1 EXHIBIT 10(b1) FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITOL BANCORP, LTD. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN The Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan is hereby amended effective January 1, 1998 by replacing Section 2.1(t) with the following: 2.1 (t) Employer: Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., a bank holding company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, and the entities listed below, or their respective successor or successors and any other entity whose Board of Directors authorizes participation in this Plan where Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. by its Board of Directors has approved said participation. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. may also be referred to as the Primary Employer, as defined in Section 2.1(ss). Employers participating in the Plan in addition to Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. are: Name of Type of State of Date of Employer Entity Organization Participation -------- ------ ------------ ------------- Portage Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Capitol National Bank Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Ann Arbor Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Oakland Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Paragon Bank & Trust Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Grand Haven Bank Banking corp. Michigan Participating as of restatement date Macomb Community Bank Banking corp. Michigan Adopted as a restatement effective as of July 1, 1997 Brighton Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan Adopted as a restatement effective as of July 1, 1997 Sun Community Bancorp Limited Corporation Arizona January 1, 1998 Bank of Tucson Banking corp. Arizona January 1, 1998 Valley First Community Bank Banking corp. Arizona January 1, 1998 2 Each of the individual Employers named in this Section 2.1(t) may be referred to as an Employer Member. For purposes of Section 5.3, Employer also includes all members of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), all commonly controlled trades or businesses (as defined in Code Section 414(c) as modified by Code Section 415(h)) or affiliated service groups (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) of which the Employer is a part, and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to regulations under Code Section 414(o). CAPITOL BANCORP, LTD. Date: December 26, 1997 By: \s\ Joseph D. Reid ----------------- -------------------- Joseph D. Reid Chairman and CEO 3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITOL BANCORP, LTD. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN The Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan is hereby amended effective July 1, 1998 by adding the following participating employers at the end of the list therein contained: Name of Type of State of Date of Employer Entity Organization Participation - -------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Kent Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan July 1, 1998 Muskegon Commerce Bank Banking corp. Michigan July 1, 1998 CAPITOL BANCORP, LTD. Dated: December 21, 1998 By: \s\ Joseph D. Reid ----------------- -------------------- Joseph D. Reid Chairman and CEO KENT COMMERCE BANK Dated: December 7, 1998 By: \s\ David Veen ---------------- ---------------- David Veen President and CEO MUSKEGON COMMERCE BANK Dated: December 17, 1998 By: \s\ Robert McCarthy ----------------- --------------------- Robert McCarthy President and CEO