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        <issuerName>URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>URSTADT CHARLES J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>321 RAILROAD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENWICH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10708</rptOwnerZipCode>
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X0201
4
2004-01-02
0001029800
URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC
UBA
0000102382
URSTADT CHARLES J
C/O URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
321 RAILROAD AVENUE
GREENWICH
NY
10708
1
1
0
0
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Class A Common Stock
2004-01-02
4
J
0
5000
0
A
294850
I
See Footnote
On January 2, 2004, the Issuer entered into an agreement with Charles J. Urstadt (the "Reporting Person") whereby the Reporting Person was granted a restricted stock award of 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Award Plan (the "Restricted Stock Award Plan").
The Reporting Person is the direct beneficial owner of 95,250 shares of Class A Common Stock (including 95,000 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Plan).  He is the indirect beneficial owner of 199,600 shares of Class A Common Stock.  34,050 shares of Class A Common Stock are owned beneficially and of record by Elinor F. Urstadt, the Reporting Person's wife.  The remaining 165,550 shares of Class A  Common Stock are held of record by Urstadt Realty Associates Co LP, a Delaware limited partnership of which Urstadt Property Company, Inc. (of which Mr. Urstadt is a controlling shareholder) is the general partner and Mr. Urstadt, Mrs. Urstadt, the Catherine U. Biddle Irrevocable Trust and the Charles D. Urstadt Irrevocable Trust (for each of which trusts Mr. Urstadt is the sole trustee) are the limited partners.
Charles J. Urstadt
2004-01-06