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: Feb. 22, 2006: CCapitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE:CBC) will be a featured presenter at the Midwest 2006 Super Community Bank Conference in Chicago on Tuesday, February 28.

Capitol Bancorp Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph D. Reid will be joined by Michael M. Moran, Chief of Capital Markets, and Lee W. Hendrickson, Chief Financial Officer, to 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 Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at 11:50 a.m. CT/ 12:50 p.m. ET with a replay available for 30 days following the event. Webcast details are located at
http://www.super-communitybanking.com/midwest.htm

About Capitol Bancorp Limited
Capitol Bancorp Limited is a $3.5 billion national community bank development company, with 42 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.