**Exhibit 2.7****Agreement for Transfer of Equity Interest in Business Development Bank Limited**March __, 2007This Agreement for Transfer of Equity Interest in Business Development Bank Limited (hereinafterreferred to at the “**Agreement**”) is executed by and between:KASIKORNBANK Public Company Limited, with its registered office at No. 1, Soi Kasikornthai,Ratburana Road, Ratburana Sub-District, Ratburana District, Bangkok, Thailand (hereinafter referredto as “**Transferor**”);Charoen Pokphand Group Company Limited, with its registered office at C.P. Tower, No. 313, SilomRoad, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand (hereinafter referred to as “**CPG**”); andUnited Commercial Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank whose principal place ofbusiness is at 555 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA. (hereinafter referred to as the“**Transferee**”).NOW, THEREFORE, THE TRANSFEROR, CPG AND THE TRANSFEREE HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:1. The Transferor agrees to transfer to the Transferee all of the equity interest the Transferoracquired in exchange for Transferor’s previous investment of US$4,776,000 (hereinafterreferred to as the “**Transferor’s Equity Interest**”) in the Business Development Bank(hereinafter referred to as “**BDB**”), and the Transferee agrees to accept such Transferor’sEquity Interest in BDB from the Transferor at the price and under the conditions specified inthis Agreement; CPG hereby agrees that the total price payable for the Transferor’s EquityInterest under this Agreement shall be paid by CPG and at the Closing (as defined below) theTransferor’s Equity Interest shall be transferred and delivered to the Transferee. The totalprice payable by CPG for the Transferor’s Equity Interest shall be equivalent to the higher of(i) the then existing amount and book value of the Transferor’s Equity Interest in BDB asspecified in the most recent audited financial statement of BDB issued prior to the date ofapproval of the Concerned Authority (for avoidance of doubt, the said amount as of the date ofthe signing of this Agreement is US$5,197,989.56, and the said amount shall be adjusted if thebook value of the Transferor’s Equity Interest in BDB is changed upon Closing according to themost recent audited financial statement of BDB) and (ii) US$4,823,760.00. 2. The closing of the transfer (hereinafter referred to as the “**Closing**”) shall take place aspromptly as practicable after (i) the transfer has received the approval of the China BankingRegulatory Commission and/or any other concerned authority(ies) as may be necessary and/orrequired (hereinafter referred to as the “**Concerned Authority**”), and, subject to applicablelaw, in any case within 270 days after the date of this Agreement, and (ii) the Transferor hasreceived the payment of the price of the transfer of the Transferor’s Equity Interest from CPGfully and entirely. 3. As soon as practicable, and in any case within three months, after receiving approval for thetransfer from the Concerned Authority, the Transferor, CPG and the Transferee shall cause BDBto duly register the change of ownership of the
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  Transferor’s Equity Interest with the relevant registration authority as required by applicablelaw of the People’s Republic of China.4. Upon completion of the Closing, all of the rights and obligations of the Transferor under theArticles of Association of BDB and the investment contract among the existing shareholders ofBDB shall be assigned to the Transferee. The Transferee shall cause BDB to amend the Articlesof Association of BDB accordingly as soon as practicable, and in any case within one year,after the Closing. 5. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the People’sRepublic of China. 6. This Agreement is executed in English and Chinese counterparts. The two language texts shallhave equal validity and legal effect, but in the event of a conflict, the English versionshall prevail. 7. This Agreement shall not take effect until each of the Transferor, CPG and the Transferee, ortheir authorized representatives, have duly executed this Agreement and the ConcernedAuthority has duly approved this Agreement.[*The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank]*
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, both parties hereto have hereunder set their hands and affixed their companyseals (if any) hereunder on the date above written.     **KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED**                    (“Transferor”)     By/s/ Prasarn TrairatvorakulAuthorized Representative   (                                        )        /s/ Changrak Boonchayanurak  Witness     (                                        )       **CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP COMPANY LIMITED**          (“CPG”)     By /s/ Umroong Sanphasitrong Authorized Representative   (                                        )           Witness     (                                        )       **UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK**                                                  (“Transferee”)     By   Authorized Representative   (/s/ Thomas S. Wu)           Witness     (                                        )  
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