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Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

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Stock prices are only opinions. But dividends are facts.

CONTENTS

Selected Financial Data 

Letter to Our Stockholders 

Map of Investment Properties 

Investment Portfolio 

Financials 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of  
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

Directors and Officers 

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Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. is a self-administered publicly held real estate 

investment trust providing investors with a means of participating in the 

ownership of income-producing properties. Our investment properties consist of 
neighborhood and community shopping centers in the northeastern part of the 
United States with a concentration in the Metropolitan New York tri-state area 
outside of the City of New York. 

Class A Common Shares, Common Shares, Series F Preferred Shares and Series G  
Preferred Shares of the company trade on the New York Stock Exchange under 
the symbols “UBA,” “UBP,” “UBPPRF” and “UBPPRG.”

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

Year Ended October 31,

2016

2015

2014

2013 

2012 

Balance Sheet Data:
Total Assets
Revolving Credit Lines and Unsecured Term Loan
Mortgage Notes Payable and Other Loans
Preferred Stock Called For Redemption
Redeemable Preferred Stock

Operating Data:
Total Revenues 
Total Expenses and Payments to  

Noncontrolling Interests

Income from Continuing Operations before  

$931,324
$     8,000
$273,016
$         — 
$         —

$ 861,075
$  22,750 
$ 260,457
$          —
$          —

$ 819,005
$  40,550
$ 205,147
$   61,250 
$          — 

$ 650,026
$     9,250
$ 166,246
$          — 
$          — 

$724,243
$  11,600
$143,236
$  58,508
$  21,510

$ 116,792

$ 115,312

$102,328

$   95,203

$  90,395

$  85,337

$   88,594

$   75,927

$   70,839

$  64,367

Discontinued Operations

$  34,605

$   50,212

$   53,091

$   29,105

$  27,282

Per Share Data:
Net Income from Continuing Operations –

Basic:
    Class A Common Stock
    Common Stock

Net Income from Continuing Operations –

Diluted:
    Class A Common Stock
    Common Stock

Cash Dividends Paid on:
Class A Common Stock
Common Stock

Other Data:
Net Cash Flow Provided by (Used in):

Operating Activities
Investing Activities
Financing Activities

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$  .56
$  .49

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$  20,639  

$    51,100
$(105,034)
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$   50,915
$  (54,624)
$   73,793

$  50,952
$(49,631)
$ (76,468)

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$ (10,778) 
 $  31,837

Funds from Operations (Note)

$  43,603

$   38,056

$   33,032

$  29,506

$  30,627

Note: The Company has adopted the definition of Funds from Operations (FFO) suggested by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and defines FFO as net income 
(computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of properties plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after 
adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. For a reconciliation of net income and FFO, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on page 34. 
FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator 
of the Company’s operating performance. The Company considers FFO a meaningful, additional measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value 
of its real estate assets diminishes predictably over time and industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO is presented to assist investors in analyzing the performance of the 
Company. It is helpful as it excludes various items included in net income that are not indicative of the Company’s operating performance. However, comparison of the Company’s presentation of 
FFO, using the NAREIT definition, to similarly titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by 
such REITs. For a further discussion of FFO, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on page 34.

Total Revenues
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Funds From Operations
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Combined Dividends
Paid on Common and
Class A Common Shares
(Per share)

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LETTER TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS

Goodwives Shopping Center
Darien, Connecticut

We are happy to report that 2016 was another 
record-breaking year for Urstadt Biddle Properties. 

Revenues grew 1% to a record $117 million, recurring 

funds from operations grew 9% on a dollar value basis and 

6% on a per share basis, and general and administrative 

expenses remained at 1% of total assets, essentially flat 

compared to 2015. We acquired two quality shopping 

centers in our backyard, and we are currently working  

on the acquisition of a number of additional quality 

properties commensurate with our growth strategy. 

We leased all but one of the nine supermarkets 
impacted by A&P’s bankruptcy, and we made good 
progress in filling the few other key vacancies in our 
portfolio. We extended the contract for the sale of our 
White Plains property, and we expect the sale to close 
in March 2017. In short, the Company continues to 
successfully execute its overall strategy, and we are 
confident in the future.

We are often asked, “How do you deal with all of the 
problem retailers and vacancies that I read about 
in the news?” It seems every day there is another 
story about the rise of Internet sales, the closure of 
department stores like Sears, JCPenny and K-mart, 
the bankruptcy of retailers like A&P and Sports 
Authority, or the advantage that pure Internet retailers 
have over brick-and-mortar retailers, particularly 
in terms of the collection and payment of sales tax. 
Earlier this month, even the venerable retailer Macy’s 
announced the closure of over 100 stores. 

While the retail business is highly competitive and 
ever-changing, one needs to understand that enclosed 
malls and big-box power centers in weaker markets 
are suffering to a much greater extent than the types 
of well-situated neighborhood shopping centers on 
which we have consciously focused our business. High 
volume supermarkets, warehouse clubs selling a high 
percentage of food and pharmacies selling prescription 
drugs and convenience items, collectively, anchor 
approximately 81% of the square footage in our 
portfolio. Our properties are also almost exclusively 
located in the strong demographic suburbs around 
New York City, one of the best suburban retail markets 
in the world. The median household income within a 
3-mile radius of our properties is approximately 

$95,400, close to 85% higher than the national 
average, and this metric is one of the highest of all 
retail REITs. 

Our experience tells us that perishable food and 
related items are most efficiently sold via the 
supermarket business model, as consumers prefer the 
in-person sensory experience of seeing and selecting 
their own produce and other food items. Moreover, 
many supermarkets are working to further protect 
themselves from the threat of Amazon (and similar 
retailers) by offering online ordering, at-store pick-up 
and home delivery services, in addition to traditional 
in-store sales. In fact, a number of our supermarket 
tenants are so confident in their businesses that they 
are currently undergoing expansions and/or major 
renovations. While we constantly and proactively 
assess the risks facing our investment strategy, we 
find it difficult to believe that Amazon drones will 
be delivering boxes of food any time soon through 
suburban airspace to people’s doorsteps. Ask any 
supermarket executive what he/she sees as the greatest 
risk to the business, and you will likely hear far more 
concern about the risk of another brick-and-mortar 
competitor opening nearby than you will about Amazon.

Of course, some degree of change in the retail 
industry is inevitable, but both we and our tenants 
have the opportunity to benefit from such change 
by proactively positioning our shopping centers 
and businesses with a consistently forward-looking 
strategy, as we have done over many decades of doing 
business. For example, the types of tenants that 
occupy our shopping centers continue to change, as 
has been the case for decades. Not many of us are 
old enough to remember, but in the 1970s, shoppers 
could go to catalogue stores to purchase items 
displayed in catalogues that had been mailed to their 
homes. Catalogue stores, of course, are long gone. 

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970 High Ridge Road Shopping Center 
Stamford, Connecticut

More recently, stores that are particularly vulnerable 
to Internet competition (such as video stores and 
book stores) have been replaced by new restaurant 
concepts, a growing number of fitness centers and 
various medical facilities. The simple fact of life is that 
retailers must learn how to leverage the Internet to 
their advantage. Most retailers have learned how to 
harness the power of Internet advertising to increase 
or supplement their sales, and most successful 
retailers consider their brick-and-mortar stores to be 
an integral part of an “omni-channel” sales strategy.  
A recent study by The International Council of 
Shopping Centers (“ICSC”) noted that 91% of all 2016 
holiday shoppers spent money at physical stores, the 
same percentage as the prior year, a clear indication 
that brick-and-mortar stores can continue to compete 
in the Internet era. Interestingly, many formerly pure 
Internet retailers are now opening brick-and-mortar 
stores as well. 

We will continue to execute on our growth strategy 
by focusing on grocery-anchored properties in dense, 
affluent areas within our submarket, as we feel strongly 
that such properties provide the best chance of 
attracting multiple replacement tenants in the event of 
a vacancy. For the same reason, we have no interest in 
owning department store-anchored properties situated 
in isolated or thinly populated areas. We will also remain 
receptive to acquiring properties that are smaller 
than those typically sought out by 
other commercial shopping center 
investors because (i) our narrow 
focus on the NYC suburbs allows 
us to efficiently manage a portfolio 
that includes smaller properties, (ii) 
we believe we have a lower cost of 
capital than competing local buyers 
and (iii) we are confident that no one 
knows our submarkets like we do.

