| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PRIVATEBANCORP, INC [ PVTB ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/23/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/23/2017 | D | 49,123 | D | (1) | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Option To Purchase Common Stock | $35.16 | 06/23/2017 | D | 5,102 | 03/01/2018 | 02/20/2025 | Common Stock | 5,102 | (2) | 0 | D | ||||
| Option To Purchase Common Stock | $34.13 | 06/23/2017 | D | 5,212 | 03/01/2019 | 02/19/2026 | Common Stock | 5,212 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Phantom Stock Units | (4) | 06/23/2017 | D | 7,267.3494 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 7,267.3494 | (6) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents 7,477 shares of issuer common stock, 16,520 unvested restricted stock units, 7,774 vested restricted stock units, 5,849 shares of common stock issuable under performance share units granted to the reporting person in 2013, 9,990 shares of common stock issuable under performance share units granted to the reporting person in 2014 and 1,513 shares of common stock issuable under performance share units granted to the reporting person in 2015. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"), CIBC Holdco Inc. and the issuer, dated June 29, 2016, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of common stock of the issuer was converted into the right to receive: (i) $27.20 in cash; and (ii) 0.4176 common shares of CIBC. The closing price of CIBC common stock on June 22, 2017, the last trading day prior to the effective time of the merger, was $80.95 per share. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each unvested restricted stock unit award was converted into a cash-settled CIBC restricted stock unit award relating to 0.7572 CIBC common shares. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each vested restricted stock unit award was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment of $60.6452. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each performance share unit granted to the reporting person in 2013 was converted into a cash-settled CIBC restricted stock unit award relating to 0.7572 CIBC common shares. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each performance share unit granted to the reporting person in 2014 was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment of $60.6452. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each performance share unit granted to the reporting person in 2015 was converted on the Effective Date into a cash-settled CIBC restricted stock unit award relating to 0.7572 CIBC common shares. |
| 2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option was converted into an option to purchase 0.7572 shares of CIBC common stock for $46.43 per share. |
| 3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option was converted into an option to purchase 0.7572 shares of CIBC common stock for $45.07 per share. |
| 4. The phantom stock units convert to common stock of the Issuer on a 1-for-1 basis. |
| 5. The phantom stock units are to be settled in common stock of the Issuer upon the date previously elected by the reporting person. |
| 6. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each phantom stock unit of the issuer was converted into a cash-settled phantom stock unit of CIBC relating to 0.7572 shares of CIBC. |
| /s/ Zack Christensen, Attorney-in-Fact | 06/27/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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