experienced less economic growth and vitality than the vast majority of other regions of the country; (iii) significant growth in loans to individual consumers, which historically have experienced higher net charge-offs as a percentage of loans outstanding than other loan types; and (iv) the large portfolios of loans obtained in the acquisition of Allfirst which management continues to evaluate in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures for credit underwriting, loan classification, and measurement of exposure to loss. The level of the allowance is adjusted based on the results of management’s analysis.

Despite recent signs indicating the possible beginning of a general economic upturn, management cautiously and conservatively evaluated the allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2004 in light of mixed regional economic indicators and, given the relative size of the acquired Allfirst loan portfolios, the status of management’s ongoing detailed credit reviews of such portfolios. Although there are indications that the national economy has improved and optimism about its future outlook is growing, concerns remain about the rate of job growth, which could cause consumer spending to slow; higher interest rates, which, among other things, could adversely impact the housing market and affect consumer confidence levels; and continued stagnant population growth in the upstate New York and central Pennsylvania regions. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2004 was adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the portfolio as of that date. The allowance for credit losses was $626 million, or 1.65% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2004, compared with $621 million or 1.67% a year earlier, $614 million or 1.72% at December 31, 2003, and $625 million or 1.66% at June 30, 2004. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 346% at the most recent quarter-end, compared with 218% a year earlier, 256% at December 31, 2003 and 328% at June 30, 2004. The level of the allowance is adjusted based on the results of management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as of each respective date.

Other Income

Other income totaled $245 million in the third quarter of 2004, up from $232 million in both the corresponding quarter of 2003 and the second 2004 quarter.

Mortgage banking revenues totaled $32 million in the recent quarter, down from $39 million in the third quarter of 2003, but higher than the $30 million recorded in the second quarter of 2004. Mortgage banking revenues are comprised of both residential and commercial mortgage banking activities. The Company’s involvement in commercial mortgage banking activities is largely comprised of the origination, sales and servicing of loans in conjunction with the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) program, which was a business line acquired in the Allfirst transaction.

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year-earlier period, but were up from $23 million in the second quarter of 2004. The significant decrease in such revenues in the recent quarter as compared with the corresponding 2003 quarter was largely due to lower levels of loan originations. Higher origination activity in the 2003 quarter reflected the impact of historically low levels of interest rates that produced an extremely favorable environment for loan origination and refinancing activities by consumers. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale to other investors were approximately $1.1 billion during the third quarter of 2004, compared with $1.6 billion in 2003’s third quarter and $1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2004. Realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights and recognized net unrealized gains attributable to residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans aggregated $8 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $17 million in the year-earlier quarter and $7 million in the second 2004 quarter.

As further explained in “Recent Accounting Developments” included herein, in March 2004 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments,” which provides guidance regarding the accounting for loans held for sale and loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments. In accordance with SAB No. 105, effective April 1, 2004 value ascribable to loan cash flows that will ultimately be realized in connection with mortgage servicing activities should not be included in the determination of fair value of loans held for sale or commitments to originate loans for sale, but rather should only be recognized at the time the underlying mortgage loans are sold. The Company adopted the SEC guidance effective April 1, 2004 resulting in a deferral of mortgage banking revenues of approximately $6 million. Neither the amount or timing of receipt of such cash flows nor the economic value of the loans and commitments have changed as a result of this accounting guidance.

Revenues from servicing residential mortgage loans for others were $15 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2004, compared with $13 million and $14 million in the third quarter of 2003 and the second quarter of 2004, respectively. Included in each quarter’s servicing revenues were amounts related to purchased servicing rights associated with small balance commercial mortgage loans, which totaled $2 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $1 million in the year-earlier quarter and in 2004’s second quarter. Residential mortgage loans serviced for others were $14.2 billion at September 30, 2004, $12.0 billion a year earlier, and $13.6 billion at December 31, 2003, including the small balance commercial mortgage loans noted above of approximately $1.3 billion and $800 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2003. Capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets, net of a valuation allowance for impairment, were $131 million at September 30, 2004, compared with $106 million at September 30, 2003 and $129 million at December 31, 2003. Included in capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets were $11 million at September 30, 2004, $7 million a year earlier and $8 million at December 31, 2003 of purchased servicing rights associated with the small balance commercial mortgage loans noted above. Residential mortgage loans held for sale were $706 million and $880 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $723 million at December 31, 2003. Commitments to sell residential mortgage loans and commitments to originate residential mortgage loans for sale at pre-determined rates were $851 million and $550 million, respectively, at September 30, 2004, $1.1 billion and $687 million, respectively, at September 30, 2003 and $824 million and $459 million, respectively, at December 31, 2003. Net unrealized gains on residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to sell loans, and commitments to originate loans for sale were $2 million at September 30, 2004 and $7 million at December 31, 2003. Changes in net unrealized gains are recorded in mortgage banking revenues and resulted in a net decrease in revenues of $7 million in the second quarter of 2004 (including $6 million attributable to the implementation of SAB No. 105), an increase in such revenues of $.4 million during 2004’s third quarter, and a decrease of $10 million during 2003’s third quarter.

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Commercial mortgage banking revenues in each of the second and third quarters of 2004 were $7 million, compared with $6 million in 2003’s third quarter. Revenues from commercial mortgage loan origination and sales activities were $3 million in the third and second quarters of 2004 and $4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Commercial mortgage loan servicing revenues were $3 million in the two most recent quarters, compared with $2 million in the third quarter of 2003. Capitalized commercial mortgage servicing assets totaled $22 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, and at December 31, 2003. Commercial mortgage loans held for sale at September 30, 2004 and 2003 were $68 million and $2 million, respectively, and at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were $34 million and $1 million, respectively.