Andrew Albrecht 
Vice President 
Management and 
Construction

Update on Important Opportunities 
The Pavilion Shopping Center,  
White Plains, NY:  

We are expecting to close on 
the sale of this vacant 189,000 
square foot mall in March 2017. 
We guided this property through 
a lengthy rezoning process in 
order to enhance its value, and in 
exchange for mutually acceptable 
additional payments, we agreed to 
delay the closing for approximately 
one year to enable the buyer to 
finalize its development plans. We 
plan to reinvest the capital from 

Stephan A. Rapaglia 
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Operating 
Officer, Real Estate 
Counsel and Assistant 
Secretary

the sale of this property into other properties that are 
currently under contract or that are currently subject 
to continuing purchase negotiations.
A&P Bankruptcy: A&P’s bankruptcy in July 2015 
was the most disruptive event in the suburban NY 
supermarket industry in decades. Nine of our shopping 
centers were anchored by A&P. Since the bankruptcy, 
we have re-tenanted eight of the nine stores. Of the 
nine stores, ACME, a division of Albertsons, assumed 
five locations. ACME has partially renovated three, 
completely renovated one, and plans on completely 
renovating another. Another A&P lease (Harrison) was 
purchased by an operator associated with Key Foods, 
a New York area cooperative supermarket chain, 
which partially renovated the store. Two A&P leases 
were purchased by UBP and re-leased to regional 
supermarket operators at higher rents. One of those 
stores (Bloomfield, NJ) was leased by an operator 
associated with Key Foods, and the other location 
(Wayne) was leased to a regional Asian supermarket 
currently awaiting approvals to begin renovations. The 
only A&P location that UBP has not resolved is  
a 63,000 square foot store in Pompton Lakes, NJ.  
We are actively discussing the vacancy with a number 
of potential tenants, but we are also studying a 
number of other options regarding this property, 
including a possible reconfiguration of the shopping 
center in order to enhance its value.
Staples Plaza, Yorktown Heights, NY:  
We are nearing completion of redevelopment of this 
property, which consists of a façade renovation, 
development of a new gas station pad site, and 
development of a self-storage facility, which UBP owns. 
The new façade is 75% complete and the new 60,000 
square foot self-storage facility is almost 80% occupied. 
In addition, a blocking legal action filed by a gas station 
competitor was recently defeated in court, thus enabling 
construction of a large gas station by BJs Wholesale Club, 
which is located in our shopping center, to commence 
shortly. We have re-tenanted much of the lingering 
vacancy at this property, and we are negotiating with 
multiple tenants to fill the remaining 32,000 square feet 
of vacant space.  

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Leasing

Dock Shopping Center 
Stratford, Connecticut

Although our occupancy level slipped 
approximately 2.0% over the year to 
94%, primarily as a result of the A&P 
bankruptcy, our leasing parameters 
improved. In our consolidated 
portfolio, we renewed 224,000 square 
feet of leases (6% of the portfolio) at 
an average rent increase of 3%, and 
we signed 188,000 square feet of new 
leases at an average rent increase of 

Linda Lacey
Senior Vice President 
Leasing

6%. At year-end, 35% of our overall consolidated property 
vacancy was attributable solely to the former A&P space 
in Pompton Lakes and the vacancy at Staples Plaza, 
but we are hopeful that our active focus on these two 
properties will enable us to resolve the vacancy issues in 
the near future. We anticipate that with a strengthening 
economy and lack of new construction, we will be in 
a position to continue raising rents on renewals in 
2017 while maintaining the quality of our tenant mix. 
In addition, to increase the income generated by our 
properties, we have identified approximately 10 pad site 
opportunities that are in various stages of development.  

Nicholas Capuano
Vice President and
Real Estate Counsel

Jackie Perla
Vice President  
Leasing

Joseph Allegretti
Vice President  
Leasing

Capital Market Events

We continued this year to take full 
advantage of the historically low interest 
rates to lower UBP’s cost of capital. In July, 
we entered into a forward commitment to 
refinance our $45 million, 5.52% mortgage 
on our Ridgeway Shopping Center with 
a larger $50 million mortgage at a fixed 
interest rate of 3.398%. This refinancing 
will take effect in July 2017, and it will 
save the Company over $955,000 in 
annual interest going forward. Also in 
July, in connection with our acquisition of 
the Newfield Green Shopping Center, we 
placed a $23 million, 15-year mortgage on 
this property at a fixed rate of 3.89%. In 
August, we renewed our existing revolving 
credit line for four years (with a Company 
option for a fifth year), increased its size 
from $80 to $100 million and reduced 
the interest rate spread charged by the 

John T. Hayes
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Financial Officer  
and Treasurer

Diane Midollo   
Vice President and  
Controller

lender for borrowings as well as the lender’s commitment fee. 
We remain one of the lowest leveraged REITs with aggregate 
mortgage debt equal to only 27% of total book capitalization at 
year-end. Also, in July and August, we completed a follow-on 
Class A Common stock offering raising over $73 million for 

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the Company at a share price of $23.29. Additional follow-on 
equity sales have been increasing the number of UBA shares 
traded each day in the market, also known as our “float.”  
The reason this is important to us is that it is beneficial to  
our larger institutional shareholders who desire certain levels 
of liquidity in the stocks of companies in which they invest. 

Acquisitions

James M. Aries 
Senior Vice President 
Acquisitions

In 2016, we purchased the following two 
shopping centers in Stamford, CT.

1.  Newfield Green Shopping Center, 

Stamford, CT

     DESCRIPTION: 72,000 square foot 
shopping center on 9 acres of land

     ANCHOR TENANTS: Grade A 

ShopRite Supermarket and CVS/
Pharmacy

PRICE: $45.3 million, subject to a $23 million, 3.89%, 
15-year mortgage placed at closing

LOCATION: Newfield Avenue, Stamford, a dense 
neighborhood location, with approximately 130,000 
people living within a 3-mile radius of the property, 
with an average household income of $129,000

CLOSING DATE: July 2016

2.  970 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT

DESCRIPTION: 27,000 square foot shopping center  
on 1 acre of land

KEY TENANTS: FedEx regional store and Verizon

PRICE: $13.3 million 

LOCATION: High Ridge Road, the main north-south  
artery of Stamford, 1.5 miles south of the Merritt 
Parkway. The average daily car volume passing this 
property is approximately 37,000 cars. Approximately 
61,000 people live within a 3-mile radius of this property, 
with an average household income of $137,000

CLOSING DATE: October 2016

 
Newly built Marshalls store at Meadtown Shopping Center 
Kinnelon, New Jersey

Given the extremely competitive 
nature of our business, it has always 
been our policy to keep our acquisition 
prospects very close to the vest, but we 
are encouraged by the robust activity 
we have experienced and are hopeful 
that 2017 will be another solid year in 
terms of growth of the portfolio.  

Zach Fox
Vice President  
Acquisitions

UB Solar
This year, we continued our efforts to lower the carbon  
footprint of our properties in an economically attractive 
way for the Company. We completed four additional 
rooftop solar panel field installations covering approximately 
27,000 square feet, which are collectively generating 
approximately 266 kW of power (enough to power 532 
homes). Overall, we now generate 2,504 kW of power, 
which is sufficient to provide power to 4,828 homes. We 
are proud to do our small part to help the environment.

Emerson Shopping Plaza 
Emerson, New Jersey

Corporate Counsel Change 
This year, Tom Myers, EVP and Chief Legal Officer 
retired after 22 years of service to the Company.  
We will miss Tom’s counsel greatly and thank him for  
all that he contributed to the growth of the Company.  
We are very pleased to have hired Miyun Sung (SVP  
and Chief Corporate Counsel) to replace Tom, and  
Miyun has already proven herself to be a great addition 
to the Company. 

Thomas D. Myers
Retired Executive Vice  
President, Chief Legal 
Officer and Secretary

Miyun Sung
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Corporate Counsel 
and Secretary

Outlook 
In December 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors 
increased the annualized dividend rate on each of the 
Company’s Class A Common Stock and Common Stock 
by $.02 per share. This increase represents the 47th 
consecutive year that the Company has paid a dividend 
and the 23rd consecutive year that the Company has 
increased the dividend level, which is reflective of the 
Board’s continued confidence in the Company.

We greatly appreciate the hard work of our dedicated 
staff and directors, as well as the continued support of 
our shareholders, tenants and the members of the many 
communities of which our properties form an integral part.

Willing L. Biddle
President and Chief Executive Officer

Charles J. Urstadt
Chairman

January 2017

Tribute to Robert R. Douglass

In 2016, Robert R. Douglass passed 
away. Bob, Vice Chairman of the Board 
since 1991, was not only instrumental 
in the growth and transformation of the 
Company, he also had a tremendous 
career as an attorney, as a key figure 
in New York State government and as an 
ardent supporter of downtown Manhattan, particularly after the 
tragic events of 9/11. Bob was a great American and a great 
friend to the Company, and we will sorely miss him.

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Greenwich

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Greenwich Commons
Greenwich 

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Cos Cob Plaza
Cos Cob

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Kings Shopping Center
Old Greenwich

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Cos Cob Commons
Cos Cob

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Ridgeway Shopping Center
Stamford

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Newfield Green
Stamford

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High Ridge Shopping Center
Stamford

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Goodwives Shopping Center
Darien

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Greens Farms Plaza
Westport

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Fairfield Centre
Fairfield

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Ridgefield Center 
Ridgefield

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Airport Plaza
Danbury 

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Danbury Square
Danbury

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Veteran’s Plaza
New Milford

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New Milford Plaza 
New Milford

Fairfield Plaza
New Milford

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The Hub Center
Bethel

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Starbucks Center 
Monroe

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The Dock  
Stratford

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Orange Meadows Shopping 
Center, Orange

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Carmel ShopRite Center
Carmel

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Putnam Plaza
Carmel

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Towne Centre Shopping Center
Somers

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Somers Commons
Somers 

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Heritage 202 Center
Somers 

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Village Commons
Katonah

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Staples Plaza
Yorktown Heights

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Arcadian Shopping Center
Ossining

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Chilmark Shopping Center
Briarcliff Manor

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Orangetown Shopping Center
Orangeburg

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4 “Street Retail” Properties
Rye

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Harrison Towne Center
Harrison

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Shoppes at Eastchester
Eastchester

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Eastchester Plaza
Eastchester

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Midway Shopping Center
Scarsdale

25 McLean Plaza
Yonkers

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Pelham Shopping Center
Pelham Manor

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H-Mart Plaza 
Fort Lee

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Emerson Shopping Plaza
Emerson

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Chestnut Ridge Shopping Center 
Montvale

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Cedar Hill Shopping Center
Wyckoff

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Midland Park Shopping Center
Midland Park

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Meadtown Shopping Center
Kinnelon

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Pompton Lakes Town Square
Pompton Lakes

33 Boonton A&P Shopping Center

Boonton

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Valley Ridge Shopping Center
Wayne

35 Ferry Plaza
Newark

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Village Shopping Center
New Providence

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Gateway Plaza
Riverhead

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties iNC. 

