April 16 (Reuters) - M&T Bank Corp:
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.76 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES WAS $43 MILLION IN INITIAL 2018 QUARTER, COMPARED WITH $55 MILLION IN CORRESPONDING 2017 QUARTER
* M&T BANK - NET CHARGE-OFFS OF LOANS WERE $41 MILLION DURING RECENT QUARTER, VERSUS $43 MILLION IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2017
* NET INTEREST INCOME EXPRESSED ON A TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS AGGREGATED $980 MILLION IN Q1 , UP 6% FROM FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2017
* M&T BANK - DURING RECENT QUARTER, INCREASED RESERVE FOR LITIGATION MATTERS BY $135 MILLION TO REFLECT STATUS OF PRE-EXISTING LITIGATION
* TANGIBLE EQUITY PER COMMON SHARE WAS $66.99 AT MARCH 31, 2018, COMPARED WITH $67.16 AT MARCH 31, 2017
* M&T BANK - INCREASED RESERVE FOR LITIGATION MATTERS REDUCED QTRLY NET INCOME BY $0.68/SHARE
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.23 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com)