8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2014

 

 

M&T BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-9861   16-0968385

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York   14203
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) was held on April 15, 2014. At the 2014 Annual Meeting, shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals which included (i) the election of fourteen (14) directors, all of whom were then serving as directors of M&T, for one (1) year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) the approval of the compensation of M&T’s Named Executive Officers; and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of M&T for the year ending December 31, 2014. The voting results for each proposal, including the votes for and against or withheld, and any abstentions or broker non-votes, are described below. Abstentions and broker non-votes (if applicable) were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present, but were not treated as votes cast. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes (if applicable) did not have the effect of a vote for or against such proposal and were not counted in determining the number of votes required for approval.

The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to each director who was elected at the 2014 Annual Meeting:

 

NOMINEES:

   FOR      WITHHOLD      BROKER NON-VOTE  

Brent D. Baird

     102,382,695         5,691,680         10,464,432   

C. Angela Bontempo

     105,972,330         2,102,045         10,464,432   

Robert T. Brady

     105,525,425         2,548,950         10,464,432   

T. Jefferson Cunningham III

     106,279,585         1,794,790         10,464,432   

Mark J. Czarnecki

     106,405,361         1,669,014         10,464,432   

Gary N. Geisel

     87,716,508         20,357,867         10,464,432   

John D. Hawke, Jr.

     106,676,201         1,398,174         10,464,432   

Patrick W. E. Hodgson

     106,164,768         1,909,607         10,464,432   

Richard G. King

     97,298,603         10,775,772         10,464,432   

Jorge G. Pereira

     106,093,185         1,981,190         10,464,432   

Melinda R. Rich

     106,752,660         1,321,713         10,464,434   

Robert E. Sadler, Jr

     105,750,458         2,323,915         10,464,434   

Herbert L. Washington

     106,164,013         1,910,360         10,464,434   

Robert G. Wilmers

     105,776,022         2,298,351         10,464,434   


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

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

105,638,740   1,513,280   922,346   10,464,441

The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of M&T for the year ending December 31, 2014:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

117,866,372   384,758   287,677   *

 

 

* Not applicable


SIGNATURES

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

 

    M&T Bank Corporation
Date: April 21, 2014     By:   /s/ Marie King
      Name: Marie King
     

Title: Administrative Vice President and

        Corporate Secretary