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Report Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of</font></div>
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">October 7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">, 2009</font></font></div>
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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 (<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">see </font>General
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
October 7, 2009, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. announced that it has terminated its
exchange offers to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of
Capitol Development Bancorp Limited III, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited IV,
Capitol Development Bancorp Limited V and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI
(each a<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font>&#8220;CDBL&#8221;
and collectively, the<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font>&#8220;CDBLs&#8221;)
without accepting for exchange or exchanging any shares of the common stock of
any of the CDBLs.&#160;&#160;Shares of the CDBLs previously tendered pursuant to
the exchange offers will be promptly returned to the tendering
holders.</font></div>
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Bancorp Ltd.&#8217;s announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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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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form8k.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):
October 7
, 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)
(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):
x
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 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.
On
October 7, 2009, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. announced that it has terminated its
exchange offers to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of
Capitol Development Bancorp Limited III, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited IV,
Capitol Development Bancorp Limited V and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI
(each a
"CDBL"
and collectively, the
"CDBLs")
without accepting for exchange or exchanging any shares of the common stock of
any of the CDBLs.  Shares of the CDBLs previously tendered pursuant to
the exchange offers will be promptly returned to the tendering
holders.
Capitol
Bancorp Ltd.'s announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01.
FINANCIAL
      STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)            Exhibits
Exhibit
      No.
Description
99.1
Press
      release issued by Capitol Bancorp Ltd. on October 7, 2009 announcing
      Capitol Bancorp Ltd.'s termination of the exchange
  offer.
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 7, 2009
CAPITOL
      BANCORP LTD.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Cristin K.
      Reid
Name:
Cristin K.
      Reid
Title:
Corporate
      President
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
      No.
Description
99.1
Press
      release issued by Capitol Bancorp Ltd. on October 7, 2009 announcing
      Capitol Bancorp Ltd.'s termination of the exchange
  offer.