URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC
10-Q, 1999-06-14
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549



                  Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For Quarter Ended April 30, 1999                  Commission File Number 1-12803
                  --------------                                         -------

                         URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
                  -------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

MARYLAND                                                              04-2458042
- --------                                                              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)

321 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, CT                                       06830
- ----------------------------------                                       -----
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (203) 863-8200

The  number of  shares of  Registrant's  Common  Stock and Class A Common  Stock
outstanding  as of the close of period  covered by this report  were:  5,256,192
Common Shares, par value $.01 per share and 5,437,157 Class A Common Shares, par
value $.01 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                            Yes [X]          No  [ ]

THE SEC FORM 10-Q,  FILED HEREWITH,  CONTAINS 13 PAGES,  NUMBERED  CONSECUTIVELY
FROM 1 TO13 INCLUSIVE, OF WHICH THIS PAGE IS 1.


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                                      INDEX

                         URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.      Financial Statements (Unaudited)

             Consolidated Balance Sheets--April 30, 1999 and October 31, 1998.

             Consolidated  Statements  of  Income--Three  months ended April 30,
             1999 and 1998; Six months ended April 30, 1999 and 1998

             Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows--Six  months ended April 30,
             1999 and 1998.

             Consolidated  Statements of Stockholders'  Equity--Six months ended
             April 30, 1999 and 1998.

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - April 30, 1999.

Item 2.      Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition  and
             Results of Operations.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

SIGNATURES
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URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  ASSETS                                                                        April 30,        October 31,
                                                                                  1999             1998
                                                                                  ----             ----
                                                                               (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>          <C>
  Real Estate Investments:
      Properties owned-- at cost, net of accumulated depreciation                $135,658     $122,975
      Properties available for sale - at cost, net of accumulated
        depreciation and recoveries                                                19,304       20,350
      Investment in unconsolidated joint venture                                    9,515        9,470
      Mortgage notes receivable                                                     2,555        2,607
                                                                                    -----        -----
                                                                                  167,032      155,402

  Cash and cash equivalents                                                         1,790        3,900
  Interest and rent receivable                                                      2,740        2,445
  Deferred charges, net of accumulated amortization                                 2,131        2,320
  Other assets                                                                      2,406          972
                                                                                    -----          ---
                                                                                 $176,099     $165,039
                                                                                 ========     ========
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  Liabilities:
  Bank loans                                                                      $ 8,000      $ 6,000
  Mortgage notes payable                                                           39,007       32,900
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                             1,126        1,127
  Deferred directors' fees and officers' compensation                                 135          646
  Other liabilities                                                                 1,688        1,450
                                                                                    -----        -----
                                                                                   49,956       42,123
                                                                                  -------       ------

  Minority Interests                                                                5,163        2,125
                                                                                    -----        -----

  Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized: 8.99%
      Series B Senior  Cumulative  Preferred stock,  (liquidation  preference of
      $100 per share); 350,000 shares issued and outstanding in 1999 and 1998      33,462       33,462
                                                                                   ------       ------

  Stockholders' Equity:
      Excess stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
         none issued and outstanding                                                 -             -
      Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized;
         5,256,192 and 5,221,602 outstanding shares in 1999 and 1998, respectively     52           52
      Class A Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
         5,437,157 and 5,193,650 outstanding shares in 1999 and 1998, respectively     55           52
      Additional paid in capital                                                  120,790      118,558
      Cumulative distributions in excess of net income                            (31,215)     (29,699)
      Unamortized restricted stock compensation and notes receivable
        from officers/stockholders                                                 (2,164)      (1,634)
                                                                                  -------      -------
                                                                                   87,518       87,329
                                                                                   ------       ------
                                                                                 $176,009     $165,039
                                                                                 ========     ========
</TABLE>
       The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an
                     integral part of these balance sheets.

