FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Eilian Amanda 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/08/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Capitol Acquisition Corp [CLA] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP., 509 7TH STREET, N.W. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20004 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 6,504,684 (1) I Held by Capitol Acquisition Management LLC (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (3)	  (4)	11/07/2012	Common Stock	160,000	$ 7.5	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Eilian Amanda C/O CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP. 509 7TH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20004	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Amanda Eilian		11/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes up to 848,434 shares of common stock which are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters' over-allotment option in the Issuer's initial public offering is not exercised in full or expires unexercised.
(2)	The reporting person holds a minority interest in Capitol Acquisition Management LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose except to the extent of her pecuniary interest in such securities.
(3)	These warrants will be purchased by Ms. Eilian simultaneously with the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(4)	The warrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination and November 8, 2008.

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