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (as of January 16, 2017)

UBP owns or has equity interests in 76 properties including ten office buildings which total 5,016,000 square feet.

LOCATION 

SQUARE FEET 

PRINCIPAL TENANT 

PROPERTY TYPE

LOCATION 

SQUARE FEET 

PRINCIPAL TENANT 

PROPERTY TYPE

CONNECTICUT	
Fairfield	County,	CT 
Stamford 

Stratford 

Danbury 
Darien 

Stamford 
Ridgefield 
Fairfield 
Greenwich 
Cos Cob 
Old Greenwich 
Westport 
Danbury 
Bethel 
Stamford 
Cos Cob 
Monroe 
Greenwich 

374,000  Stop & Shop  
  Supermarket 
275,000  Stop & Shop  

  Supermarket
194,000  Christmas Tree Shops 

96,000  Stop & Shop  
  Supermarket 

72,000  Grade A Market 
63,000  Keller Williams 
62,000  Marshalls  
57,000  UBP 
48,000  CVS 
40,000  Kings Supermarket 
40,000  Pier One Imports 
33,000  Buffalo Wild Wings 
31,000  Rite Aid 
27,000 
15,000 
10,000  Starbucks 
10,000  Wells Fargo 

Federal Express 
Jos A. Bank 

1,447,000 

Shopping center 

Shopping center 

Shopping center
Shopping center 

Shopping center
Street retail
Shopping center
5 Office buildings
Retail/Office
Retail/Office
Shopping center
Shopping center
Shopping center
Shopping center
Retail/Office
Shopping center
Retail

Litchfield	County,	CT 
New Milford 
New Milford 
New Milford 

New	Haven	County,	CT 
Orange 

233,000  Walmart 

81,000  Big Y Supermarket 
72,000 
T.J. Maxx 
386,000 

Shopping center
Shopping center
Shopping center

78,000 

Trader Joe’s  
  Supermarket 

Shopping center 

Derby 

39,000  Aldi Supermarket 

Shopping center

117,000 

NEW	YORK 
Westchester	County,	NY 
Scarsdale 
White Plains 
Ossining 
Somers 
Yorktown 
Somers 
Eastchester 
Yonkers 
Briarcliff Manor 
Rye 
Ossining 

Katonah 
Harrison 
Pelham 
Eastchester 
Bronxville and Yonkers 
Somers 

Shopping center
247,000  ShopRite Supermarket 
191,000  Redevelopment Site 
Shopping center
137,000  Stop&Shop Supermarket   Shopping center
Shopping center
135,000  Home Goods 
Shopping center
117,000  Staples  
Shopping center
80,000  CVS 
Shopping center
70,000  Acme Supermarket 
Shopping center
58,000  Acme Supermarket 
Shopping center
47,000  CVS 
Street retail (4 buildings)
39,000  Parkers 
Shopping center 
29,000  Westchester  

  Community College 
28,000  Katonah Pharmacy 
26,000  Key Food Supermarket 
25,000  Manor Market 
24,000  CVS 
19,000  People’s United Bank  
19,000  Putnam County  

  Savings Bank 

Retail/Office
Shopping center
Shopping center
Shopping center 
Retail (4 buildings)
Shopping center

1,291,000 

Putnam	County,	NY 
Carmel 
Carmel 
Carmel 

Suffolk	County,	NY 
Riverhead 

Rockland	County,	NY 
Orangeburg 
Spring Valley 

Ulster	County,	NY 
Kingston 

Orange	County,	NY 
Unionville 

Columbia	County,	NY 
Hillsdale 

NEW	JERSEY 
Bergen	County,	NJ 
Midland Park 
Emerson 
Montvale 

Wyckoff 
Waldwick 
Fort Lee 

Passaic	County,	NJ 
Pompton Lakes 
Wayne 

Essex	County,	NJ 
Newark 
Bloomfield 
Bloomfield 

Morris	County,	NJ 
Boonton 
Chester 
Kinnelon 

Union	County,	NJ 
New Providence 

Somerset	County,	NJ 
Bernardsville 

NEW	HAMPSHIRE 
Rockingham	County,	NH 
Newington 

190,000 
129,000  ShopRite Supermarket 

Tops Markets 

4,000 
323,000 

Vacant 

Shopping center
Shopping center
Net leased property 

207,000  Walmart & Applebee’s 

Shopping center

74,000  CVS 
24,000  Spring Valley Foods  
  Supermarket 

98,000 

Shopping center
Shopping center 

3,000 

Taste of Italy 

Net leased property 

3,000 

Vacant 

Net leased property 

2,000 

Friendly’s Restaurant 

Net leased property 

130,000  Kings Supermarket 

92,000  ShopRite Supermarket 
76,000 

The Fresh Market  

Shopping center
Shopping center
Shopping center 

  Supermarket 

43,000  Walgreens 
20,000  Rite Aid 

7,000  H-Mart Supermarket 

368,000 

Shopping center
Retail—Single tenant
Retail supermarket— 
Single tenant

125,000  Planet Fitness 
102,000  PNC Bank 
227,000 

Shopping center
Shopping center

108,000  Acme Supermarket 
Food World Market 
Friendly’s Restaurant 

59,000 
3,000 
170,000 

Shopping center
Shopping center
Net leased property 

63,000  Acme Supermarket 

9,000  REE Childcare 

77,000  Marshall’s 

Shopping center
Retail
Shopping center

149,000 

109,000  Acme Supermarket 

Shopping center

14,000 

Laboratory Corp. 

Office building

102,000  Savers 

Shopping center

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financials

contents

Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2016 and 2015  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 10

Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the 

three years in the period ended October 31, 2016  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each  

of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 12

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the 

three years in the period ended October 31, 2016  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 13

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity  

for each of the three years in the period 
ended October 31, 2016  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 14

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 33

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
  Condition and Results of Operations .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 34

Management’s Report on Internal Control 

over Financial Reporting  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 46

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  

on Internal Control over Financial Reporting .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 47

Tax Status  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 48

Market Price Ranges    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 49

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk  .  .  .  .  .  . . 50

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on 
  Accounting and Financial Disclosure  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 50

Performance Graph   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 51

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS   

Real Estate Investments: 
  Real Estate—at cost 
   Less: Accumulated depreciation 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures 
Mortgage note receivable 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Restricted cash 
Tenant receivables 
Prepaid expenses and other assets 
Deferred charges, net of accumulated amortization 

  Total Assets 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Liabilities:  
   Revolving credit lines 
   Mortgage notes payable and other loans 
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
   Deferred compensation—officers 
  Other liabilities 

  Total Liabilities 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests 

Commitments and Contingencies  

Stockholders’ Equity: 
  7 .125% Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock (liquidation preference of $25 per share);  

  5,175,000 shares issued and outstanding 

  6 .75% Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock (liquidation preference of $25 per share);  

  3,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 

  Excess Stock, par value $0 .01 per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued  

  and outstanding 

  Common Stock, par value $0 .01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 9,507,973 and  

  9,350,885 shares issued and outstanding 

  Class A Common Stock, par value $0 .01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized;  

  29,633,520 and 26,370,216 shares issued and outstanding 

  Additional paid in capital 
  Cumulative distributions in excess of net income 
  Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) 
  Total Stockholders’ Equity 

  Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 

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

10

    October 31, 

2016 

2015

$1,016,838 
(186,098) 
830,740 
38,469 
13,500 
882,709 
7,271 
2,024 
18,890 
13,338 
7,092 
$   931,324 

$ 941,690
(165,660)
776,030 
39,305 
 —
815,335
6,623
2,191
22,353
9,334
5,239
$ 861,075

$       8,000 
273,016 
4,977 
130 
27,915 
314,038 

$   22,750

260,457                    
3,438
155 
17,542
304,342

18,253 

15,955

129,375 

129,375

75,000 

75,000

— 

96 

— 

94

296 
509,660 
(114,091) 
(1,303) 
599,033 
$   931,324 

264
431,411
(94,136)
(1,230)
540,778
$ 861,075

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)

Revenues   
   Base rents 
  Recoveries from tenants 
  Lease termination income 
  Other income 
  Total Revenues 

Expenses 
  Property operating 
  Property taxes 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  General and administrative 
  Provision for tenant credit losses 
  Acquisition costs 
  Directors’ fees and expenses 
  Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Income 
Non-Operating Income (Expense): 

Interest expense 

  Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures 

Interest, dividends and other investment income 

Income From Continuing Operations 
Discontinued Operations: 
Income from discontinued operations 
Gain on sale of properties 
Income from discontinued operations 
Income before gain on sale of properties 
Gain on sale of properties 
Net Income 
Noncontrolling interests: 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 
Net income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . 
Preferred stock dividends 
Redemption of preferred stock 
Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders 

Basic Earnings Per Share: 
Per Common Share: 

Income from continuing operations 
Income from discontinued operations 

  Net Income Applicable to Common Stockholders 
Per Class A Common Share: 

Income from continuing operations 
Income from discontinued operations 

  Net Income Applicable to Class A Common Stockholders 

Diluted Earnings Per Share: 
Per Common Share: 

Income from continuing operations 
Income from discontinued operations 

  Net Income Applicable to Common Stockholders 
Per Class A Common Share: 