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URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Six Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                                                      April 30                April 30
                                                                ---------------------  ---------------------
                                                                      1999     1998      1999       1998
                                                                      ----     ----      ----       ----
<S>                                                                <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
Revenues:
    Operating leases                                               $14,010   $11,236    $7,331     $5,711
    Financing leases                                                   132       177        62         89
    Interest and other                                                 280       845       130        617
    Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture                   162        61       128         33
                                                                       ---        --       ---         --
                                                                    14,584    12,319     7,651      6,450
                                                                    ------    ------     -----      -----
Operating Expenses:
    Property expenses                                                4,498     3,790     2,348      1,896
    Interest                                                         1,820     1,347       943        419
    Depreciation and amortization                                    2,857     2,262     1,467      1,046
    General and administrative expenses                              1,331       986       717        463
    Directors' fees and expenses                                       103       106        52         47
                                                                       ---       ---        --         --
                                                                    10,609     8,491     5,527      3,871
                                                                    ------     -----     -----      -----

Operating  Income before Minority Interests                          3,975     3,828     2,124      2,579

    Minority Interests in Results of Consolidated Joint Ventures       192        70        88         70
                                                                       ---        --        --         --

Net Income                                                           3,783     3,758     2,036      2,509

   Preferred Stock Dividends                                       (1,573)     (988)     (787)      (778)
                                                                   -------     -----     -----      -----

Net Income Applicable to Common and  Class A Common
Stockholders                                                        $2,210    $2,770    $1,249     $1,731
                                                                    ======    ======    ======     ======
Basic Earnings per Share:
Common                                                                $.21      $.26      $.12       $.16
                                                                      ====      ====      ====       ====
Class A Common                                                        $.22      $.28      $.12       $.18
                                                                      ====      ====      ====       ====
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
Common                                                               5,080     5,130     5,077      5,123
                                                                     =====     =====     =====      =====
Class A Common                                                       5,228     5,130     5,281      5,123
                                                                     =====     =====     =====      =====
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Common                                                                $.21      $.26      $.12       $.16
                                                                      ====      ====      ====       ====
Class A Common                                                        $.22      $.28      $.12       $.18
                                                                      ====      ====      ====       ====

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
Common and Common Equivalent                                         5,133     5,298     5,200      5,291
                                                                     =====     =====     =====      =====
Class A Common and Class A Common Equivalent                         5,539     5,298     5,747      5,291
                                                                     =====     =====     =====      =====
</TABLE>

       The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an
                       integral part of these statements.

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URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Months Ended April 30,
                                                                               ----------------------
                                                                                 1999         1998
                                                                                 ----         ----
<S>                                                                            <C>          <C>
      Operating Activities:
      Net income                                                               $3,783       $3,758
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
          by operating activities:
          Depreciation and amortization                                         2,857        2,262
          Compensation expense relating to  restricted stock                      231          130
          Recovery of investment in properties owned
             subject to financing leases                                          608          564
          Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture                      (162)         (61)
          (Increase) decrease in interest and rent receivable                   (295)          332
          (Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses                     (1)        (526)
          (Increase) in other assets and other liabilities, net               (1,457)        (165)
                                                                              -------        -----
          Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                             5,564        6,294
                                                                                -----        -----

      Investing Activities:
          Acquisitions of properties                                          (4,592)      (3,535)
          Deposits on acquisitions                                              (250)        (300)
          Improvements to properties and deferred charges                     (1,317)        (968)
          Investment in unconsolidated joint venture                            (383)         (27)
          Distributions received from unconsolidated Joint Venture                500            -
          Payments received on mortgage notes receivable                           52          949
          Miscellaneous                                                           345            -
                                                                                  ---          ---
          Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities                             (5,645)      (3,881)
                                                                              -------      -------

      Financing Activities:
          Proceeds from sale of preferred stock                                   ---       33,462
          Sales of additional Common and Class A Common shares                  2,008          152
          Proceeds from bank loan                                               2,000            -
          Dividends paid on Common and Class A Common shares                  (3,726)      (3,278)
          Dividends paid on Preferred Stock                                   (1,573)        (988)
          Purchases of Common and Class A Common shares                         (534)          ---
          Payments on mortgage notes payable                                    (204)     (23,614)
                                                                                -----     --------

          Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities                 (2,029)        5,734
                                                                              -------        -----

      Net (Decrease) Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents                    (2,110)        8,147
      Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                          3,900        1,922
                                                                                -----        -----

      Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                               $1,790      $10,069
                                                                               ======      =======
</TABLE>

       The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an
                       integral part of these statements.

