Capitol Bancorp Center
200 Washington Sq. North
Lansing, MI 48933

2777 East Camelback Road
Suite 375
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Analyst Contact:
Michael M. Moran
Chief of Capital Markets
877-884-5662

Media Contact:
Joal Redmond
Corporate Communications
602-977-3797

LANSING, Mich., and PHOENIX, Ariz.: August 31, 2005: Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE:CBC) will be a featured presenter at the West Coast Super-Community Bank Conference in San Francisco on Friday, September 9.

Michael M. Moran, Capitol Bancorp's chief of capital markets, will provide an overview of the company's unique operating model, financial performance and strategic growth initiatives to institutional investors and analysts from leading brokerage firms.

Capitol Bancorp, a community bank development company, opened its 38th community bank, Bank of San Francisco, on August 1. Bank of San Francisco is Capitol Bancorp's fifth community bank in California. Capitol Bancorp's total assets exceeded $3.3 billion at June 30, 2005, and in July the company announced its 52nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

The presentation will be webcast live on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 12:10 p.m. EDT . Webcast details are available at http://www.super-communitybanking.com/westcoast/webcast.htm. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

About Capitol Bancorp Limited
Capitol Bancorp Limited is a $3.3 billion community bank development company, with 38 individual bank charters and operations in eleven states. Capitol Bancorp Limited identifies opportunities for the development of new community banks, raises capital, mentors a community bank through its formative stages and manages its investments in its community banks. Each community bank has full local decision-making authority and is managed by an on-site president under the direction of a local board of directors composed of business leaders from the bank's community. Capitol Bancorp Limited was founded in 1988 and has executive offices in Lansing, Mich. and Phoenix , Ariz.