Income from continuing operations 
Income from discontinued operations 

  Net Income Applicable to Class A Common Stockholders 

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

Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

$  87,172 
25,788 
619 
3,213 
116,792 

$ 83,885 
28,703 
472 
2,252 
115,312 

$ 75,099
24,947
183
2,099
102,328

18,717 
18,548 
23,025 
9,284 
1,161 
412 
318 
71,465 

45,327 

(12,983) 
2,019 
242 
34,605 

— 
 — 
— 
34,605 
— 
34,605 

(889) 
33,716 
(14,280) 
 — 
$ 19,436 

$0.50 
— 
$0.50 

$0.57 
— 
$0.57 

$0.49 
— 
$0.49 

$0.56 
— 
$0.56 

21,267 
18,224 
22,435 
8,576 
1,271 
2,068 
330 
74,171 

41,141 

(13,475) 
1,941 
228 
29,835 

— 
— 
— 
29,835 
20,377 
50,212 

18,926
16,997
19,249
8,016
917
666
314
65,085

37,243

(10,235)
1,604
134
28,746

141
12,526
12,667
41,413
24,345
65,758

(948) 
49,264 
(14,605) 
 — 
$ 34,659 

(607)
65,151
(13,812)
(1,870)
$ 49,469

$0 .92 
 — 
$0 .92 

$1 .04 
 — 
$1 .04 

$0 .90 
— 
$0 .90 

$1 .02 
 — 
$1 .02 

$1 .09
0 .37
$1 .46

$1 .22
0 .42
$1 .64

$1 .06
0 .36
$1 .42

$1 .19
0 .40
$1 .59

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)

Net Income 

Other comprehensive income: 
   Change in unrealized gain in marketable equity securities 
   Change in unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps 
   Unrealized (gains) in marketable securities reclassified into income 

Total comprehensive income 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 

Total comprehensive income attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. 
Preferred stock dividends 
Redemption of preferred stock 

Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

$  34,605 

$  50,212 

$  65,758

— 
(73) 
— 

34,532 
(889) 

33,643 
(14,280) 
— 

— 
(1,293) 
— 

48,919 
(948) 

47,971 
(14,605) 
— 

2 9
(18)
(10)

65,759
(607)

65,152
(13,812)
(1,870)

Total comprehensive income applicable to Common and  
  Class A Common Stockholders 

$  19,363 

$  33,366 

$  49,470

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

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: 
Net income 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  Straight-line rent adjustment 
  Provisions for tenant credit losses 
  Restricted stock compensation expense and other adjustments 
  Deferred compensation arrangement 
  Gain on sale of properties 
  Equity in net (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures 
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 

  Tenant receivables 
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
  Other assets and other liabilities, net 
  Restricted cash 

  Net Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities: 
  Acquisitions of real estate investments 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures 
Investment in mortgage note 

  Deposits on acquisition of real estate investments 
  Returns of deposits on real estate investments 

Improvements to properties and deferred charges 

  Net proceeds from sale of properties 
  Deposits received on sale of property 
  Distributions to noncontrolling interests 
  Distribution from unconsolidated joint ventures 
  Payments received on mortgage notes and other receivables 

  Net Cash Flow (Used in) Investing Activities 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities: 
  Dividends paid—Common and Class A Common Stock 
  Dividends paid —Preferred Stock 
  Principal repayments on mortgage notes payable 
  Proceeds from revolving credit line borrowings 
  Proceeds from term loan borrowing 
  Repayment of term loan borrowing 
  Proceeds from loan financing 
  Sales of additional shares of Common and Class A Common Stock 
  Repayments on revolving credit line borrowings 
  Repurchase of shares of Class A Common Stock 
  Net proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock 
  Redemption of preferred stock including restricted cash 

  Net Cash Flow Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 

Net Increase/(Decrease) In Cash and Cash Equivalents 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year 

Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

$ 34,605 

$   50,212 

$ 65,758

23,025 
(1,902) 
1,161 
4,442 
(26) 
— 
(2,019) 

4,203 
1,464 
(5,057) 
166 
60,062 

(58,737) 
(700) 
(13,500) 
(750) 
640 
(21,462) 
—   
11,900 
(889) 
3,445 

 —    
(80,053) 

(37,092) 
(14,280) 
(21,744) 
52,000 
— 
— 
34,663 
73,842 
(66,750) 
— 
— 
— 
20,639 

648 
6,623 

22,435 
(1,551) 
1,271 
4,201 
(31) 
(20,377) 
(1,941) 

(2,033) 
530 
(1,548) 
(68) 
51,100 

(136,304) 
(247) 
— 
(695) 
627 
(12,175) 
43,806 
— 
(1,990) 
1,944 
 —   
(105,034) 

(35,387) 
(14,605) 
(12,909) 
104,750 
— 
(25,000) 
68,219 
59,983 
(97,550) 
(3,363) 
4,640 
(61,250) 
(12,472) 

(66,406) 
73,029 

19,249
516
917
4,097
11
(36,872)
(1,604)

(1,443)
154
881
(749)
50,915

(74,805)
(6,902)
—
(3,157)
 —
(19,303)
47,609
—
(607)
1,901
640
(54,624)

(32,116)
(13,812)
(20,297)
65,050
25,000
—
40,675
248
(58,750)
—
67,795
—
73,793

70,084
2,945

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year 

$   7,271 

$     6,623 

$ 73,029

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

7 .5% Series D 
Preferred Stock
Issued

Amount

7 .125% Series F 
Preferred Stock
Issued

Amount

6 .75% Series G 
Preferred Stock
Issued

Amount

 2,450,000

$ 61,250

5,175,000

$129,375                  

Balances—October 31, 2013
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common  
  stockholders
Change in unrealized gains (losses) in marketable securities
Change in unrealized loss on interest rate swap
Cash dividends paid:
  Common stock ($0 .90 per share)
  Class A common stock ($1 .01 per share)
Issuance of Series G Preferred Stock
Reclassification of preferred stock
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan
Shares issued under restricted stock plan
Forfeiture of restricted stock
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balances—October 31, 2014
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common
  stockholders
Change in unrealized (loss) on interest rate swap
Cash dividends paid:
  Common stock ($0 .90 per share)
  Class A common stock ($1 .02 per share) 
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan
Shares issued under restricted stock plan  
Forfeiture of restricted stock 
Issuance of Series G Preferred Stock
Issuance of Class A Common stock 
Repurchase of Class A common stock
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balances—October 31, 2015
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common
  stockholders
Change in unrealized (loss) on interest rate swap
Cash dividends paid:
  Common stock ($0 .92 per share)
  Class A common stock ($1 .04 per share)
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan
Shares issued under restricted stock plan
Forfeiture of restricted stock
Issuance of Class A Common stock
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balances—October 31, 2016

— 
—
—

—
—
—
 (2,450,000)
—
—
—
—
— 
—

— 
—
—

—
—
—
(61,250)
—
—
—
—
— 
—

— 
—

—
—
—
—
—
— 
—
—
—
—
—

—
— 

—
—

—
—
—
— 
— 
—
—
—
—
—
— 

— 
—

—
—
—
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
—

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

14

— 
—
—

—
—
—

 —

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
5,175,000

—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
—
— 
129,375

—
—
2,800,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,800,000

—
—

— 
—

—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
—
—
5,175,000 

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
—
129,375

—
—
—
—
—
200,000
—
—
—
—
3,000,000

$       —

—
—
—

—
—
70,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
70,000

—
—

—
—
—
—
—
5,000
—
—
—
— 
75,000

— 
—

—
— 

—
—

—
—

—
— 
— 
—
— 
— 
— 
—
$        —

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
5,175,000

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
$129,375

—
— 
—
—
—
—
— 
— 
3,000,000

—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
— 
$75,000

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

Common
Stock

Issued

Amount

Class A
Common Stock
Issued

Amount

Additional 
Paid In 
Capital

Cumulative
Distributions
In Excess of
Net Income 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Total
Stockholders’
Equity 

9,035,212

$90

23,530,704

 $235

 $367,070

$(112,168)

 $      62 

$445,914

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
6,347
152,000
—
— 
— 
9,193,559 

—
—

—
—
5,326
152,000
—
—
—
—
—
— 
9,350,885

—
—

—
—
4,988
152,100
—
—
—
—
9,507,973

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
2
—
— 
— 
92

—
—

—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
— 
94

—
—

—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
$96

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
6,811
80,500
(6,300)
— 
— 
23,611,715

—
—

—
—
6,104
92,750
(26,600)
—
2,875,000
(188,753)
—
— 
26,370,216

—
—

—
—
5,854
95,600
(650)
3,162,500
—
—
29,633,520

—
—
—

— 
—
—
—
— 
1 
— 
— 
— 
236

— 
—

— 
—
—
1
—
—
29
(2)
—
— 
264

—
—

—
—
—
1
—
31
— 
—
$296

—
—
—

— 
—
(2,304)
1,870
248
(3)
— 
4,098 
—
370,979

— 
—

—
—
223
(3)
—
(360)
59,731
(3,360)
4,201
— 
431,411 

— 
— 

—
—
219
(3)
—
73,623
4,410
—
$509,660

49,469
—
—

(8,271)
(23,845)
—
—
—
— 
— 
—
(887)
(95,702)

34,659
—

(8,413) 
(26,974)
—
—
— 
—
—
—
—
2,294
(94,136)

19,436
—

(8,745)
(28,348)
— 
— 
— 
— 
—
(2,298)
$(114,091)

—
19
(18)

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
— 
63

—
(1,293)

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 
—
—

(1,230) 

—
(73)

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$(1,303)

49,469
19
(18)

(8,271)
(23,845)
67,696
(59,380)
248
—
—
4,098
(887)
475,043

34,659
(1,293)

(8,413)
(26,974)
223
—
— 
4,640
59,760
(3,362)
4,201
2,294 
540,778

19,436
(73)

(8,745)
(28,348)
219
—
—
73,654 
4,410
(2,298)
$599,033

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)  ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION 

AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT 
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . (“Company”), a 
real estate investment trust (REIT), 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 with a concentration in the metropolitan New 
York tri-state area outside of the City of New York . The 
Company’s major tenants include supermarket chains and 
other retailers who sell basic necessities . At October 31, 
2016, the Company owned or had equity interests in 75 
properties containing a total of 5 .0 million square feet of 
gross leasable area (“GLA”) .