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URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          Unamortized
                                       Common Stock     Class A Common Stock                              Restricted
                                   ------------------    --------------------               (Cumulative      Stock
                                  Outstanding            Outstanding          Additional   Distributions  Compensation
                                    Number of     Par      Number of    Par    Paid In      In Excess of   and Notes
                                     Shares      Value      Shares     Value   Capital       Net Income)   Receivable    Total
                                   ----------    -----      -------    ------  --------     -------------  -----------   ------
<S>                                 <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>     <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>

Balances - October 31, 1997         5,167,495     $51            -    $    -  $117,763          $(28,530)       $(994)  $88,290
Net Income Applicable to
Common and Class A Common                   -       -            -         -        -              2,770            -     2,770
stockholders
One-for-one stock split
  Effected in the form of a
 Dividend of a new issue of
 Class A Common Stock                       -       -    5,226,991        52       (52)                -            -        -
Cash dividends paid :
  Common Stock ($.64 per share)             -       -            -         -        -             (3,278)           -    (3,278)
Sale of additional Common shares
  Under dividend reinvestment           7,414       -            -         -       140                 -            -       140
  plan
Exercise of stock options                 874       -            -         -        12                 -            -       12
Common shares issued under
  Restricted stock plan - net          47,750       -            -         -       971                 -         (971)       -
Amortization of restricted stock
   compensation                             -       -            -         -        -                  -          133       133
                                   ----------     ---    ---------       ---  --------           -------      -------   -------
Balances - April 30, 1998           5,223,533     $51    5,226,991       $52  $118,834          $(29,038)     $(1,832)  $88,067
                                   ==========     ===    =========       ===  ========           =======      =======   =======
Balances - October 31, 1998         5,221,602     $52    5,193,650       $52  $118,558          $(29,699)     $(1,634)  $87,329
Net Income Applicable to
Common and Class A Common
stockholders                                -       -            -         -        -              2,210            -     2,210
Cash dividends paid :
  Common Stock ($.34  per share)            -       -            -         -        -             (1,720)           -    (1,720)
  Class A Common Stock ($.38
  Per share)                                -       -            -         -        -             (2,006)           -    (2,006)
Sale of additional Common shares
 and Class A Common shares             32,000       -      202,000         2     1,863                 -            -     1,865
Sale of additional Common shares
  and Class A Common shares
  under dividend reinvestment plan      8,390       -        9,007         -       143                 -            -       143
  Common and Class A shares issued
  under restricted stock plan          46,500       1       46,500         1       759                 -         (761)       -
Amortization of restricted stock
  compensation                              -       -            -         -        -                  -          231       231
Purchases of shares                   (52,300)     (1)     (14,000)        -      (533)                -            -      (534)
                                     --------     ---    ---------        --      -----          -------          ---      -----
Balances - April 30, 1999           5,256,192     $52    5,437,157       $55  $120,790          $(31,215)     $(2,164)  $87,518
                                    =========     ===    =========       ===  ========         =========     ========   =======

</TABLE>


         The  accompanying  notes to  consolidated  financial  statements are an
integral part of these statements.


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                                 URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
                     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                                         APRIL 30, 1999


Business

Urstadt Biddle  Properties Inc., (the "Company") a real estate investment trust,
is engaged in the  acquisition,  ownership and  management  of  commercial  real
estate,   primarily   neighborhood   and  community   shopping  centers  in  the
northeastern  part of the United States.  Other assets include office and retail
buildings  and  industrial  properties.  The  Company's  major  tenants  include
supermarket chains and other retailers who sell basic necessities.

Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying   unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the
accounts of the Company,  its wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  and joint ventures in
which the Company has the  ability to control  the affairs of the  venture.  All
significant  intercompany  transactions and balances have been  eliminated.  The
Company's  investment  in an  unconsolidated  joint venture in which it does not
exercise  control is  accounted  for by the  equity  method of  accounting.  The
financial  statements have been prepared in accordance  with generally  accepted
accounting   principles  for  interim   financial   information   and  with  the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain  information
and footnote  disclosures  normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles have been omitted. In
the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  of normal  recurring
accruals)  considered  necessary  for a fair  presentation  have been  included.
Results of operations for the three- and six-month  periods ended April 30, 1999
are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending October 31, 1999. It is suggested that these financial statements be read
in conjunction  with the financial  statements and notes thereto included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1998.

Earnings Per Share

The Company has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128
- - "Earnings Per Share".  Statement No. 128 replaces the  presentation of primary
and fully diluted earnings per share ("EPS")  pursuant to Accounting  Principles
Board Opinion No. 25 with the  presentation  of basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS
excludes  the impact of dilutive  shares and is computed by dividing  net income
applicable to Common and Class A Common  stockholders  by the weighted number of
Common shares and Class A Common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS
reflects  the  potential  dilution  that  could  occur  if  securities  or other
contracts  to issue  Common  shares or Class A Common  shares were  exercised or
converted  into  Common  shares or Class A Common  shares and then shared in the
earnings of the  Company.  Since the cash  dividends  declared on the  Company's
Class A Common stock are higher than the dividends declared on the Common Stock,
basic and diluted EPS have been  calculated  using the "two-class"  method.  The
two-class method is an earnings  allocation formula that determines earnings per
share  for each  class of common  stock  according  to  dividends  declared  and
participation rights in undistributed earnings.


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The following table sets forth the reconciliation  between basic and diluted EPS
(in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Six Months Ended       Three Months Ended
                                                                                       April 30,                 April 30,
                                                                                   1999        1998        1999          1998
                                                                                   ----        ----         ----          ----
<S>                                                                                <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>

NUMERATOR
Net income  applicable to Common  Stockholders - basic                            $1,043      $1,319       $  589       $  824
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Operating partnership units                                                         44          33           44           33
                                                                                  ------      ------      -------       ------
Net income applicable to Common Stockholders - diluted                            $1,087      $1,352       $  633       $  857
                                                                                  ======      ======      =======       ======

DENOMINATOR
Denominator for basic EPS - weighted average Common shares                         5,080       5,130        5,077        5,123
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and awards                                                            52         113           68          113
  Operating partnership units (a)                                                     _           55           55           55
                                                                                   -----       -----        -----        ------
Denominator for diluted EPS - weighted average Common equivalent shares            5,133       5,298        5,200         5,291
                                                                                   =====       =====        =====         =====
NUMERATOR
Net income applicable to Class A Common Stockholders - basic                      $1,167      $1,451       $  660         $ 907
Effect of dilutive securities:
Operating partnership units (a)                                                      105          37           44            37
                                                                                   -----       -----        -----         -----
Net income applicable to Class A Common Stockholders - diluted                    $1,272      $1,488       $  704          $944
                                                                                   =====       =====        =====         =====
DENOMINATOR
Denominator for basic EPS - weighted average Class A Common shares                 5,228       5,130        5,281         5,123
Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and awards                                                            66         113           83           113
  Operating partnership units                                                        245          55          383            55
                                                                                     ---       -----        -----         -----
Denominator for diluted EPS - weighted average Class A Common equivalent
 shares                                                                            5,539       5,298        5,747         5,291
                                                                                   =====       =====        =====         =====
</TABLE>
(a)  The Class A Common  equivalent shares for the six - and three month periods
     ended  April 30,  1999 and the Common  equivalent  shares for the six month
     period ended April 30, 1999 exclude 54,553 shares for operating partnership
     units.  These  securities  were not included in the  calculation of diluted
     earnings per share because the effect would be antidilutive.