Service charges on deposit accounts rose to $94 million in the third quarter of 2004 from $91 million in each of the year-earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2004. Trust income totaled $34 million in the recent quarter, compared with $32 million in last year’s third quarter and $35 million in this year’s second quarter. Brokerage services income, which includes revenues from the sale of mutual funds and annuities and securities brokerage fees, totaled $13 million in each of the third quarter of 2004, the year-earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2004. Trading account and foreign exchange activity resulted in gains of $3 million during the third quarter of 2004, $5 million in 2003’s third quarter and $4 million in the second quarter of 2004. Other revenues from operations aggregated $69 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $52 million in the third quarter of 2003 and $59 million in 2004’s second quarter. Other revenues from operations included letter of credit and other credit-related fees of $21 million and $15 million in the third quarters of 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $18 million in the second quarter of 2004. Also contributing to the increase in other revenues from operations in the recent quarter as compared with the prior quarters were gains recognized on the sales of equipment as commercial leases expired and from the sale of a venture capital investment largely obtained in the Allfirst acquisition. Other revenues from operations also include tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance, which includes increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and benefits received. Income from bank owned life insurance totaled $12 million in the recent quarter, compared with $13 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004.

Other income totaled $705 million in the first nine months of 2004, up 18% from $597 million in the corresponding 2003 period. The increase in such income was due to operations associated with Allfirst, specifically the inclusion of nine months of Allfirst-related income in the 2004 period compared with six months of similar income in 2003.

For the first three quarters of 2004, mortgage banking revenues totaled $90 million, down from $117 million in the year-earlier period. Residential mortgage banking revenues decreased to $73 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 from $104 million in the similar 2003 period. A lower level of loan originations, largely due to the historically low interest rate environment during 2003, was the most significant factor causing the decline in revenues. Also contributing to the decrease was the previously noted adoption of SAB No. 105 which resulted in a deferral of mortgage banking revenues of approximately $6 million. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale to other investors were $3.4 billion in the first nine months of 2004, compared with $4.9 billion in the similar 2003 period. Realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights and recognized unrealized gains on residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans aggregated $23 million and $56 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Revenues from servicing residential mortgage loans for others were $43 million and $40 million for the first three quarters of 2004 and 2003, respectively. Included in such amounts were revenues related to purchased servicing rights associated with the previously noted small balance commercial mortgage loans of $5 million and $3 million for the first nine months of 2004 and 2003, respectively. Commercial mortgage banking revenues totaled $18 million during the first nine months of 2004, up from $13 million in the comparable 2003 period, which included only two quarters of Allfirst-related activity.

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Due largely to the impact of the Allfirst transaction, service charges on deposit accounts grew to $273 million during the first nine months of 2004 from $220 million in the comparable 2003 period and trust income rose to $102 million from $80 million a year earlier. Brokerage services income increased 7% to $40 million during the first nine months of 2004 from $38 million in the similar 2003 period. Trading account and foreign exchange activity resulted in gains of $12 million and $11 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Reflecting Allfirst-related revenues, other revenues from operations increased to $185 million in the first nine months of 2004 from $131 million in the comparable 2003 period. Included in other revenues from operations during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were letter of credit and other credit-related fees of $57 million and $38 million, respectively, and income from bank owned life insurance of $37 million and $33 million, respectively.

Other Expense

Other expense totaled $407 million in the third quarter of 2004, 3% higher than $396 million in the year-earlier period, and 14% above the $357 million in 2004’s second quarter. Included in the amounts noted above are expenses considered to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $19 million in each of the second and third quarters of 2004, and $23 million in the third 2003 quarter, and merger-related expenses of $19 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. There were no merger-related expenses in the second or third quarters of 2004. Exclusive of these nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses aggregated $388 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $355 million in the third quarter of 2003 and $338 million in the second quarter of 2004. A significant contributor to the higher operating expenses in 2004’s third quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2004 was the $25 million charitable contribution noted earlier.

Other expense for the first nine months of 2004 aggregated $1.2 billion, up 8% from $1.1 billion in the similar 2003 period. Included in these amounts are expenses considered to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $59 million in 2004 and $57 million in 2003 and merger-related expenses of $58 million in 2003. There were no merger-related expenses during 2004. Exclusive of these nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses through the first nine months of 2004 increased to $1.1 billion from $955 million in the comparable 2003 period. A significant portion of the increase in such expenses was due to operations associated with Allfirst, specifically, the inclusion of nine months of Allfirst-related operating expenses in the 2004 period compared with six months of similar expenses in 2003. Also contributing to the higher expense level in 2004 was the $25 million charitable contribution already discussed.

Table 2 provides a reconciliation of other expense to noninterest operating expense, as well as a summary of merger-related expenses.

Salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $205 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $214 million in the year-earlier quarter and $203 million in the second quarter of 2004. For the first nine months of 2004, salaries and employee benefits expense increased to $608 million from $544 million in the corresponding 2003 period. Salaries and benefits related to the acquired operations of Allfirst were the primary contributor to the rise in salaries in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 from the like-2003 period when only two quarters of Allfirst-related operating expenses were incurred.

