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Report Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of</font></div>
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Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;July 7, 2010 (June 30,
2010)</font></div>
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487-6555</font></div>
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2010, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (<font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Capitol&#8221;</font>)&#160;issued
95,000 shares of its Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the <font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Series A
Preferred&#8221;</font>) to one of its intermediate bank development affiliates.&#160;
The issuance price was $100.00 per share, for an aggregate issuance price of
$9,500,000.&#160;&#160;The shares of the Series A Preferred were sold in a
private placement transaction, exempt from registration under the federal
securities laws pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the <font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Securities
Act&#8221;</font>) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities
Act.&#160;&#160;There was no general solicitation or advertising.</font></div>
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30, 2010, Capitol filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for
the Series A Preferred with the Department of Labor and Economic Growth of the
State of Michigan. A copy of the Certificate of Designations is attached hereto
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      and Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A Noncumulative
      Perpetual Preferred Stock, as filed with the Department of Labor and
      Economic Growth of Michigan on June 30,
2010.</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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form8kcod.htm
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): July 7, 2010 (June 30,
2010)
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)
(517)
487-6555
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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):
o
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
o
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item 3.02.
Unregistered
      Sales of Equity Securities.
On June 30,
2010, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (
"Capitol"
) issued
95,000 shares of its Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the
"Series A
Preferred"
) to one of its intermediate bank development affiliates. 
The issuance price was $100.00 per share, for an aggregate issuance price of
$9,500,000.  The shares of the Series A Preferred were sold in a
private placement transaction, exempt from registration under the federal
securities laws pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the
"Securities
Act"
) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities
Act.  There was no general solicitation or advertising.
Item 5.03.
Amendments
      to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
    Year.
On June
30, 2010, Capitol filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for
the Series A Preferred with the Department of Labor and Economic Growth of the
State of Michigan. A copy of the Certificate of Designations is attached hereto
as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits.
3.1
Amended
      and Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A Noncumulative
      Perpetual Preferred Stock, as filed with the Department of Labor and
      Economic Growth of Michigan on June 30,
2010.
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.
CAPITOL BANCORP
LTD.
Dated:
July 7,
2010
/s/Cristin K.
Reid
By:
Cristin K. Reid
Its:  Corporate
President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended
      and Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A
      Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, as filed with the Department
      of Labor and Economic Growth of Michigan on June 30,
  2010.