Stockholders' Equity

On June 16, 1998,  the Board of Directors  declared a special stock  dividend on
the Company's  Common Stock  consisting of one share of a newly created class of
Class A Common  Stock,  par value $.01 per share for each share of the Company's
Common Stock.  The Class A Common Stock  entitles the holder to 1/20 of one vote
per share.  Each share of Common Stock and Class A Common  Stock have  identical
rights with respect to dividends  except that each share of Class A Common Stock
will receive not less than 110% of the regular quarterly  dividends paid on each
share of Common Stock. The stock dividend was paid on August 14, 1998. An amount
equal to the par value of the Class A Common shares issued was transferred  from
additional paid in capital to Class A Common Stock. All references to the number
of common shares,  except authorized  shares, and per share amounts elsewhere in
the consolidated  financial  statements have been adjusted to reflect the effect
of the stock dividend for all periods presented.

During fiscal 1999,  the Company sold 200,000 Class A Common shares in a private
placement with certain individual investors for net proceeds of $1.6 million.

The Company has a Restricted  Stock Plan (Plan) which  provides for the grant of
restricted  stock awards to key  employees  of the Company.  The Plan allows for
restricted  stock awards of up to an aggregate of 250,000  Class A Common shares
or Common  shares.  During the six months  ended  April 30,  1999,  the  Company
awarded  46,500 Common shares and 46,500 Class A Common  shares  (50,250  Common
shares in 1998) to participants in the Plan as an incentive for future services.
The shares vest after five years.  Dividends on vested and non-vested shares are
paid as  declared.  The market  value of shares  awarded  has been  recorded  as
unamortized  restricted stock  compensation and is shown as a separate component
of stockholder's  equity.  Unamortized  restricted  stock  compensation is being
amortized to expense over the five year vesting period.

In fiscal  1996,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  authorized  a program  to
purchase up to one  million of the  Company's  Class A Common and Common  shares
periodically.  During the six months ended April


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30, 1999, the Company  purchased  52,300 Common shares and 14,000 Class A Common
shares at an aggregate cost of $534,000.

Real Estate Investments

On December 11, 1998,  the Company  acquired the general  partner  interest in a
limited  partnership which owns the Arcadian Shopping Center in Briarcliff,  New
York. The limited  partners  contributed the property  subject to a $6.3 million
first mortgage and are entitled to preferential  distributions of cash flow from
the property.  The limited  partners have a right to exchange a portion of their
interests  for cash and may after a specified  period put the remainder of their
limited partnership interests to the Company for either cash or units of Class A
Common stock of the Company.  On January 9, 1999, two limited partners exchanged
their units for cash of approximately $2,025,000.  The Company has the option to
purchase the limited  partners  interests after a specified period for cash. The
partnership  agreement,  among other things,  places certain restrictions on the
sale or refinancing of the property without the limited  partners' consent for a
specified  period;   thereafter  the  partnership   agreement  imposes  no  such
restrictions.  The limited partners  interest in the partnership is reflected in
the accompanying consolidated financial statements as minority interest.

The  contribution of property by the limited partners to the partnership and the
assumption of the first mortgage by the partnership  represent noncash investing
and financing  activities  and  therefore  are not included in the  accompanying
consolidated statement of cash flows.

In February  1999,  the Company  purchased a 28,000 square foot retail  property
including  four acres of land  adjacent to the  Arcadian  Shopping  Center for a
purchase price of $1,900,000, all cash.

Commitments

The Company has  contracted to purchase two retail  properties  for an aggregate
purchase  cost of $4.5  million.  The Company has  contracted to sell one of its
non-core  real  estate  assets  having a net  book  value  of $1.4  million  for
$2,825,000,  all cash. The sale is expected to close during the Company's  third
quarter.