Principles of Consolidation and Use of Estimates
  The accompanying consolidated financial statements 
include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned 
subsidiaries, and joint ventures in which the Company 
meets certain criteria of a sole general partner in 
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board 
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 
Topic 810, “Consolidation,” and ASC Topic 970-810, 
“Real Estate-General-Consolidation .” The Company 
has determined that such joint ventures should be 
consolidated into the consolidated financial statements 
of the Company . In accordance with ASC Topic 970-323, 
“Real Estate-General-Equity Method and Joint Ventures”; 
joint ventures that the Company does not control but 
otherwise exercises significant influence in, are accounted 
for under the equity method of accounting . See Note 6 for 
further discussion of the unconsolidated joint ventures . 
All significant intercompany transactions and balances 
have been eliminated in consolidation .
  The accompanying financial statements are prepared on 
the accrual basis in accordance with accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States of America 
(“GAAP”) . The preparation of financial statements in 
conformity with GAAP requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities, the reported amounts 
of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial 
statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and 
expenses during the periods covered by the financial 
statements . The most significant assumptions and 
estimates relate to the valuation of real estate, depreciable 
lives, revenue recognition, fair value measurements and 
the collectability of tenant receivables . Actual results 
could differ from these estimates .

Federal Income Taxes
  The Company has elected to be treated as a real estate 
investment trust under Sections 856-860 of the Internal 
Revenue Code (“Code”) . Under those sections, a REIT 
that, among other things, distributes at least 90% of 
real estate trust taxable income and meets certain other 
qualifications prescribed by the Code will not be taxed 
on that portion of its taxable income that is distributed . 
The Company believes it qualifies as a REIT and intends 
to distribute all of its taxable income for fiscal 2016 in 
accordance with the provisions of the Code . Accordingly, 
no provision has been made for Federal income taxes in 
the accompanying consolidated financial statements .
  The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 
740, “Income Taxes,” that, among other things, defines a 
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the 
financial statement recognition and measurement of a 
tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return . 
ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, 
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in 
interim periods, disclosure, and transition . Based on 
its evaluation, the Company determined that it has no 
uncertain tax positions and no unrecognized tax benefits 
as of October 31, 2016 . As of October 31, 2016, the fiscal 
tax years 2013 through and including 2015 remain open 
to examination by the Internal Revenue Service . There are 
currently no federal tax examinations in progress .

Real Estate Investments
  All costs related to the improvement or replacement 
of real estate properties are capitalized . Additions, 
renovations and improvements that enhance and/or 
extend the useful life of a property are also capitalized . 
Expenditures for ordinary maintenance, repairs and 
improvements that do not materially prolong the normal 
useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred .
  Upon the acquisition of real estate properties, the fair 
value of the real estate purchased is allocated to the 
acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and 
building improvements), and identified intangible assets 
and liabilities (consisting of above-market and below-
market leases and in-place leases), in accordance with 
ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations .” The Company 
utilizes methods similar to those used by independent 
appraisers in estimating the fair value of acquired assets 
and liabilities . The fair value of the tangible assets of an 
acquired property considers the value of the property 
“as-if-vacant .” The fair value reflects the depreciated 
replacement cost of the asset . In allocating purchase price 
to identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired 
property, the value of above-market and below-market 
leases are estimated based on the difference between  
contractual rentals and the estimated market rents over 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSthe applicable lease term discounted back to the date of 
acquisition utilizing a discount rate adjusted for the  
credit risk associated with the respective tenants . The 
aggregate value of in-place leases is measured by the 
excess of (i) the purchase price paid for a property after 
adjusting existing in-place leases to market rental rates 
over (ii) the estimated fair value of the property  
“as-if-vacant,” determined as set forth above .
  Above and below-market leases acquired are recorded 
at their fair value . The capitalized above-market lease 
values are amortized as a reduction of rental revenue 
over the remaining term of the respective leases and the 
capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as  
an increase to rental revenue over the remaining term 
of the respective leases . The value of in-place leases 
is based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific 
characteristics of each tenant’s lease . Factors considered 
include estimates of carrying costs during expected 
lease-up periods, current market conditions, and costs 
to execute similar leases . The value of in-place leases 
are amortized over the remaining term of the respective 
leases . If a tenant vacates its space prior to its contractual 
expiration date, any unamortized balance of their related 
intangible asset is recorded in the consolidated statement 
of income .

Depreciation and Amortization
  The Company uses the straight-line method for 
depreciation and amortization . Real estate investment 
properties are depreciated over the estimated useful 
lives of the properties, which range from 30 to 40 
years . Property improvements are depreciated over the 
estimated useful lives that range from 10 to 20 years . 
Furniture and fixtures are depreciated over the estimated 
useful lives that range from 3 to 10 years . Tenant 
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life  
of the related leases or their useful life .

Property Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
  The Company reports properties that are either 
disposed of or are classified as held for sale in continuing 
operations in the consolidated statement of income if the 
removal, or anticipated removal, of the asset(s) from the 
reporting entity does not represent a strategic shift that 
has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations 
and financial results when disposed of . 
  In September 2014, the Company sold, for $31 million, 
its property located in Springfield, MA, as that property 
no longer met the Company’s investment objectives . In 
conjunction with the sale, the Company realized a gain on 
sale of property in the amount of $24 .3 million, which is 
included in continuing operations in the consolidated 

statement of income for the year ended October 31, 2014 . 
The revenue and expenses of this property are included in 
continuing operations in the consolidated statements  
of income for the year ended October 31, 2014 . 
  In August 2015, the Company sold, for $44 .5 million, 
its property located in Meriden, CT, as that property 
no longer met the Company’s investment objectives . In 
conjunction with the sale, the Company realized a gain 
on sale of property in the amount of $20 .4 million, which 
is included in continuing operations in the consolidated 
statement of income for the year ended October 31, 2015 . 
The revenue and expenses of this property are included 
in continuing operations in the consolidated statements of 
income for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 .
  In addition, the Company had previously entered into 
a contract to sell its White Plains property and in April 
2016, the Company satisfied the remaining contingency 
under the sale contract and expects to close on the sale 
of the property in March 2017 . In accordance with ASC 
360-10-45, the White Plains asset met all of the criteria 
to be classified as held for sale beginning in April 2016, 
but because the net book value of the White Plains asset 
is insignificant to financial statement presentation, the 
Company will not include the asset as held for sale on  
the consolidated balance sheet for all periods presented .
   The combined operating results of the Springfield 
property, the Meriden property and the White Plains 
property, which are included in continuing operations, 
were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Revenues 
Property operating expense 
Depreciation and amortization 
Net Income 

Year Ended October 31,
2016 
$  5,638 
(1,340) 
(476) 
$  3,822 

2015 
$  6,126 
(3,244) 
(1,787) 
$  1,095 

2014
$12,411
(5,689)
(2,767)
$  3,955

  In December 2013 (fiscal 2014), prior to the adoption 
of ASU 2014-08, which changed the criteria for reporting 
discontinued operations, the Company sold its two 
distribution service facilities in its non-core portfolio and 
one core property for $18 .1 million, resulting in a gain 
on sale of properties of $12 .5 million . In accordance with 
ASC 360 and 205 (prior to the accounting change) the 
operating results of the distribution service facilities are 
shown as discontinued operations on the consolidated 
statements of income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 
2014 . The operating results of the other property were 
insignificant to financial statement presentation and are 
not shown as discontinued operations .

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  The following table summarizes revenues and expenses 
for the Company’s discontinued operations (amounts in 
thousands):

Revenues 
Property operating expense 
Depreciation and amortization 
Income from discontinued  
    operations 

Year Ended October 31,
2015 
$  — 
— 
— 

2014
$141
—
—

2016 
$  — 
— 
— 

$  — 

$  — 

$141

  Cash flows from discontinued operations for the fiscal  
years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are combined  
with the cash flows from operations within each of the 
three categories presented . Cash flows from discontinued 
operations are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Year Ended October 31,
2015 

2016 

2014

Cash flows from  
  operating activities 
Cash flows from investing  
  activities 
Cash flows from financing  
  activities 

$ — 

$ — 

$(13,131)

$ — 

$ — 

$ 14,314

$ — 

$ — 

$        —

Deferred Charges
  Deferred charges consist principally of leasing 
commissions (which are amortized ratably over the  
life of the tenant leases) and financing fees (which are 
amortized over the terms of the respective agreements) . 
Deferred charges in the accompanying consolidated 
balance sheets are shown at cost, net of accumulated 
amortization of $3,703,000 and $3,108,000 as of October 31, 
2016 and 2015, respectively .

