EXHIBIT 12.1
M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Computations of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Year Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Excluding interest on deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (excluding interest on deposits) | $ | 274,584 | 347,166 | 671,946 | 735,257 | 561,686 | ||||||||||||||
Interest factor within rent expense (a) | 31,565 | 29,670 | 24,618 | 21,608 | 20,135 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 306,149 | 376,836 | 696,564 | 756,865 | 581,821 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 1,092,789 | 519,291 | 739,779 | 963,537 | 1,231,642 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 306,149 | 376,836 | 696,564 | 756,865 | 581,821 | |||||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 1,398,938 | 896,127 | 1,436,343 | 1,720,402 | 1,813,463 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits | x | 4.57 | 2.38 | 2.06 | 2.27 | 3.12 | ||||||||||||||
Including interest on deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 462,269 | 669,449 | 1,337,795 | 1,694,576 | 1,496,552 | ||||||||||||||
Interest factor within rent expense (a) | 31,565 | 29,670 | 24,618 | 21,608 | 20,135 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 493,834 | 699,119 | 1,362,413 | 1,716,184 | 1,516,687 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 1,092,789 | 519,291 | 739,779 | 963,537 | 1,231,642 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 493,834 | 699,119 | 1,362,413 | 1,716,184 | 1,516,687 | |||||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 1,586,623 | 1,218,410 | 2,102,192 | 2,679,721 | 2,748,329 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, including interest on deposits | x | 3.21 | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||||
(a) | The portion of rents shown as representative of the interest factor is one-third of total net operating lease expenses. |