8-K

UNITED STATES

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):  April 29, 2010

PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware	001-34066	36-3681151
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
120 S. LaSalle St. Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois		60603 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (312) 564-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 29, 2010, PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) announced that the Company’s management is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at the RBC 2010 Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions Conference in Boston on May 3, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release relating to the announcement, 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.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit   Description

99.1 Press Release dated April 29, 2010

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.

      Date:  April 29, 2010 PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.  

 By:   /s/Kevin M. Killips 0;

           Kevin M. Killips

Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS 

Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated April 29, 2010

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For further information:

Media Contact:

Amy Yuhn

312-564-1378

ayuhn@theprivatebank.com

Investor Relations Contact:

Beth Coronelli

312-564-6052

bcoronelli@theprivatebank.com

For Immediate Release

PrivateBancorp, Inc. to Present at the RBC 2010 Capital Markets'

Financial Institutions Conference

CHICAGO, April 29, 2010 – PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) today announced it will participate in the RBC 2010 Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions Conference in Boston on May 3 – May 4, 2010. Management is scheduled to present as part of a panel discussion titled “Taking Market Share and Managing Risk in the Upper Midwest” on May 3, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available at the following address: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc117/rbc_panel3/.  Investors may also access the webcast of the presentation at the company’s website at www.theprivatebank.com during the conference and for 30 days following the conference.

About PrivateBancorp, Inc.

PrivateBancorp, Inc., through its subsidiaries, delivers customized business and personal financial services to middle-market companies, as well as business owners, executives, entrepreneurs and families in all of the markets and communities we serve.   As of March 31, 2010, the Company had 34 offices in 10 states and $12.8 billion in assets.  Our website is www.theprivatebank.com.