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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.