Excluding the nonoperating expense items previously noted, nonpersonnel expense totaled $183 million in the third quarter of 2004, compared with $145 million in the third quarter of 2003 and $135 million in the second quarter of 2004. Nonpersonnel expenses in the recent quarter include the previously noted

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$25 million charitable contribution. Also contributing to the higher expense level in 2004’s third quarter was a $7 million increase to the valuation allowance for the impairment of capitalized residential mortgage servicing rights. The addition to the allowance reflects the decrease in the value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights resulting from lower residential mortgage interest rates at September 30, 2004 as compared with June 30, 2004. The lower interest rates resulted in increases in the expected rate of residential mortgage loan prepayments used in calculating the estimated fair value of capitalized servicing rights. In contrast, during the third quarter of 2003 and the second quarter of 2004, the Company recognized partial reversals of the valuation allowance for impairment of capitalized residential mortgage servicing rights of $12 million and $22 million, respectively. The partial reductions of the valuation allowance reflect the increases in value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights resulting from higher residential mortgage loan interest rates at the end of those quarters as compared with such rates at the immediately preceding quarter-end.

Nonpersonnel operating expenses were $487 million during the first nine months of 2004 and $420 million during the corresponding 2003 period. The impact of the Allfirst acquisition was a significant contributor to the higher expense levels during the first three quarters of 2004 as compared with the corresponding 2003 period when only two quarters of Allfirst-related operating expenses were incurred. Also contributing to the increase in expenses in 2004 was the $25 million charitable contribution, partially offset by a net reduction of the valuation allowance for the impairment of capitalized residential mortgage servicing rights of $3 million during 2004’s first nine months, compared with a net addition to such valuation allowance of $6 million in the similar 2003 period.

The efficiency ratio, or noninterest operating expenses (as defined above) divided by the sum of taxable-equivalent net interest income and noninterest income (exclusive of gains and losses from sales of bank investment securities), measures the relationship of noninterest operating expenses to revenues. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 56.4% during the recent quarter, compared with 53.2% during the third quarter of 2003 and 50.4% in 2004’s second quarter. If the $25 million charitable contribution and the $5 million venture capital gain were excluded from the computation, the Company’s efficiency ratio during 2004’s third quarter would have been 53.1%. The efficiency ratios for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 were 54.5% and 53.5%, respectively. Noninterest operating expenses used in calculating the efficiency ratio do not include the merger-related expenses or amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets noted earlier. If charges for amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets were included, the ratio for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2004, September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004 would have been 59.1%, 56.6% and 53.3%, respectively, and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 would have been 57.5% and 56.6%, respectively.

Merger-related expenses consisted largely of expenses for professional services and temporary help associated with the conversion of systems and/or integration of operations; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to Allfirst’s customers; travel and relocation costs; and printing, supplies and other costs of commencing operations in new markets and offices.

Capital

Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2004 was $5.7 billion and represented 10.80% of total assets, compared with $5.6 billion or 11.09% of total assets a year earlier and $5.7 billion or 11.47% at December 31, 2003. On a per share basis, stockholders’ equity was $49.11 at September 30, 2004, up from $46.49 and $47.55 at September 30 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Tangible equity per common share was $23.17 at September 30, 2004, compared with $20.71 at September 30, 2003 and $21.97 at December 31, 2003.

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During the first quarter of 2004, M&T resumed repurchasing its common stock under authorized repurchase programs. In February 2004, M&T announced that it completed the stock repurchase program authorized in November 2001 and that it had been authorized by its Board of Directors to purchase up to an additional 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. As of September 30, 2004, M&T had repurchased a total of 3,684,700 shares of common stock pursuant to the February 2004 program at an average cost of $90.42 per share. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2004, M&T repurchased 1,435,800 shares and 5,052,600 shares, respectively, of common stock pursuant to the two authorized programs at an average cost per share of $94.20 and $90.77, respectively.

Reflected in stockholders’ equity was accumulated other comprehensive income which reflects the net after-tax impact of unrealized gains or losses on investment securities classified as available for sale; unrealized fair value gains or losses associated with interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges; and minimum pension liability adjustments. Net unrealized gains on available for sale investment securities were $13 million, or $.11 per common share, at September 30, 2004, compared with unrealized gains of $41 million, or $.34 per share, at September 30, 2003 and $38 million, or $.32 per share, at December 31, 2003. Such unrealized gains are generally due to changes in interest rates and represent the difference, net of applicable income tax effect, between the estimated fair value and amortized cost of investment securities classified as available for sale. The accounting treatment required for investment securities classified as available for sale highlights the inconsistency in GAAP relative to accounting for financial instruments. While changes in fair value for investment securities classified as available for sale impact stockholders’ equity, changes in the fair value of many other financial instruments, such as investment securities classified as held to maturity, loans held for investment, deposits and borrowings generally are not recognized, unless they are subject to the hedge accounting requirements of GAAP. The fair value of deposits and borrowings generally increases during periods of rising interest rates, offsetting general decreases in the fair values of financial assets. Recognition of certain fair value changes while excluding others could therefore produce distorted results. There were no outstanding interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges at September 30, 2004, September 30, 2003 or December 31, 2003. The minimum pension liability adjustment, net of applicable tax effect, reduced accumulated other comprehensive income by $12 million at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, representing $.11 per share and $.10 per share at each respective date. There was no similar adjustment at September 30, 2003.

Federal regulators generally require banking institutions to maintain “core capital” and “total capital” ratios of at least 4% and 8%, respectively, of risk-adjusted total assets. In addition to the risk-based measures, Federal bank regulators have also implemented a minimum “leverage” ratio guideline of 3% of the quarterly average of total assets. Core capital includes $686 million of the trust preferred securities described in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. As of September 30, 2004, total capital also included $1.1 billion of subordinated capital notes.