Mortgage Notes Payable and Lines of Credit

On May 14, 1999 the Company  closed a $15 million non  recourse  first  mortgage
loan  secured by one of its retail  properties  having a net book value of $21.4
million.  The mortgage  loan has a term of 10 years and bear interest at a fixed
rate of 7.375%, with 25 year amortization.  Proceeds from the mortgage loan were
used to repay the Company's  outstanding  bank loans of $8 million and to reduce
the outstanding amount on its secured revolving credit facility by $7 million.


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ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  Company's  liquidity  and  capital  resources  include  its  cash  and cash
equivalents,  proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term mortgage debt, capital
financings and sales of real estate investments. The Company expects to meet its
short-term  liquidity  requirements  primarily by  generating  net cash from the
operations  of its  properties.  Payments  of  expenses  related to real  estate
operations,  debt  service,  management  and  professional  fees,  and  dividend
requirements place demands on the Company's  short-term  liquidity.  The Company
believes that its net cash provided by operations will be sufficient to fund its
short-term  liquidity  needs in the near term.  The Company  expects to meet its
long-term liquidity requirements such as property acquisitions,  debt maturities
and capital  improvements  through  long-term  secured  indebtedness  and/or the
issuance of additional equity securities.

At April 30,  1999,  the Company had cash and cash  equivalents  of $1.8 million
compared to $3.9 million at October 31 1998. The Company also has $25 million in
unsecured  short-term  lines of credit with two major commercial banks and a $20
million secured  revolving credit facility with one of the commercial banks. The
credit  lines and  revolving  credit  facility  are  available  to  finance  the
acquisition, management or development of commercial real estate and for working
capital purposes.  The short-term credit lines expire at various periods in 1999
and  outstanding  borrowings,  if any, may be repaid from  proceeds of long-term
debt  financings  or sales of  properties.  At April 30,  1999,  the Company had
outstanding borrowings of $8 million under the short-term lines of credit. It is
the  Company's  intent to renew the  short-term  credit  lines as they expire in
1999. The Company's $20 million secured  revolving  credit  facility  expires in
2005 and borrowings  under the secured  revolving  credit facility can be repaid
and borrowed again during the term of the facility. At April 30, 1999, long-term
debt consists of mortgage notes payable  totaling $19.6 million and  outstanding
borrowings of $19.4 million under the secured revolving credit facility.  In May
1999, the Company closed a $15 million non-recourse  mortgage on one of its core
retail properties  having a net book amount of $21.4 million.  Proceeds from the
mortgage loan were used to repay the outstanding  borrowings of $8 million under
the short-term lines of credit and $7 million under the secured revolving credit
facility.

In June 1998,  the Board of Directors  declared a special stock  dividend on the
Company's  Common  Shares  consisting  of one share of a newly  created class of
Class A Common  Shares.  The  establishment  and  issuance of the Class A Common
Shares is intended to provide the Company with the  flexibility  to raise equity
capital to finance  acquisition  of  properties  and  further  the growth of the
Company. Such securities may be utilized as consideration in connection with the
acquisition of properties by the Company and for employee compensation purposes,
in each  case  without  diluting  the  voting  power of the  Company's  existing
stockholders.  The Company  utilized  securities  in this manner to facilitate a
recent shopping center acquisition in Briarcliff,  New York (See below).  During
fiscal 1999, the Company also issued a total of 200,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock  for an  aggregate  consideration  of  $1.6  million  pursuant  to a stock
purchase agreement with certain private investors.

The Company expects to make real estate investments periodically.  During fiscal
1999, the Company acquired the Arcadian Shopping Center in Briarcliff, New York.
The property was acquired subject to a $6.3 million  non-recourse first mortgage
on the  property  and was funded  through  the  issuance  of  637,741  operating
partnership  units (OPU's) which are exchangeable  into an equivalent  number of
Class A Common Shares after a specified  period or cash. On January 9, 1999, two
limited  partners  exchanged a total of 255,096 OPU's for cash of  approximately
$2,025,000.  The  Company  has  contracted  to  purchase  two retail  properties
containing a total of 45,000 square feet of leasable space for  $4,500,000.  The
Company  expects to fund this purchase from funds  available  under its existing
bank credit lines or proceeds from sales of assets.  The Company also invests in
its properties and, during fiscal 1999,  spent  approximately  $1,317,000 on its
properties for capital improvement and leasing costs.

