Notice from Crédit Agricole CIB

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, London Branch (“Crédit Agricole CIB”) has in its possession 14 safety deposit boxes the contents of which were deposited with the Bank (also previously known as Société de L’Indochine, Banque de L’indochine, Banque de L’indochine et de Suez, Bank Indosuez, Crédit Agricole Indosuez, Crédit Lyonnais and Calyon) between approximately 1900-1994. Crédit Agricole CIB has been seeking to trace persons with the right to possess the goods contained within those 14 safety deposit boxes.

By an Order dated 30 July 2025 (“the Order”), the High Court of England & Wales (Chancery Division) has permitted Crédit Agricole CIB to sell the goods and/or declared that it and any purchaser of the goods is immune from any liability in respect of any such sale. Crédit Agricole CIB proposes to sell the goods and to pay the proceeds of such sales into court following eduction of its costs as permitted by the Order.

If you believe that you have the right to possess the goods contained in one or more of the safety deposit boxes held by Crédit Agricole CIB at 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2DA and would like to lodge a claim to those goods, please do so by detailing, (with as much information as possible), the exact nature of the item, who it belonged to, when it was left with the Bank and the source of your right to possession e.g. grant of probate, by email at: LondonFSInvestigations@cacib.com Will open in a new tab or by post at Crédit Agricole CIB, 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2DA, FAO: Philip Walker, Head of Fraud & Complex Investigations / DMLRO (Crédit Agricole CIB UK). Any enquiry will be the subject of stringent review against the information held at Crédit Agricole CIB. Please also provide an address for service (either email, postal address or both) in order that Crédit Agricole CIB can provide you with documents relating to the Order made by the High Court.