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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number: 3235-0006
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2015
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: PRIVATE BANK & TRUST CO
Address: C/O PRIVATEBANCORP INC
120 S. LASALLE ST.
CHICAGO, IL  60603
Form 13F File Number: 028-10834

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: SUSAN P. VONDER HEIDE
Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone: 312.564.1740
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/S/ SUSAN P. VONDER HEIDE CHICAGO,  IL 10-07-2015
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 45
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,475
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 548,685
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
401   PJ Schmidt Invesment Mgmt Inc
407 028-05637 Advisory Research, Inc.
409 028-16577 Altair Advisers, LLC
410 028-12893 Zuckerman Inv. Group, LLC
411 028-01690 Anderson, Hoagland and Co
416 028-15785 Capstone Financial Advisors, Inc
417 028-10082 Chesley Taft and Associates LLC
423 028-05748 Duncker Streett
426 028-01526 Fiduciary Management Inc
432 028-10799 Geneva Investment Mgmt LLC
434 028-41992 Harris Associates
438 028-11379 Jacobus Wealth Management Inc.
441 028-03637 Lodestar Inv Counsel
443 028-28816 Mesirow Financial
451 028-06296 Optimum Investment Advisors
453 028-12009 Premier Asset Mgmt, LLC
457 028-10834 PVTB Insurance
458 028-10834 PVTB MICHIGAN
460 028-10834 PVTB
463 028-16429 Rothschild Investments
467   Schlindwein and Assoc (Bal-Grth)
473   Thomas S. Wallace
474 028-02698 William Blair and Co
478 028-05922 Gratry and Co.
480 028-10978 MeadowBrook Inv Advisors
483 028-02698 Wm Blair and Co.
485 028-12167 Azimuth
491 028-05922 Gratry
530 028-05210 JOHNSTON ASSET MANAGEMENT
546   Schlindwein and Assoc(Agg Grwth)
547   Schlindwein and Assoc(Growth)
548   Schlindwein and Assoc(Grwth-Inc)
549   Schlindwein and Assoc(Inc-Grwth)
920   TRINITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS
425   EXTERNAL-CLIENT DIRECTED
531 028-04434 HARDING LOEVNER
589 028-10613 SNOW CAPITAL
590 028-05620 BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS
591 028-11611 CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC
594 028-10648 DIAMOND HILL
539 028-03381 SEGALL, BRYANT AND HAMILL
954 028-13510 HIGH TOWER ADVISORS, LLC
592 028-03133 KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
604 028-06143 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
404 028-05030 FIDUCIARY ASSET MANAGEMENT