The  Company's  Board of  Directors  has  authorized  the  purchase of up to one
million of the  Company's  Common and Class A Common shares over the next two to
three years.  The repurchase  program is subject to termination at any



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time for, among other reasons,  prevailing  market prices,  availability of cash
resources and alternative investment opportunities.  In fiscal 1999, the Company
repurchased  52,300  Common  shares  and  14,000  Class A Common  shares  for an
aggregate cost of $534,000 from available  cash. The Company expects to fund the
cost of future share purchases, if any, from available cash.

Funds from Operations

The  Company  considers  Funds  From  Operations  (FFO)  to  be  an  appropriate
supplemental  financial measure of an equity REIT's operating  performance since
such measure does not recognize  depreciation  and  amortization  of real estate
assets as reductions of income from operations.

The National  Association of Real Estate  Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO
as  net  income  computed  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles   (GAAP)  plus  depreciation  and  amortization  of  assets  uniquely
significant  to the real  estate  industry,  excluding  gains or  losses on debt
restructuring   and  sales  of  property,   the   elimination   of   significant
non-recurring charges and credits and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint
ventures.  The Company considers recoveries of investments in properties subject
to finance  leases to be analogous to  amortization  for purposes of calculating
FFO. FFO does not  represent  cash flows from  operations as defined by GAAP and
should not be  considered  a  substitute  for net income as an  indicator of the
Company's  operating  performance,  or for cash flows as a measure of liquidity.
Furthermore,  FFO as  disclosed  by other  REITs  may not be  comparable  to the
Company's  calculation of FFO. The table below provides a reconciliation  of net
income in accordance with GAAP to FFO as calculated under the NAREIT  guidelines
for the six month periods ended April 30, 1999 and 1998 (amounts in thousands):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      Six months ended April 30
                                                                                          1999            1998
                                                                                          ----            ----
<S>                                                                                       <C>               <C>

Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders                          $2,210          $2,770

Plus:  Real property depreciation, amortization of tenant improvements and
       amortization of lease acquisition costs and recoveries of investments
       in properties subject to finance leases                                            3,190           2,615

       Adjustments for unconsolidated joint venture                                         320             359

Less:Non-recurring items                                                                      -            (403)
                                                                                          -----            -----
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS                                                                    $5,720          $5,341
                                                                                         ======          ======
</TABLE>

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues

Operating lease revenue for the three-and six-month periods ended April 30, 1999
increased  28.4% and 24.7%  from the  comparable  periods  in fiscal  1998.  The
increases in operating lease revenues  results  principally from additional rent
income earned from the addition of four  properties  acquired during fiscal 1999
and 1998.  Such new  properties  increased  operating  rents by  $1,398,000  and
$2,653,000  in the  three-and  six-months  ended April 30,  1999,  respectively.
Operating lease revenues for properties  owned in both fiscal 1999 and 1998 were
unchanged  in the first half of fiscal  1999 when  compared to the same period a
year ago.

The company's  properties were 95% leased at April 30, 1999,  unchanged from the
end of the last fiscal year.


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<PAGE>

Interest  income  decreased in the three-and  six-month  periods ended April 30,
1999. In fiscal 1998, the net proceeds from a $35 million  preferred stock issue
sold in january,  1998 were invested in short-term cash  investments  until such
time as the  proceeds  were  used to make  real  estate  investments  and  repay
outstanding mortgage  indebtedness later in the year. Also, the Company received
additional interest of $278,000 from the repayment of a mortgage note receivable
in the face amount of $1,176,000 with a net carrying amount of $898,000.

