Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On February 7, 2013, PrivateBancorp, Inc. announced it will present at the Sterne Agee Financial Institutions Investor Conference in Miami, Fla., on February 12, 2013. On February 13, 2013, the Company will present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum in Miami, Fla. The Company will also present at the Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Bank Conference in Boston, Mass., on February 27, 2013. 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 February 7, 2013 (furnished with the SEC as part of this Form 8-K)