The Company generates significant amounts of regulatory capital. The rate of regulatory core capital generation, or net operating income (as previously defined) less the sum of dividends paid and the after-tax effect of merger-related expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of regulatory “core capital” at the beginning of each period was 18.61% during the third quarter of 2004, compared with 20.33% in the third quarter of 2003 and 18.65% in the second quarter of 2004.

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The regulatory capital ratios of the Company, M&T Bank and M&T Bank, N.A., as of September 30, 2004 are presented in the accompanying table.

REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
September 30, 2004

                         
    M&T   M&T   M&T
    (Consolidated   Bank   Bank, N.A.
Core capital
    7.15 %     6.83 %     28.47 %
Total capital
    10.74 %     10.41 %     29.49 %
Leverage
    6.70 %     6.41 %     20.30 %

Segment Information

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” the Company’s reportable segments have been determined based upon its internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Financial information about the Company’s segments is presented in note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Net income earned by the Commercial Banking segment increased to $59 million in the third quarter of 2004 from $52 million in the year-earlier quarter and $57 million in the second quarter of 2004. The improvement from the third quarter of 2003 was attributable to higher letter of credit and other credit-related fees and gains recognized on the sales of equipment as commercial leases expired. Partially offsetting these favorable factors were higher operating expenses of $4 million. Contributing to the increase in the recent quarter’s net income as compared with the second quarter of 2004 were higher letter of credit and other credit-related fees of $7 million and a $3 million decrease in the provision for credit losses, due primarily to lower net charge-offs. A $6 million decline in net interest income, due mainly to a 30 basis point decrease in the net interest margin on loans, partially offset those favorable factors. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, this segment contributed $169 million to net income, 34% higher than the $127 million earned in the corresponding period of 2003. The favorable performance as compared with the previous year was largely attributable to the Allfirst acquisition, and included higher net interest income of $41 million, service charges on deposit accounts of $11 million, and letters of credit and other credit-related fees of $31 million. A $12 million decline in net charge-offs also contributed to the higher net income in 2004. Partially offsetting these positive factors were higher salaries, benefits, and other operating expenses totaling $24 million, also largely attributable to Allfirst.

The Commercial Real Estate segment contributed $34 million to the Company’s net income during the third quarter of 2004, slightly higher than 2004’s second quarter and up 6% from $32 million in last year’s third quarter. The increase from the third quarter of 2003 was primarily the result of higher net interest income of $3 million, due predominantly to a $560 million, or 8%, increase in loan balances outstanding. For the first three quarters of 2004, net income for the Commercial Real Estate segment rose 10% to $98 million from $90 million during the similar 2003 period. That rise in net income was largely the result of higher net interest income of $15 million, primarily due to higher average loan balances outstanding of $591 million, or 8%, the result of growth in the markets already served by the Company and the impact of balances obtained in the April 1, 2003 Allfirst acquisition. Also contributing to the improved performance were higher commercial mortgage banking revenues of $5 million, largely from the origination, sales and servicing of loans related to the Company’s participation in the FNMA DUS program. The higher revenues were offset, in part, by a $12 million increase in operating expenses, due primarily to salaries, benefits, and other operating expenses related to the business obtained from Allfirst.

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The Discretionary Portfolio segment earned $28 million during the recent quarter, up only slightly from the year-earlier quarter, but down 12% from $32 million in the second quarter of 2004. That decline was largely the result of a $2 million current quarter addition to the valuation allowance for impairment of capitalized mortgage servicing rights attributable to securitized residential mortgage loans held by this segment, while during 2004’s second quarter there was a $5 million partial reversal of such allowance. Net contribution for this segment increased 34% to $85 million for the first nine months of 2004 from $64 million in the similar 2003 period, primarily the result of a $29 million increase in net interest income from earning assets, including investment securities acquired in the Allfirst transaction.

Reflecting lower revenues from loan origination and sales activities and an increase in the capitalized mortgage servicing rights valuation allowance, net income for the Residential Mortgage Banking segment in the third quarter of 2004 declined to $4 million from $27 million in the third quarter of 2003 and $17 million in the second quarter of 2004. The recent quarter’s results reflect a $6 million impairment charge for capitalized mortgage servicing rights, while partial reversals of previous impairment charges of $11 million and $17 million were recognized during 2003’s third quarter and the second quarter of 2004, respectively. Revenues during the recent quarter from origination and sales activities, including sales of loans to the Company’s Discretionary Portfolio segment, were down $22 million from the year-earlier quarter. Through the first nine months of 2004, the segment’s net income was $21 million, down 60% from $54 million for the similar period in 2003. That unfavorable variance was due primarily to a $59 million decrease in revenues from origination and sales activities, reflecting the generally higher interest rate environment, and the unfavorable impact of the adoption of SAB No. 105 as discussed in “Other Income” included herein. Partially offsetting the decline in those revenues was a $2 million partial reversal in the current year of the valuation allowance for impairment of capitalized mortgage servicing rights, while there was a $6 million addition to such allowance in the 2003 period.

