Webcast of PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

CHICAGO, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PVTB) will webcast live its quarterly earnings conference call with financial
analysts on April 27, 2009, at 11a.m. EDT (10a.m. CDT). Access to the call
will be available via a link called "First Quarter 2009 Earnings Call" on the
investor relations page of PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s Internet site at
www.theprivatebank.com.

The Company plans to release its first quarter 2009 earnings prior to the
opening of trading on April 27, 2009. 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 second quarter 2009
earnings release is available.

About PrivateBancorp, Inc.

PrivateBancorp, Inc. is a growing diversified financial services company with
23 offices in nine states and more than $10 billion in assets as of December
31, 2008. Through its subsidiaries, PrivateBancorp delivers customized
business and personal financial services to middle-market commercial and
commercial real estate companies, as well as business owners, executives,
entrepreneurs and wealthy families.

Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations section under
the "About Us" tab on PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s website at
www.theprivatebank.com.

SOURCE PrivateBancorp, Inc.

Amy Yuhn, Director of Communications of PrivateBancorp, Inc., +1-312-564-1378,
ayuhn@theprivatebank.com