8-K

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): December 19, 2005

PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter.)

Commission File Number: 000-25887

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	36-3681151 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Ten North Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)	60602 (Zip Code)

(312) 683-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 19, 2005, PrivateBancorp, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it will webcast live its quarterly conference call with financial analysts regarding its earnings results for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. The call will be held on January 17, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Central time). Access to the call will be available via a link called "Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Call" on the investor relations page of the Company's Internet website at www.pvtb.com. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release relating to the conference call, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Note: the information in this report (including the exhibits) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed a determination or an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

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.

	PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
By:	/s/ Ralph B. Mandell
Name:	Ralph B. Mandell
Title:	Chairman, President and
	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	December 19, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated December 19, 2005

EX-99.1

For further information contact:

Dennis Klaeser, CFO

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

312-683-7100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Webcast of PrivateBancorp, Inc.’s

Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

Chicago, December 19, 2005 -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) will webcast live its quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts on January 17, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Central Time). Access to the call will be available via a link called "Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Call" on the investor relations page of PrivateBancorp Inc.’s Internet site at www.pvtb.com.

The Company plans to release its fourth quarter 2005 earnings prior to the opening of trading on January 17, 2006. The earnings release also will be posted on the Company’s website.

The webcast and call will feature a brief discussion of the earnings release, followed by questions from professional investors invited to participate in the interactive portion of the discussion. Parties accessing the webcast will be in a "listen-only" mode.

Following the live webcast, an archived replay of the call will be available on the PrivateBancorp, Inc. website beginning approximately two hours after the call ends. The replay will remain available until the first quarter 2006 earnings release is available.

PrivateBancorp was organized in 1989 to provide highly personalized financial services primarily to affluent individuals, professionals, owners of closely-held businesses and commercial real estate investors. The Company uses a European tradition of “private banking” as a model to develop lifetime relationships with its clients. Utilizing a team of highly qualified managing directors, The PrivateBank tailors products and services to meet each client’s needs in personal and commercial banking services and wealth management services. The Company, which had assets of $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2005, has 13 offices located in the Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and St. Louis metropolitan areas.

Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations section of PrivateBancorp, Inc.’s website at http://www.pvtb.com.