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): May 7, 2015

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 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 May 7, 2015, PrivateBancorp, Inc. announced that the Company's management is scheduled to present at the D.A. Davidson Financial Institutions Conference on May 12, 2015, at 9:55 a.m. Mountain 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 item of this report (including the exhibit) 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 May 7, 2015 (furnished to the SEC as part of this Form 8-K)

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: May 7, 2015	PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
	By: /s/ Kevin M. Killips
	Kevin M. Killips
	Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS 

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 7, 2015 (furnished to the SEC as part of this Form 8-K)