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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):  May 24, 2012
 
PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 

Delaware
001-34066
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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):
 
 
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ITEM 5.07                      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 24, 2012, the following matters were submitted to and approved by a vote of the Company’s Stockholders:
 
(1)  
The election of three Class II directors for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2015 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
 
Directors
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Norman R. Bobins
55,281,397
3,109,094
5,097,796
James B. Nicholson
57,846,421
544,070
5,097,796
Alejandro Silva
57,862,736
527,755
5,097,796
 
(2)  
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012
 
For
Against
Abstain
63,198,477
278,523
11,287
(3)  
An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve  2011 executive compensation
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
51,682,915
5,313,554
1,394,022
5,097,796
 
Of the approximately 68.9 million shares eligible to vote as of the March 30, 2012 record date, approximately 63.5 million votes, or approximately 92.2 percent of the total shares outstanding, were represented at the meeting.

 
Item 9.01                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Press Release dated May 24, 2012 (furnished with the SEC as part of this Form 8-K)

 
 

 

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:  May 24, 2012
PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ Kevin M. Killips
 
 
Kevin M. Killips
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
   

 

 


 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS 
 
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Press Release dated May 24, 2012 (furnished with the SEC as part of this Form 8-K)