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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
COUNTRYSIDE SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O HRE PROPERTIES; 321 RAILROAD AVENUE
(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/96
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
None.
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HRE PROPERTIES (HRE)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director /X/ 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) / / Other (Specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
/X/ Form filed by one reporting person
/ / Form filed by more than one reporting person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount 3. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct
Bene- (D) or 4. Nature of
ficially Indirect Indirect
1. Title of Security Owned (I) Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK, no par value 600,000 Shares D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* IF the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (Continued)
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Table II--Derivative Security Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
(Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4)
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Date Amount or
1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of
Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct
Exercise (D) or 6. Nature of
Price of Indirect Indirect
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Beneficial
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
NOTE: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
COUNTRYSIDE SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: HRE PROPERTIES,
as General Partner
By: /s/ Charles J. Urstadt November 27, 1996
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Name: Charles J. Urstadt Date
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
