form8k.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2009

CAPITOL BANCORP LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

____________________________

Michigan

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-31708

(Commission File No.)

38-2761672

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Capitol Bancorp Center

200 Washington Square North, Lansing, Michigan 48933

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On September 10, 2009, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. announced that it has extended its pending offers to exchange any and all issued and outstanding shares of Capitol Development Bancorp Limited III, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited IV, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited V and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI for units, consisting of shares of Trust-Preferred Securities issued by Capitol Trust XII, a Delaware statutory trust, and shares of the Company’s Series A Noncumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock.

The exchange offer was previously scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., Michigan time, on September 10, 2009, and has been extended until 11:59 p.m., Michigan time, on September 21, 2009.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Capitol Bancorp Ltd. on September 10, 2009 announcing Capitol Bancorp Ltd.’s extension of the deadline for acceptance of the exchange offer.

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: September 10, 2009	CAPITOL BANCORP LTD. (Registrant) By: /s/ Cristin K. Reid Name: Cristin K. Reid Title: Corporate President

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Capitol Bancorp Ltd. on September 10, 2009 announcing Capitol Bancorp Ltd.’s extension of the deadline for acceptance of the exchange offer.

Capitol Bancorp Center

200 Washington Square North

Lansing, MI 48933

2777 East Camelback Road

Suite 375

Phoenix, AZ 85016

www.capitolbancorp.com

Contacts:

Michael M. Moran

Chief of Capital Markets

877-884-5662

Stephanie Swan

Director of Shareholder

Services

517-487-6555

Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Extends Deadline for Acceptance of its Exchange Offers

LANSING, Mich., and PHOENIX, Ariz: September 10, 2009: Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (NYSE: CBC) (the “Corporation”) today announced that it has extended its pending offers to exchange any and all issued and outstanding shares of Capitol Development Bancorp Limited III, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited IV, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited V and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI (collectively, the “CDBL’s”) for units, consisting of shares of Trust-Preferred Securities issued by Capitol Trust XII, a Delaware statutory trust, and shares of the Corporation’s Series A Noncumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Offers”). The exchange offers were previously scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., Michigan time, on September 10, 2009, and have been extended until 11:59 p.m., Michigan time, on September 21, 2009.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. Solicitation of offers to exchange shares of the CDBL’s will only be made pursuant to the effective registration statement that the Corporation will file with the SEC.

About Capitol Bancorp Limited

Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) is a $5.7 billion national community banking company, with a network of bank operations in 17 states. It is the holder of the most individual bank charters in the country. Founded in 1988, Capitol Bancorp Limited has executive offices in Lansing, Michigan, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Forward Looking Statement

Certain statements in this announcement contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “estimates” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the company or any person acting on the Corporation’s behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements in this press release. The Corporation does not undertake any obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release.