The Retail Banking segment contributed net income for the third quarter of 2004 of $62 million, up 22% from $50 million in the corresponding 2003 quarter and 12% higher than the $55 million earned in the second quarter of 2004. The favorable variance from the third quarter of 2003 was the result of a $10 million decrease in operating expenses, a $4 million decline in the provision for credit losses, due to slower growth in indirect automobile loan balances, and a $5 million increase in revenues, largely from higher service charges on deposit accounts and other fee income. The improvement in this segment’s net income from 2004’s second quarter was due to a $7 million increase in net interest income attributable to deposit accounts, the result of a 16 basis point increase in the net interest margin, and a $2 million decrease in the provision for credit losses due to slower loan growth and lower net charge-offs. For the first three quarters of 2004, the Retail Banking segment’s earnings rose 13% to $166 million from $146 million during the year-earlier period. That favorable performance was due mainly to increases in net interest income of $48 million and service charges on deposit accounts and other fee income of $52 million, offset, in part, by higher operating expenses of $76 million, all substantially related to the acquired Allfirst franchise. An $8 million decline in the provision for credit losses, predominately due to slower loan growth, also contributed to the year-over-year improvement. During the fourth quarter of 2003, certain Allfirst franchise-related indirect expenses incurred by centralized support areas were allocated to the Retail Banking segment, retroactive to the third quarter of 2003. As a result, previously reported noninterest expenses for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 were increased in the Retail Banking segment and decreased in the “All Other” category by $9 million and, as a result, net income was decreased in the Retail Banking segment and increased in the “All Other” category by $5 million.

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the Company’s trust, brokerage and insurance businesses. Also reflected in this category are the amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, the net impact of the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal funds transfer pricing and the provision for credit losses, and, in 2003, merger-related expenses resulting from the Allfirst acquisition. The previously mentioned $25 million charitable contribution made by M&T Bank to The M&T Charitable Foundation and the $12 million reduction in income tax expense resulting from the reorganization of certain M&T subsidiaries are also reflected in the “All Other” category’s results for the third quarter of 2004.

Recent Accounting Developments

As already noted herein and in note 7 of Notes to Financial Statements, in March 2004 the SEC issued SAB No. 105 which summarizes the views of the SEC’s staff regarding the application of GAAP to loans held for sale and to loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments. Those views are that, in general, when valuing mortgage loans held for sale and commitments to originate mortgage loans to be sold under the provisions of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended, value ascribable to loan cash flows that will ultimately be realized in connection with mortgage servicing activities should only be recognized at the time the underlying mortgage loans are sold and should not be considered when determining the fair value of loans held for sale or commitments to originate loans for sale. The SEC expects registrants to apply the accounting described in SAB No. 105 for loan commitments accounted for as derivatives and entered into subsequent to March 31, 2004. In accordance with the new guidance, the Company adopted the provisions of SAB No. 105 effective April 1, 2004 and although such adoption had no economic impact on the Company, it resulted in a $6 million accounting deferral of mortgage banking revenues that will be recognized when the underlying mortgage loans are sold.

On December 8, 2003, the President of the United States signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (“the Act”). The Act provides for prescription drug benefits under a new Medicare Part D program and federal subsidies to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a prescription drug benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. On May 19, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Position No. FAS 106-2 (“FAS 106-2”) providing formal guidance on the accounting for the effects of the Act. FAS 106-2 requires that effects of the Act be included in the measurement of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and net periodic postretirement benefit cost when an employer initially adopts its provisions. FAS 106-2 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2004. The Company’s postretirement benefit plan does provide prescription drug benefits. The Company has analyzed the provisions of the Act in the context of the prescription drug benefits that it currently provides under its postretirement benefit plan and determined that the impact of the expected federal subsidy is not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial position or its results of operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s business, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“Future Factors”) which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.

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volatility; fair value of and number of stock options to be issued in future periods; legislation affecting the financial services industry as a whole, and/or M&T and its subsidiaries individually or collectively; regulatory supervision and oversight, including required capital levels; increasing price and product/service competition by competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix of products/services; containing costs and expenses; governmental and public policy changes, including environmental regulations; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in large, multi-year contracts; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings; continued availability of financing; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support the Company’s future businesses; and material differences in the actual financial results of merger and acquisition activities compared to the Company’s expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements.

These are representative of the Future Factors that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, and other Future Factors.

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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 1
QUARTERLY TRENDS
                                                         
    2004 Quarters   2003 Quarters
    Third
  Second
  First
  Fourth
  Third
  Second
  First
Earnings and dividends
                                                       
Amounts in thousands, except per share
                                                       
Interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)
  $ 587,598       565,090       550,362       554,673       568,319       580,704       439,182  
Interest expense
    143,771       126,805       126,829       129,173       133,539       145,506       119,592  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Net interest income
    443,827       438,285       423,533       425,500       434,780       435,198       319,590  
Less: provision for credit losses
    17,000       30,000       20,000       28,000       34,000       36,000       33,000  
Other income
    244,925       232,334       228,151       233,757       231,594       232,897       132,847  
Less: other expense
    406,922       357,207       389,967       378,355       396,400       431,147       242,278  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Income before income taxes
    264,830       283,412       241,717       252,902       235,974       200,948       177,159  
Applicable income taxes
    73,843       94,538       77,997       81,801       75,329       62,600       56,998  
Taxable-equivalent adjustment
    4,546       4,489       4,230       4,200       4,182       4,308       3,623  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Net income
  $ 186,441       184,385       159,490       166,901       156,463       134,040       116,538  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Per common share data
                                                       
Basic earnings
  $ 1.59       1.56       1.33       1.39       1.31       1.12       1.26  
Diluted earnings
    1.56       1.53       1.30       1.35       1.28       1.10       1.23  
Cash dividends
  $ .40       .40       .40       .30       .30       .30       .30  
Average common shares outstanding
                                                       