Asset Impairment
  On a periodic basis, management assesses whether 
there are any indicators that the value of its real estate 
investments may be impaired . A property value is 
considered impaired when management’s estimate of 
current and projected operating cash flows (undiscounted 
and without interest) of the property over its remaining 
useful life is less than the net carrying value of the 
property . Such cash flow projections consider factors 
such as expected future operating income, trends and 
prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition 
and other factors . To the extent impairment has occurred, 
the loss is measured as the excess of the net carrying 
amount of the property over the fair value of the asset . 
Changes in estimated future cash flows due to changes in 
the Company’s plans or market and economic conditions 

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could result in recognition of impairment losses which 
could be substantial . Management does not believe that 
the value of any of its real estate investments is impaired 
at October 31, 2016 .

Revenue Recognition
  Our leases with tenants are classified as operating 
leases . Rental income is generally recognized based 
on the terms of leases entered into with tenants . In 
those instances in which the Company funds tenant 
improvements and the improvements are deemed to 
be owned by the Company, revenue recognition will 
commence when the improvements are substantially 
completed and possession or control of the space is 
turned over to the tenant . When the Company determines 
that the tenant allowances are lease incentives, the 
Company commences revenue recognition when 
possession or control of the space is turned over to 
the tenant for tenant work to begin . Minimum rental 
income from leases with scheduled rent increases is 
recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term . 
At October 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $16,829,000 
and $15,570,000, respectively, has been recognized as 
straight-line rents receivable (representing the current 
net cumulative rents recognized prior to when billed 
and collectible as provided by the terms of the leases), 
all of which is included in tenant receivables in the 
accompanying consolidated financial statements . 
Percentage rent is recognized when a specific tenant’s 
sales breakpoint is achieved . Property operating expense 
recoveries from tenants of common area maintenance, real 
estate taxes and other recoverable costs are recognized 
in the period the related expenses are incurred . Lease 
incentives are amortized as a reduction of rental revenue 
over the respective tenant lease terms . Lease termination 
amounts are recognized in operating revenues when there 
is a signed termination agreement, all of the conditions 
of the agreement have been met, the tenant is no longer 
occupying the property and the termination consideration 
is probable of collection . Lease termination amounts 
are paid by tenants who want to terminate their lease 
obligations before the end of the contractual term of the 
lease by agreement with the Company . There is no way of 
predicting or forecasting the timing or amounts of future 
lease termination fees . Interest income is recognized as it 
is earned . Gains or losses on disposition of properties are 
recorded when the criteria for recognizing such gains or 
losses under GAAP have been met .
  The Company provides an allowance for doubtful 
accounts against the portion of tenant receivables 
(including an allowance for future tenant credit losses  
of approximately 10% of the deferred straight-line  
rents receivable) which is estimated to be uncollectible . 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Such allowances are reviewed periodically . At October 31, 
2016 and 2015, tenant receivables in the accompanying 
consolidated balance sheets are shown net of allowances 
for doubtful accounts of $4,097,000 and $3,668,000, 
respectively . 

Cash Equivalents
  Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in banks and 
short-term investments with original maturities of less 
than three months .

Restricted Cash
  Restricted cash consists of those tenant security 
deposits and replacement and other reserves required 
by agreement with certain of the Company’s mortgage 
lenders for property level capital requirements that are 
required to be held in separate bank accounts .

Derivative Financial Instruments
  The Company occasionally utilizes derivative financial 
instruments, such as interest rate swaps, to manage its 
exposure to fluctuations in interest rates . The Company 
has established policies and procedures for risk 
assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring 
of derivative financial instruments . Derivative financial 
instruments must be effective in reducing the Company’s 
interest rate risk exposure in order to qualify for hedge 
accounting . When the terms of an underlying transaction 
are modified, or when the underlying hedged item ceases 
to exist, all changes in the fair value of the instrument are 
marked-to-market with changes in value included in net 
income for each period until the derivative instrument 
matures or is settled . Any derivative instrument used 
for risk management that does not meet the hedging 
criteria is marked-to-market with the changes in value 
included in net income . The Company has not entered 
into, and does not plan to enter into, derivative financial 
instruments for trading or speculative purposes . 
Additionally, the Company has a policy of entering into 
derivative contracts only with major financial institutions .
  As of October 31, 2016, the Company believes it has 
no significant risk associated with non-performance of 
the financial institutions that are the counterparty to its 
derivative contracts . At October 31, 2016, the Company 
had approximately $34 .8 million in secured mortgage 
financings subject to interest rate swaps . Such interest rate 
swaps converted the LIBOR-based variable rates on the 
mortgage financings to a fixed annual rate of 3 .79% per 
annum . As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company 
had a deferred liability of  $1,726,000 and $1,230,000, 
respectively, (included in accounts payable and accrued 
expenses on the consolidated balance sheets) relating 
to the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps 
applicable to secured mortgages . 

  In addition, in June 2016, the Company entered into a 
$50 million mortgage loan commitment (see Note 5) with 
a lender to refinance the Company’s secured mortgage on 
its Ridgeway property located in Stamford, CT in  
July 2017 . In conjunction with entering into the mortgage 
commitment, the Company simultaneously executed  
with the same lender an interest rate swap contract with  
a $50 million notional amount that will take effect on  
July 17, 2017 and will be co-terminus with the new 
Ridgeway mortgage loan . Such interest rate swap will 
convert the LIBOR-based variable rate on the new 
Ridgeway mortgage loan to a fixed annual rate of 3 .398% . 
As of October 31, 2016, the Company had a deferred 
asset of $422,000 (included in prepaid expenses and other 
assets on the consolidated balance sheets) relating to the 
fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap applicable 
to the Ridgeway mortgage loan . 
  Charges and/or credits relating to the changes in 
fair values of such interest rate swap are made to other 
comprehensive (loss) as the swap is deemed effective and 
is classified as a cash flow hedge .

Comprehensive Income
  Comprehensive income is comprised of net 
income applicable to Common and Class A Common 
stockholders and other comprehensive income (loss) . 
Other comprehensive income (loss) includes items 
that are otherwise recorded directly in stockholders’ 
equity, such as unrealized gains or losses on marketable 
securities and unrealized gains and losses on interest rate 
swaps designated as cash flow hedges . At October 31, 
2016 and 2015, accumulated other comprehensive loss 
consisted of net unrealized losses on interest rate swap 
agreements of approximately $1,304,000 and $1,230,000, 
respectively . Unrealized gains and losses included in 
other comprehensive (loss) will be reclassified into 
earnings as gains and losses are realized .

Concentration of Credit Risk
  Financial instruments that potentially subject the 
Company to concentrations of credit risk consist 
primarily of cash and cash equivalents, and tenant 
receivables . The Company places its cash and cash 
equivalents in excess of insured amounts with high 
quality financial institutions . The Company performs 
ongoing credit evaluations of its tenants and may require 
certain tenants to provide security deposits or letters of 
credit . Though these security deposits and letters of credit 
are insufficient to meet the terminal value of a tenant’s 
lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a 
source of funds to offset the economic costs associated 
with lost rent and the costs associated with re-tenanting 
the space . There is no dependence upon any single tenant .

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties inc.Earnings Per Share
  The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per 
share in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 260, 
“Earnings Per Share .” Basic earnings per share (“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 average 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 the weighted average of the dividends 
declared, outstanding shares per class and participation 
rights in undistributed earnings .
  The following table sets forth the reconciliation 
between basic and diluted EPS (in thousands):

   Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

$  4,142  $  7,412  $11,401

236 

431 

723

$  4,378  $  7,843  $12,124

8,241 

8,059 

7,801

669 

669 

735

8,910 

8,728 

8,536

$15,294  $27,247  $38,068

(236) 

(431) 

(723)

$15,058  $26,816  $37,345

26,921 

26,141 

23,208

191 

191 

219

27,112 

26,332 

23,427

Numerator 
Net income applicable to common  
  stockholders—basic 
Effect of dilutive securities: 
  Restricted stock awards 
Net income applicable to common  
  stockholders—diluted 

Denominator 
Denominator for basic EPS—  
  weighted average common shares 
Effect of dilutive securities: 
  Restricted stock awards 
Denominator for diluted EPS— 
  weighted average common  
  equivalent shares 

Numerator 
Net income applicable to Class A 
  common stockholders—basic 
Effect of dilutive securities: 
  Restricted stock awards 
Net income applicable to Class A  
  common stockholders—diluted 

Denominator 
Denominator for basic EPS— 
  weighted average Class A  
  common shares 
Effect of dilutive securities: 
  Restricted stock awards 
Denominator for diluted EPS—
  weighted average Class A 
  common equivalent shares 

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Stock-Based Compensation
  The Company accounts for its stock-based 
compensation plans under the provisions of ASC 
Topic 718, “Stock Compensation,” which requires that 
compensation expense be recognized based on the fair 
value of the stock awards less estimated forfeitures . The 
fair value of stock awards is equal to the fair value of the 
Company’s stock on the grant date .

