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

2777 East Camelback Road
Suite 375
Phoenix, AZ 85016

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

LANSING, Mich., and PHOENIX: Feb. 2, 2006: Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE:CBC) will be a featured presenter at the Southeast 2006 Super Community Bank Conference in Atlanta on Monday, February 6.

Cristin Reid English, Capitol Bancorp's Chief Operating Officer and 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.

The presentation will be webcast live on Monday, February 6, 2006, at 1:40 p.m. ET. Webcast details are available at http://www.super-communitybanking.com/se/webcast.htm. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

Capitol Bancorp, a $3.5 billion national community bank development company, recently reported record fourth quarter earnings exceeding $10 million, which represents an increase of more than 26 percent over the fourth quarter 2004. With record diluted earnings per share of $0.64 in the recent quarter advancing 23 percent versus last year, the Corporation also announced an increase of its quarterly dividend to $0.20 per common share.

About Capitol Bancorp Limited
Capitol Bancorp Limited is a $3.5 billion national community bank development company, with 41 individual bank charters and operations in thirteen 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.