Expenses

Total expenses amounted to $10,609,000 in the first half of fiscal 1999 compared
to  $8,491,000  in the same period last year.  The largest  expense  category is
property  expenses  of the real estate  operating  properties.  The  increase in
property  expenses in fiscal 1999 reflect the effect of the  acquisition of four
properties during fiscal 1999 and 1998.  Property expenses related to properties
acquired increased operating expenses by $411,000 and $747,000 in the three- and
six-month  periods  ended April 30, 1999,  respectively.  Property  expenses for
properties  owned  during both fiscal  1999 and 1998  increased  by less than 2%
compared to the same period in fiscal 1998.

Interest expense increased from borrowings on the Company's  short-term bank and
secured  revolving  credit  facilities  to complete the  acquisition  of certain
properties  in fiscal  1998 and 1999.  In  addition,  the Company  acquired  the
Arcadian  Shopping  Center  subject to a first  mortgage  of $6.3  million  with
interest at an annual rate of 8.25%.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased principally from the acquisition
of the four properties referred to above.

General and  administrative  expenses increased in fiscal 1999 from higher legal
and other  professional  costs and  compensation  expense  related to restricted
stock issued to key employees of the Company.

Impact of Year 2000

The Company has assessed the Year 2000 issue to determine the impact, if any, on
its  operations.  The  Company  has  determined  that it will not be required to
significantly  modify or replace its existing  hardware or software  programs so
that its business systems are able to process information beyond 1999.

The Company  has also  completed  a survey of all of its key  tenants,  vendors,
banks and other  parties  to  determine  the  extent  to which  the  Company  is
vulnerable  in the event those  parties  fail to  remediate  their own Year 2000
issue.  The  estimated  costs  attributable  to the  purchase  of  new  computer
equipment and software,  third party modification  plans,  consulting fees, etc.
are  not  expected  to  have a  material  effect  on the  Company's  results  of
operations in fiscal 1999.


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<PAGE>



                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.   Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders.

          (a)   The date of the Annual meeting was March 10, 1999

          (b)   Stockholders voted on the following proposal:

               To consider and vote upon a  shareholder  proposal to reverse the
               creation of the Class A Common Stock

               390,049  combined  Common and Class A Common shares were voted in
               the  affirmative;  3,134,210  combined  Common and Class A Common
               shares were voted against;  and 171,996 combined Common and Class
               A Common shares abstained in vote.


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               No reports on Form 8-K were  filed by the  Registrant  during the
               three month period ended April 30, 1999.

S I G N A T U R E S

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
                                          (Registrant)

                                           By /s/ Charles J. Urstadt
                                               ----------------------
                                               Charles J. Urstadt
                                               Chairman and
                                               Chief Executive Officer

                                           By: /s/ James R. Moore
                                               ----------------------
                                               James R. Moore
                                               Executive Vice President/
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Principal Financial Officer
Dated: June 14, 1999                           and Principal Accounting Officer)
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1
<CURRENCY>                                     US dollars

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-Mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              Oct-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                 Nov-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                   Apr-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1
<CASH>                                         1,790,000
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  2,740,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               0
<PP&E>                                         196,841,000 <F1>
<DEPRECIATION>                                 29,809,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 176,099,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          9,126,000 <F2>
<BONDS>                                        39,007,000
                          0
                                    33,462,000
<COMMON>                                       120,897,000
<OTHER-SE>                                     (33,379,000)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   176,009,000
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               14,584,000
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               8,789,000
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             1,820,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                3,975,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                   192,000 <F3>
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            3,783,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      1,573,000 <F4>
<NET-INCOME>                                   2,210,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                  .21 <F5>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  .21 <F5>
[EPS-BASIC]                                    .22 <F6>
[EPS-DILUTED]                                  .22 <F6>


<FN>
<F1> This item consists of Real Estate Investments
<F2> This item includes Bank Loans of $8,000,000
<F3> This item consists of Minority Interest in Consolidated Joint Ventures
<F4> This item consists of Preferred Stock Dividends
<F5> Applicable to Common Shareholders
<F6> Applicable to Class A Common Shareholders.
</FN>

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