Segment Reporting
The Company’s primary business is the ownership, 
management, and redevelopment of retail properties .  
The Company reviews operating and financial information 
for each property on an individual basis and therefore, 
each property represents an individual operating 
segment . The Company evaluates financial performance 
using property operating income, which consists of 
base rental income and tenant reimbursement income, 
less rental expenses and real estate taxes . Only one of 
the Company’s properties, located in Stamford, CT 
(“Ridgeway”), is considered significant as its revenue 
is in excess of 10% of the Company’s consolidated total 
revenues and accordingly is a reportable segment . The 
Company has aggregated the remainder of our properties 
as they share similar long-term economic characteristics 
and have other similarities including the fact that they 
are operated using consistent business strategies, are 
typically located in the same major metropolitan area, 
and have similar tenant mixes .
    Ridgeway is located in Stamford, Connecticut and 
was developed in the 1950’s and redeveloped in the mid 
1990’s . The property contains approximately 374,000 
square feet of GLA . It is the dominant grocery-anchored 
center and the largest non-mall shopping center located 
in the City of Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut .
   Segment information about Ridgeway as required by 
ASC Topic 280 is included below:

Ridgeway Revenues 
All Other Property Revenues 
Consolidated Revenue 

Ridgeway Assets 
All Other Property Assets 
Consolidated Assets (Note 1) 

Year Ended October 31,
2015 
11 .7% 
88 .3% 
100 .0% 

2016 
11.3% 
88.7% 
100.0% 

 2014

13 .3%
86 .7%
100 .0%

Year Ended 
October 31,

2016 

7.6% 
92.4% 
100.0% 

2015

8 .4%
91 .6%
100 .0%

Note 1— Ridgeway did not have any significant expenditures for additions 

to long-lived assets in any of the fiscal years ended October 31, 
2016, 2015 and 2014 . 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31,

2016 

98% 

2015 

97% 

2014

99%

Reclassification
  Certain fiscal 2014 and 2015 amounts have been 
reclassified to conform to current period presentation .

Ridgeway Percent Leased 

Ridgeway Significant Tenants  
(by base rent): 

 Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

The Stop & Shop Supermarket  
   Company  
Bed, Bath & Beyond  
Marshall’s Inc ., a division of the  
   TJX Companies  
All Other Tenants at Ridgeway  
   (Note 2) 
Total  

19% 
14% 

11% 

56% 
100% 

19% 
14% 

11% 

56% 
100% 

19%
14%

11%

56%
100%

Note 2— No other tenant accounts for more than 10% of Ridgeway’s annual 

base rents in any of the three years presented . Percentages are 
calculated as a ratio of the tenants’ base rent divided by total base 
rent of Ridgeway .

Income Statement  
(In thousands): 

Revenues 
Operating Expenses 
Interest Expense 
Depreciation and  
   Amortization 
Income from  
   Continuing  
   Operations 

Revenues 
Operating Expenses 
Interest Expense 
Depreciation and  
   Amortization 
Income from  
   Continuing  
   Operations 

Revenues 
Operating Expenses 
Interest Expense 
Depreciation and 
   Amortization 
Income from  
   Continuing  
   Operations 

Year Ended October 31, 2016

All Other 
Operating  
               Total
Segments  Consolidated

$103,600 
$  33,616 
$  10,496 

$116,792
$  37,265
$  12,983

Ridgeway 

$13,192 
$  3,649 
$  2,487 

$  2,468 

$  20,557 

$  23,025

$  4,588 

$  30,017 

$  34,605

Year Ended October 31, 2015

All Other 
Operating  
Segments 

$101,827 
$  35,723 
$  10,930 

Total
Consolidated

$115,312
$  39,491
$  13,475

Ridgeway 

$13,485 
$  3,768 
$  2,545 

$  2,358 

$  20,077 

$  22,435

$  4,814 

$  25,021 

$  29,835

Year Ended October 31, 2014

All Other 
Operating  
Segments 

$88,729 
$32,064 
$  7,634 

Total
Consolidated

$102,328
$  35,923
$  10,235

Ridgeway 

$13,599 
$  3,859 
$  2,601 

$  2,374 

$16,875 

$  19,249

$  4,765 

$23,981 

$  28,746

New Accounting Standards
  In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards 
Update (“ASU”) ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from  
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”) . 
The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to establish a single 
comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting 
for revenue arising from contracts with customers and 
will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition 
guidance, including industry-specific guidance . The 
core principle is that an entity should recognize revenue 
to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to 
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration 
to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange  
for those goods or services . In applying ASU 2014-09,  
companies will perform a five-step analysis of 
transactions to determine when and how revenue is 
recognized . ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with 
customers except those that are within the scope of 
other topics in the FASB’s ASC . ASU 2014-09 is effective 
for annual reporting periods (including interim 
periods within that reporting period) beginning after 
December 15, 2016 and shall be applied using either a 
full retrospective or modified retrospective approach . 
Early application is not permitted . In August 2015, FASB 
issued ASU 2015-14, which defers the effective date of 
ASU 2014-09 for all public companies for all annual 
periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early 
adoption permitted only as of annual reporting periods 
beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim 
periods within the reporting period . In March 2016, the 
FASB issued ASU 2016-08 as an amendment to ASU 
2014-09, the amendment clarifies how to identify the unit 
of accounting for the principal versus agent evaluation, 
how to apply the control principle to certain types of 
arrangements, such as service transaction, and reframed 
the indicators in the guidance to focus on evidence that 
an entity is acting as a principal rather than as an agent . 
The Company is currently assessing the potential impact 
that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2016-08 will 
have on its consolidated financial statements . 
  During April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No . 2015-03,  
“Interest—Imputation of Interest—Simplifying the 
Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs .” ASU 2015-03 
modifies the treatment of debt issuance costs from a 
deferred charge to a deduction of the carrying value  
of the financial liability . ASU 2015-03 is effective for 
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015,  
with early adoption permitted and retrospective 
application . ASU 2015-03 is not expected to have a 
material impact on the Company’s consolidated  
financial statements when adopted . 

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases .” 
ASU 2016-02 significantly changes the accounting for 
leases by requiring lessees to recognize assets and 
liabilities for leases greater than 12 months on their 
balance sheet . The lessor model stays substantially the 
same; however, there were modifications to conform 
lessor accounting with the lessee model, eliminating real 
estate specific guidance, further defining certain lease 
and non-lease components, and changing the definition 
of initial direct costs of leases requiring significantly 
more leasing related costs to be expensed upfront . ASU 
2016-02 is effective for the Company in the first quarter 
of fiscal 2020, and we are currently assessing the impact 
this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated 
financial statements .

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, 
“Compensation—Stock Compensation .” ASU 2016-09 
simplifies the accounting for share-based payment 
transactions, including a policy election option with 
respect to accounting for forfeitures either as they occur  
or estimating forfeitures (as is currently required), as  
well as increasing the amount an employer can withhold 
to cover income taxes on equity awards . ASU 2016-09 is 
effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and we  
are currently assessing the impact this standard will have 
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements .
  The Company has evaluated all other new Accounting 
Standards Updates issued by FASB and has concluded  
that these updates do not have a material effect on  
the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of 
October 31, 2016 .

(2) REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
  The Company’s investments in real estate, net of depreciation, were composed of the following at October 31, 2016 
and 2015 (in thousands):  

Retail 
Office 

Consolidated 
Investment Properties 
$820,323 
10,417 
$830,740 

Unconsolidated 
Joint Ventures 
$38,469 
— 
$38,469 

 Mortgage Note 
Receivable 
$13,500 
— 
$13,500 

2016 
Totals 
$872,292 
10,417 
$882,709 

2015 
Totals
$804,954
10,381
$815,335

  The Company’s investments at October 31, 2016 
consisted of equity interests in 75 properties and one 
mortgage note receivable . The 75 properties and the 
property securing the mortgage note receivable are 
located in various regions throughout the northeastern 
part of the United States with a concentration in the 
metropolitan New York tri-state area outside of the 
City of New York . The Company’s primary investment 
focus is neighborhood and community shopping centers 
located in the region just described . Since a significant 
concentration of the Company’s properties are in the 
northeast, market changes in this region could have an 
effect on the Company’s leasing efforts and ultimately  
its overall results of operations . 

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(3) PROPERTIES 
  The components of the properties consolidated in the 
financial statements are as follows (in thousands):

Land 
Buildings and improvements 

Accumulated depreciation 

October 31,
2016   

2015
 $   187,676    $ 175,952
765,738
941,690
(165,660)
 $   830,740    $ 776,030

829,162   
  1,016,838   
(186,098) 

  Space at the Company’s properties is generally 
leased to various individual tenants under short and 
intermediate-term leases which are accounted for as 
operating leases .
  Minimum rental payments on non-cancelable operating 
leases for the Company’s consolidated properties totaling 
$491 .5 become due as follows (in millions): 2017—$82 .1; 
2018—$71 .6; 2019—$63 .0; 2020—$53 .8; 2021—$44 .5; and 
thereafter—$176 .5 .
  Certain of the Company’s leases provide for the 
payment of additional rent based on a percentage of the 
tenant’s revenues . Such additional percentage rents are 
included in operating lease income and were less than 
1 .00% of consolidated revenues in each of the three years 
ended October 31, 2016 .