Basic
    116,897       118,224       119,738       120,141       119,727       119,393       92,399  
Diluted
    119,665       120,655       122,316       123,328       122,593       122,366       95,062  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Performance ratios, annualized
                                                       
Return on
                                                       
Average assets
    1.42 %     1.45 %     1.29 %     1.35 %     1.24 %     1.10 %     1.43 %
Average common stockholders’ equity
    13.02 %     13.12 %     11.19 %     11.77 %     11.37 %     10.00 %     14.46 %
Net interest margin on average earning assets (taxable-equivalent basis)
    3.85 %     3.92 %     3.92 %     3.96 %     4.02 %     4.12 %     4.32 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount
    .48 %     .51 %     .70 %     .67 %     .77 %     .86 %     .88 %
Efficiency ratio (a)
    59.08 %     53.27 %     60.07 %     57.18 %     56.60 %     59.59 %     52.37 %
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Net operating (tangible) results (b)  
Net income (in thousands)
  $ 197,822       196,158       172,423       181,594       182,670       169,436       127,231  
Diluted net income per common share
    1.65       1.63       1.41       1.47       1.49       1.38       1.34  
Annualized return on
                                                       
Average tangible assets
    1.60 %     1.64 %     1.48 %     1.57 %     1.55 %     1.48 %     1.62 %
Average tangible common stockholders’ equity
    29.42 %     30.12 %     26.02 %     28.33 %     30.67 %     29.89 %     24.68 %
Efficiency ratio (a)
    56.38 %     50.39 %     56.81 %     53.93 %     53.22 %     56.20 %     49.81 %
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Balance sheet data
                                                       
In millions, except per share
                                                       
Average balances
                                                       
Total assets (c)
  $ 52,170       51,251       49,915       49,123       50,024       49,010       33,061  
Total tangible assets (c)
    49,075       48,137       46,781       45,968       46,848       45,822       31,884  
Earning assets
    45,874       44,923       43,444       42,672       42,885       42,386       30,004  
Investment securities
    8,195       7,943       7,516       6,212       5,837       5,654       3,638  
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount
    37,611       36,904       35,843       36,361       36,953       36,632       25,789  
Deposits
    34,569       33,702       32,856       32,357       31,954       31,189       21,078  
Stockholders’ equity (c)
    5,697       5,654       5,732       5,625       5,461       5,377       3,267  
Tangible stockholders’ equity (c)
    2,675       2,619       2,665       2,543       2,363       2,274       2,090  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
At end of quarter
                                                       
Total assets (c)
  $ 52,887       52,094       50,832       49,826       50,259       50,399       33,444  
Total tangible assets (c)
    49,801       48,990       47,708       46,681       47,093       47,211       32,271  
Earning assets
    46,454       45,757       44,335       43,134       43,257       43,038       30,396  
Investment securities
    8,437       8,161       7,656       7,259       5,957       5,946       4,146  
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount
    37,950       37,522       36,515       35,772       37,160       37,002       26,224  
Deposits
    34,976       34,954       33,341       33,115       32,414       32,539       21,924  
Stockholders’ equity (c)
    5,710       5,657       5,734       5,717       5,572       5,433       3,313  
Tangible stockholders’ equity (c)
    2,694       2,629       2,674       2,642       2,482       2,327       2,140  
Equity per common share
    49.11       48.21       48.17       47.55       46.49       45.46       35.81  
Tangible equity per common share
    23.17       22.40       22.47       21.97       20.71       19.47       23.13  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Market price per common share
                                                       
High
  $ 98.66       92.70       98.65       98.98       90.93       90.91       84.48  
Low
    86.80       82.90       88.08       87.50       83.65       79.00       74.71  
Closing
    95.70       87.30       89.85       98.30       87.30       84.22       78.58  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 

(a)   Excludes impact of merger-related expenses and net securities transactions.
 
(b)   Excludes amortization and balances related to goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and merger-related expenses which, except in the calculation of the efficiency ratio, are net of applicable income tax effects. A reconciliation of net income and net operating income appears on table 2.
 
(c)   The difference between total assets and total tangible assets, and stockholders’ equity and tangible stockholders’ equity, represents goodwill, core deposit and other intangible assets, net of applicable deferred tax balances. A reconciliation of such balances appears on table 2.

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Table 2

RECONCILIATION OF QUARTERLY GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

                                                         
    2004 Quarters   2003 Quarters
    Third
  Second
  First
  Fourth
  Third
  Second
  First
Income statement data
                                                       
In thousands, except per share
                                                       
Net Income
                                                       
Net income
  $ 186,441       184,385       159,490       166,901       156,463       134,040       116,538  
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (1)
    11,381       11,773       12,933       13,059       13,790       13,883       7,094  
Merger-related expenses (1)
                      1,634       12,417       21,513       3,599  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Net operating income
  $ 197,822       196,158       172,423       181,594       182,670       169,436       127,231  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Earnings per share
                                                       
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 1.56       1.53       1.30       1.35       1.28       1.10       1.23  
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (1)
    .09       .10       .11       .11       .11       .11       .07  
Merger-related expenses (1)
                      .01       .10       .17       .04  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Diluted net operating earnings per share
  $ 1.65       1.63       1.41       1.47       1.49       1.38       1.34  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Other expense
 
