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Dennis Klaeser, CFO
PrivateBancorp, Inc.
312-683-7100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PrivateBancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:PVTB)
Declares quarterly cash dividend
Chicago, November 21, 2005 … PrivateBancorp, Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 per share payable on December 30, 2005 to stockholders of record on December 16, 2005.
This dividend is unchanged from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share.