For further information contact:
Dennis Klaeser, CFO
PrivateBancorp, Inc.
312-683-7100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Webcast of PrivateBancorp, Inc.’s
Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call
Chicago, December 31, 2007 -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) will webcast live its quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts on January 28, 2008 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 2007 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 2007 earnings prior to the opening of trading on January 28, 2008. 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 2008 earnings release is available.
PrivateBancorp, Inc., through its PrivateBank subsidiaries, provides distinctive, highly personalized, premium financial services to a growing array of successful entrepreneurial small to middle market public and privately held businesses, affluent individuals, wealthy families, professionals, entrepreneurs and real estate investors. The PrivateBank uses a European tradition of “private banking” as a model to develop lifetime relationships with its clients. Through a team of highly qualified managing directors, The PrivateBank delivers a sophisticated suite of tailored credit, treasury and wealth management solutions to meet its client’s personal and commercial financial needs. The Company, which had assets of $4.5 billion as of September 30, 2007, has 18 offices located in the Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City metropolitan areas.
Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations section of PrivateBancorp, Inc.’s website at http://www.pvtb.com.