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): March 3, 2009
PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | 000-25887 | 36-3681151 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) | ||
120 S. LaSalle Ste. 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)
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Item 5.02(c) — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointments of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed, Kevin M. Killips was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company and The PrivateBank and Trust Company effective as of March 3, 2009.
Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 5, 2009, PrivateBancorp, Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share payable on March 31, 2009 to stockholders of record on March 17, 2009. This dividend is a decrease from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share. 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 March 5, 2009 |
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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: March 5, 2009 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Killips |
| Kevin M. Killips | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| Press Release dated March 5, 2009 |
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