Other expense
  $ 406,922       357,207       389,967       378,355       396,400       431,147       242,278  
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets
    (18,619 )     (19,250 )     (21,148 )     (21,345 )     (22,538 )     (22,671 )     (11,598 )
Merger-related expenses
                      (2,533 )     (19,251 )     (33,158 )     (5,445 )
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Noninterest operating expense
  $ 388,303       337,957       368,819       354,477       354,611       375,318       225,235  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Merger-related expenses
 
Salaries and employee benefits
  $                   426       4,278       3,553       285  
Equipment and net occupancy
                      472       758       800       96  
Printing, postage and supplies
                      241       614       2,319       42  
Other costs of operations
                      1,394       13,601       26,486       5,022  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total
  $                   2,533       19,251       33,158       5,445  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Balance sheet data
 
In millions
 
Average Assets
                                                       
Average assets
  $ 52,170       51,251       49,915       49,123       50,024       49,010       33,061  
Goodwill
    (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,893 )     (1,098 )
Core deposit and other intangible assets
    (191 )     (210 )     (230 )     (251 )     (272 )     (295 )     (112 )
Deferred taxes
                                        33  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Average tangible assets
  $ 49,075       48,137       46,781       45,968       46,848       45,822       31,884  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Average equity
                                                       
Average equity
  $ 5,697       5,654       5,732       5,625       5,461       5,377       3,267  
Goodwill
    (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,893 )     (1,098 )
Core deposit and other intangible assets
    (191 )     (210 )     (230 )     (251 )     (272 )     (295 )     (112 )
Deferred taxes
    73       79       67       73       78       85       33  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Average tangible equity
  $ 2,675       2,619       2,665       2,543       2,363       2,274       2,090  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
At end of quarter
 
Total assets
                                                       
Total assets
  $ 52,887       52,094       50,832       49,826       50,259       50,399       33,444  
Goodwill
    (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (1,098 )
Core deposit and other intangible assets
    (182 )     (200 )     (220 )     (241 )     (262 )     (284 )     (107 )
Deferred taxes
                                        32  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total tangible assets
  $ 49,801       48,990       47,708       46,681       47,093       47,211       32,271  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total equity
                                                       
Total equity
  $ 5,710       5,657       5,734       5,717       5,572       5,433       3,313  
Goodwill
    (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (2,904 )     (1,098 )
Core deposit and other intangible assets
    (182 )     (200 )     (220 )     (241 )     (262 )     (284 )     (107 )
Deferred taxes
    70       76       64       70       76       82       32  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total tangible equity
  $ 2,694       2,629       2,674       2,642       2,482       2,327       2,140  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 

(1) After any related tax effect.

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Table 3

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES

                                                                         
    2004 Third Quarter   2004 Second Quarter   2004 First Quarter
Average Balance in Millions;   Average           Average   Average           Average   Average           Average
Interest in Thousands   Balance   Interest   Rate   Balance   Interest   Rate   Balance   Interest   Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
                                                                       
Earning assets
                                                                       
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount*
                                                                       
Commercial, financial, etc.
  $ 9,648     $ 104,076       4.29 %     9,464       101,169       4.30 %     9,100       92,190       4.07 %
Real estate — commercial
    13,669       197,180       5.77       12,962       181,307       5.60       12,521       178,845       5.71  
Real estate — consumer
    2,980       44,303       5.95       3,218       47,366       5.89       3,083       45,892       5.95  
Consumer
    11,314       156,287       5.50       11,260       152,884       5.46       11,139       156,838       5.66  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total loans and leases, net
    37,611       501,846       5.31       36,904       482,726       5.26       35,843       473,765       5.32  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Money-market assets
                                                                       
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
    11       14       .50       16       16       .40       15       15       .41  
Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities
    6       27       1.75       9       28       1.26       9       28       1.27  
Trading account
    51       81       .64       51       97       .75       61       164       1.07  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total money-market assets
    68       122       .72       76       141       .74       85       207       .98  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Investment securities**
                                                                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
    4,561       44,018       3.84       4,308       40,953       3.82       3,640       34,042       3.76  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    206       3,609       7.03       228       4,038       7.10       240       3,554       5.92  
Other
    3,428       38,003       4.41       3,407       37,232       4.40       3,636       38,794       4.29  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total investment securities
    8,195       85,630       4.16       7,943       82,223       4.16       7,516       76,390       4.09  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total earning assets
    45,874       587,598       5.10       44,923       565,090       5.06       43,444       550,362       5.10  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Allowance for credit losses
    (629 )                     (624 )                     (620 )                
Cash and due from banks
    1,627                       1,633                       1,610                  
Other assets
    5,298                       5,319                       5,481                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 52,170                       51,251                       49,915                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                       
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                                                       
Interest-bearing deposits
                                                                       
NOW accounts
  $ 349       242       .28       368       279       .30       1,114       994       .36  
Savings deposits
    15,432       22,037       .57       15,667       22,074       .57       14,755       22,921       .62  
Time deposits
    7,265       40,121       2.20       6,842       36,242       2.13       6,591       36,389       2.22  
Deposits at foreign office
    3,334       11,940       1.42       2,829       6,945       .99       2,833       6,882       .98  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    26,380       74,340       1.12       25,706       65,540       1.03       25,293       67,186       1.07  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Short-term borrowings
    5,281       19,338       1.46       5,141       13,097       1.02       4,771       12,058       1.02  
Long-term borrowings
    5,789       50,093       3.44       5,869       48,168       3.30       5,566       47,585       3.44  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    37,450       143,771       1.53       36,716       126,805       1.39       35,630       126,829       1.43  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    8,189                       7,996                       7,563                  
Other liabilities
    834                       885                       990                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Total liabilities
    46,473                       45,597                       44,183                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Stockholders’ equity
    5,697                       5,654                       5,732                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 52,170                       51,251                       49,915                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
                 
