Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call Announced by Capital Bank Corporation

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bank Corporation
(Nasdaq:CBKN) will host a conference call on Wednesday, January 21, 2009
beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of the call will be to provide
interested parties with financial information regarding the quarter ended
December 31, 2008. The Company plans to release financial results for the
quarter ended December 31, 2008 on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

For those without access to the Internet, the conference call can be accessed by
calling 1-800-894-5910, meeting ID: CBKN.

Date: January 21, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet:

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):

http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=34891&k=CE6D8A58

Telephone: 1-800-894-5910, CBKN
A webcast replay will available until February 28, 2009 at Capital Bank
Corporation's website at www.capitalbank-nc.com.

Capital Bank Corporation, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., with approximately
$1.6 billion in total assets, offers a broad range of financial services.
Capital Bank operates 32 banking offices in Asheville (4), Burlington (4), Cary,
Clayton, Fayetteville (3), Graham (2), Hickory, Mebane, Morrisville, Oxford,
Parkton, Pittsboro, Raleigh (5), Sanford (3), Siler City, Wake Forest and
Zebulon. The company's website is www.capitalbank-nc.com.

Information provided during this webcast contains forward-looking statements.
These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially are discussed in Capital Bank Corporation's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K,
its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Please
refer to the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov where
you can review those documents. Capital Bank Corporation does not undertake a
duty to update any forward-looking statements made during this webcast.

Shortly after the conclusion of this webcast, a replay will be made available at
Capital Bank Corporation's website at www.capitalbank-nc.com. Please remember
that this discussion is current only at the time of the live call, and replay
listeners should refer to Capital Bank Corporation's press releases and
Securities and Exchange Commission filings for updates.

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CONTACT: Capital Bank Corporation
B. Grant Yarber (President and Chief Executive Officer)
919-645-3494
gyarber@capitalbank-nc.com