AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of December 18, 2008 among Provident Bankshares Corporation, Merger Sub, as herein defined, and M&T Bank CorporationMerger Agreement • December 23rd, 2008 • M&t Bank Corp • State commercial banks • Maryland
Contract Type FiledDecember 23rd, 2008 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 18, 2008, (this “Plan”), among M&T Bank Corporation (“Parent”), Provident Bankshares Corporation (“Company”) and, from and after its accession to this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.15, Merger Sub.