Net interest spread
                    3.57                       3.67                       3.67  
Contribution of interest-free funds
                    .28                       .25                       .25  
 
                   
 
                     
 
                     
 
 
Net interest income/margin on earning
assets
          $ 443,827       3.85 %             438,285       3.92 %             423,533       3.92 %
 
           
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 

*   Includes nonaccrual loans.
**   Includes available for sale securities at amortized cost. (continued)

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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 3 (continued)

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES (continued)

                                                 
    2003 Fourth Quarter   2003 Third Quarter
    Average           Average   Average           Average
Average Balance in Millions; Interest in Thousands   Balance   Interest   Rate   Balance   Interest   Rate
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
                                               
Earning assets
                                               
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount*
                                               
Commercial, financial, etc.
  $ 9,202     $ 92,880       4.04 %     9,514       97,290       4.06 %
Real estate — commercial
    12,344       180,692       5.86       12,165       181,060       5.95  
Real estate — consumer
    3,758       56,976       6.06       4,303       64,439       5.99  
Consumer
    11,057       161,492       5.79       10,971       163,037       5.90  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total loans and leases, net
    36,361       492,040       5.37       36,953       505,826       5.43  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Money-market assets
 
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
    15       15       .42       14       77       2.24  
Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities
    19       60       1.28       9       25       1.15  
Trading account
    65       174       1.07       72       197       1.09  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total money-market assets
    99       249       1.00       95       299       1.25  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Investment securities**
                                               
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
    3,079       29,541       3.81       3,086       29,790       3.83  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    239       3,801       6.35       262       4,045       6.18  
Other
    2,894       29,042       3.98       2,489       28,359       4.52  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total investment securities
    6,212       62,384       3.98       5,837       62,194       4.23  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total earning assets
    42,672       554,673       5.16       42,885       568,319       5.26  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Allowance for credit losses
    (627 )                     (618 )                
Cash and due from banks
    1,675                       1,979                  
Other assets
    5,403                       5,778                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Total assets
  $ 49,123                       50,024                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
                                               
NOW accounts
  $ 1,160       956       .33       1,227       1,044       .34  
Savings deposits
    14,674       25,768       .70       14,320       25,154       .70  
Time deposits
    6,440       37,139       2.29       6,739       39,625       2.33  
Deposits at foreign office
    2,378       5,783       .96       1,340       3,203       .95  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    24,652       69,646       1.12       23,626       69,026       1.16  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Short-term borrowings
    4,162       10,676       1.02       4,870       12,655       1.03  
Long-term borrowings
    5,922       48,851       3.27       6,595       51,858       3.12  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    34,736       129,173       1.48       35,091       133,539       1.51  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    7,705                       8,328                  
Other liabilities
    1,057                       1,144                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Total liabilities
    43,498                       44,563                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Stockholders’ equity
    5,625                       5,461                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 49,123                       50,024                  
     
 
                     
 
               
Net interest spread
                    3.68                       3.75  
Contribution of interest-free funds
                    .28                       .27  
                     
 
                     
 
Net interest income/margin on earning assets
          $ 425,500       3.96 %             434,780       4.02 %
             
 
     
 
             
 
     
 

*   Includes nonaccrual loans.
**   Includes available for sale securities at amortized cost.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     Incorporated by reference to the discussion contained under the caption “Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income” in Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), Robert G. Wilmers, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael P. Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, believe that M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2004.

(b)   Changes in internal controls. M&T continually assesses the adequacy of its internal controls over financial reporting and enhances its controls in response to internal control assessments and internal and external audit and regulatory recommendations. No control enhancements during the quarter ended September 30, 2004 or through the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, M&T’s internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

     M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the aggregate ultimate liability arising out of litigation pending against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to M&T’s consolidated financial position, but at the present time is not in a position to determine whether such litigation will have a material adverse effect on M&T’s consolidated results of operations in any future reporting period.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     (a)  –  (b) Not applicable

     (c)

                                 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
                            (d)Maximum
                    (c)Total   Number (or
                    Number of   Approximate
                    Shares   Dollar Value)
                    (or Units)   of Shares
                    Purchased   (or Units)
    (a)Total           as Part of   that may yet
    Number   (b)Average   Publicly   be Purchased
    of Shares   Price Paid   Announced   Under the
    (or Units)   per Share   Plans or   Plans or
Period
  Purchased(1)
  (or Unit)
  Programs
  Programs(2)
July 1 – July 31, 2004
    389,101     $ 91.12       360,800       2,390,300  
August 1 – August 31, 2004
    550,114       95.10       550,000       1,840,300  
September 1 – September 30, 2004
    525,000       95.49       525,000       1,315,300  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,464,215     $ 94.18       1,435,800          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
         

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(1)   The total number of shares purchased during the periods indicated includes shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs and shares deemed to have been received from employees who exercised stock options by attesting to previously acquired common shares in satisfaction of the exercise price, as is permitted under M&T’s stock option plans.
 
(2)   On February 18, 2004, M&T announced a program to purchase up to 5 million of its common shares.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     (Not applicable.)

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     (None)

Item 5. Other Information.

     (None)

Item 6. Exhibits.

     The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

     
Exhibit    
No.
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

         
      M&T BANK CORPORATION
 
       
Date: November 5, 2004
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Pinto
     
 
      Michael P. Pinto
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
No.
   
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
 
   
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
 
   
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
 
   
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

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