Ralph Mandell, CEO of PrivateBancorp, Inc. ,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Monday, November 20, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

PrivateBancorp, Inc.
[PVTB]

Ralph Mandell, CEO of PrivateBancorp, Inc. (PVTB) presides over the opening bell in conjunction with its investor day conference.

PrivateBancorp, Inc. was organized in 1989 to provide distinctive, highly personalized premium financial services primarily to privately held businesses, affluent individuals, wealthy families, professionals, entrepreneurs and real estate investors for their personal and professional interests. The Company uses a European tradition of "private banking" as a model to develop lifetime relationships with its clients. Utilizing a team of highly qualified managing directors, PrivateBank tailors products and services to meet each client's needs in personal and commercial banking services and wealth management services. The Company, which had assets of $3.9 billion as of September 30, 2006, has 14 offices located in the Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and St. Louis metropolitan areas. The Company recently announced it would enter the Atlanta, GA and Kansas City, MO markets.
Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations section of PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s website http://www.pvtb.com

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