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): October 6, 2008

CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	000-30062	56-2101930
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 700

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

(Address of principal executive offices)

 (919) 645-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (Zip Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 6, 2008, Capital Bank (“Capital Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Bank Corporation (“CBC”), and Michael R. Moore, Chief Financial Officer of CBC, and Viola V. Moore (the “Seller”) entered into a Real Estate Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Capital Bank will purchase the residential real estate now owned by the Seller and located at 16 Old Coach Road, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio 43402. The Agreement provides that the purchase price shall be $345,000 payable in full at closing, which is scheduled on October 15, 2008.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 of this form 8−K, and which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Document
Exhibit 10.1	Real Estate Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2008

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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: October 9, 2008	CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION
	By:  /s/ B. Grant Yarber
	B. Grant Yarber
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description of Document
Exhibit 10.1	Real Estate Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2008

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