- Current report filing (8-K)
September 25 2009 - 2:00PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
September 25
, 2009
CAPITOL
BANCORP LTD.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
____________________________
Michigan
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-31708
(Commission
File No.)
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38-2761672
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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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):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO
MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
.
On September 25, 2009, Capitol Bancorp
Ltd. (“Capitol”) announced that it, along with its nine second-tier bank holding
companies, Michigan Commerce Bancorp Limited, Capitol Development Bancorp
Limited III, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited IV, Capitol Development Bancorp
Limited V, Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI, Capitol Development Bancorp
Limited VII, Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd., Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd. II,
and Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd. III, other nonbank subsidiaries, Michigan
Commerce Bank, Ann Arbor, Michigan, a state nonmember bank, and other insured
depository institutions had entered into an Agreement (the “FRB Agreement”) with
the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (“Federal Reserve”) on September 21,
2009.
The FRB
Agreement provides for certain actions to be taken in cooperation with the
Federal Reserve to ensure the continued safety and soundness of
the consolidated enterprise. The agreement provides for the
regulatory review of the company's strategic direction, the
preservation of capital and cash resources thru the restraint of dividends,
the development of contingency planning to address unanticipated capital needs,
and the development of risk management practices and continued appropriate
loan-loss reserve methodologies to protect the company in this recessionary
environment.
The
foregoing description of the FRB Agreement does not purport to be complete and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete copies of the document
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Written
Agreement between Capitol and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, dated
September 21, 2009.
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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: September
25, 2009
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CAPITOL
BANCORP LTD.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Cristin K.
Reid
Name:
Cristin K.
Reid
Title:
Corporate
President
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Written
Agreement between Capitol and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, dated
September 21, 2009.
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