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Significant Investment Property Transactions
   The Company is currently under contract to purchase 
three grocery or pharmacy anchored shopping centers 
located in its primary marketplace . The Company’s 
equity needed to close the transactions will amount to 
approximately $17 .1 million, which it plans on funding 
with available cash, borrowings on its Unsecured 
Revolving Credit Facility (the “Facility”) or proceeds  
from the sale of its White Plains shopping center .
  In October 2016, the Company purchased, for $13 .3 
million, the 27,000 square foot 970 High Ridge Road 
shopping center located in Stamford, CT (“High Ridge 
Road Property”) . The Company funded the purchase 
with available cash . In conjunction with the purchase, 
the Company incurred acquisition costs totaling $61,000, 
which have been expensed in the year ended October 31, 
2016 consolidated statement of income .
  In July 2016, the Company purchased, for $45 .3 million, 
the 72,000 square foot Newfield Green shopping center 
located in Stamford, CT (“Newfield Property”) . The 
Company funded the purchase with a combination of 
available cash, borrowings on its Facility and proceeds 
generated by placing a non-recourse first mortgage on the 
property in the approximate amount of $22 .7 million (see 
Note 5) . In conjunction with the purchase, the Company 
incurred acquisition costs totaling $185,000, which 
have been expensed in the year ended October 31, 2016 
consolidated statement of income .
  The Company is currently in contract to sell its 
White Plains property to an unrelated entity . The sale 
was originally scheduled to close in fiscal 2016 but the 
purchaser requested, and the Company granted, several 
extensions in fiscal 2016 that postponed the closing 
to later in fiscal 2017 . In consideration for granting 
the extensions, the Company received $4 .8 million to 
compensate the Company for carrying the property 
vacant . The Company has recorded the $4 .8 million as 
base rental income in the accompanying consolidated 
statement of income for the year ended October 31, 2016 . 
In addition, in further consideration for the Company 
granting the extension to the purchaser the Company 
required that the purchaser deposit $11 .9 million of the 
purchased price with the Company . The Company has 
recorded the $11 .9 million deposit in other liabilities on 
the consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2016 .
  In December 2014 (fiscal 2015), the Company, through 
four wholly-owned subsidiaries, purchased, for $124 .6 
million, four retail properties totaling 375,000 square feet 
located in Northern New Jersey (“NJ Retail Properties”) . 
The Company funded the acquisition with a combination 
of available cash remaining from the sale of Class A 
Common Stock and the sale of its Series G Preferred Stock 
(see Note 8), borrowings under its Facility and a non-
recourse mortgage secured by the properties (see Note 5) . 

In conjunction with the purchase, the Company incurred 
acquisition costs totaling $1,867,000, which have been 
expensed in the year ended October 31, 2015 consolidated 
statement of income .
  In June 2015, the Company, through a wholly-owned 
subsidiary, purchased, for $4 .0 million, a 7,000 square foot 
retail property located in Fort Lee (Bergen County), New 
Jersey (the “Fort Lee Property”) . The Company funded 
the acquisition with a combination of available cash 
and borrowings under its Facility . In conjunction with 
the purchase, the Company incurred acquisition costs 
totaling $24,000, which have been expensed in the year 
ended October 31, 2015 consolidated statement of income .
  In July 2015, the Company, through a wholly-owned 
subsidiary purchased, for $10 .0 million, a 26,000 square 
foot grocery anchored shopping center located in 
Harrison (Westchester County), New York (the “Harrison 
Property”) . The acquisition was funded with a borrowing 
on the Company’s Facility . In conjunction with the 
purchase, the Company incurred acquisition costs 
totaling $68,000, which have been expensed in the year 
ended October 31, 2015 consolidated statement of income .
  The Company is in the process of evaluating the 
purchase price allocation of its High Ridge Road and 
Newfield Green Properties acquired in fiscal 2016 in 
accordance with ASC Topic 805; consequently the 
purchase price allocation is preliminary and may be 
subject to change .
  In fiscal 2015, the Company completed evaluating the 
fair value of the in-place leases for its NJ Retail properties, 
its Harrison property and its Fort Lee property, all 
acquired in fiscal 2015 . In addition, the Company 
completed its evaluation of the Greenwich properties 
and its McLean Plaza property (see Note 6), all acquired 
in fiscal 2014 . As a result of its evaluation, the Company 
has allocated $964,000 to a liability associated with the 
fair value assigned to the acquired leases at the McLean 
Plaza Property, a $166,000 liability associated with the fair 
value assigned to the acquired leases at the Greenwich 
Properties, a $113,000 asset associated with the fair value 
assigned to the acquired leases at the NJ Retail Properties, 
a $69,000 asset associated with the leases at its Fort Lee 
Property and a $48,000 asset associated with the fair 
value assigned to the acquired leases at its Harrison 
Property, all of which amounts represent a non-cash 
investing activity and are therefore not included in the 
accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for 
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 . 
  For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 
the net amortization of above-market and below-market 
leases amounted to $157,000, $415,000 and $410,000, 
respectively, which amounts are included in base rents in 
the accompanying consolidated statements of income .

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties inc.  In fiscal 2016, the Company incurred costs of 
approximately $21 .5 million related to capital 
improvements, tenants improvements and leasing  
costs to its properties .

(4)  MORTGAGE NOTE RECEIVABLE
  In October 2016, the Company, through a wholly-
owned subsidiary, originated a loan in the amount of 
$13 .5 million secured by a first mortgage on a shopping 
center located in Rockland County, NY . The loan requires 
payments to the Company of interest only recognized on 
the effective yield method at the rate of one-month LIBOR 
plus 3 .25% per annum . The loan has a maturity date of 
October 10, 2017 . The Company funded the mortgage 
loan with available cash .
  Principal payments on the mortgage note receivable 
become due as follows (in thousands): 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 
2017 
2018 
2019 
2020 
2021 
Thereafter 

Amount
$13,500
 —
—
—
—
—

(5)  MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE, BANK LINES 

OF CREDIT AND OTHER LOANS

  At October 31, 2016, the Company has mortgage notes 
payable and other loans that are due in installments over 
various periods to fiscal 2031 . The loans bear interest at 
rates ranging from 2 .8% to 6 .6% and are collateralized 
by real estate investments having a net carrying value of 
approximately $482 .8 million .
  Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgage 
notes payable during the next five years and thereafter 
are as follows (in thousands): 

2017 
2018 
2019 
2020 
2021 
Thereafter 

Principal 

Scheduled
Repayments  Amortization 
$  6,057 
5,221 
4,960 
4,506 
4,808 
7,933 
$33,485 

$  49,524 
— 
26,880 
— 
— 
163,127 
$239,531 

Total
$  55,581
5,221
31,840
4,506
4,808
171,060
$273,016

  The fiscal 2017 principal repayment amount above 
includes the $43 .4 million mortgage balance that will be 
due on the Company’s Ridgeway property, located in 

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Stamford, CT, when that loan becomes prepayable in  
July 2017 . The Company has already entered into a 
mortgage commitment to refinance the note with a  
new lender (see below) .
  Until it was terminated on August 23, 2016, the 
Company had an $80 million unsecured revolving credit 
facility with a syndicate of four banks led by The Bank of 
New York Mellon, as administrative agent . The syndicate 
also included Wells Fargo Bank N .A . (syndication agent), 
Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank (co-documentation 
agents) . The Facility gave the Company the option, under 
certain conditions, to increase the Facility’s borrowing 
capacity up $125 million (subject to lender approval) . The 
maturity date of the Facility was September 21, 2016 with 
a one-year extension at the Company’s option . 
  In August 2016, the Company refinanced its existing 
Facility with a syndicate of three banks led by The 
Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent . The 
syndicate also included Wells Fargo Bank N .A . and 
Bank of Montreal (co-syndication agents), increasing the 
capacity to $100 million from $80 million, with the ability 
under certain conditions to additionally increase the 
capacity to $150 million (subject to lender approval) . The 
maturity date of the new Facility is August 23, 2020 with a 
one-year extension at the Company’s option . Borrowings 
under the Facility can be used for general corporate 
purposes and the issuance of letters of credit (up to $10 
million) . Borrowings will bear interest at the Company’s 
option of Eurodollar rate plus 1 .35% to 1 .95% or The Bank 
of New York Mellon’s prime lending rate plus 0 .35% to 
0 .95% based on consolidated indebtedness, as defined . 
The Company pays a quarterly commitment fee on the 
unused commitment amount of 0 .15% to 0 .25% based on 
outstanding borrowings during the year . The Company’s 
ability to borrow under the Facility is subject to its 
compliance with the covenants and other restrictions 
on an ongoing basis . The principal financial covenants 
limit the Company’s level of secured and unsecured 
indebtedness and additionally require the Company to 
maintain certain debt coverage ratios . The Company was 
in compliance with such covenants at October 31, 2016 .
  As of October 31, 2016, $92 million was available to be 
drawn on the Facility .
  During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 
2015, the Company borrowed $52 .0 million and $104 .8 
million, respectively, on its Facility to fund a portion 
of the equity for property acquisitions and capital 
improvements to its properties . During the fiscal years 
ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company re-paid 
$66 .8 million and $97 .6 million, respectively, on its Facility 
with proceeds from a combination of non-recourse 
mortgage financings and available cash .

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  In September 2016, the Company refinanced its $7 .2 
million mortgage secured by 2 properties with the 
existing lender . The new mortgage principal balance 
will be $11 million and have a term of 10 years and will 
require payments of principal and interest at the rate of 
LIBOR plus 2 .00% . Concurrent with entering into the 
mortgage, the Company also entered into an interest rate 
swap contract which will convert the variable interest rate 
(based on LIBOR) to a fixed rate of 3 .475% per annum . 
  In July 2016, the Company entered into a commitment 
to refinance its $44 million mortgage secured by its 
Ridgeway shopping center in Stamford, CT on July 17, 
2017, the first day the current Ridgeway mortgage can be 
repaid without penalty . The new mortgage will be in the 
amount of $50 million and will have a term of 10 years 
and will require payment of principal and interest at 
the rate of LIBOR plus 1 .90% . Concurrent with entering 
into the commitment, the Company also entered into an 
interest rate swap contract which will convert the variable 
interest rate (based on LIBOR) to a fixed rate of 3 .398% 
per annum . 
  In July 2016, the Company placed a $22 .7 million 
mortgage secured by its newly acquired Newfield 
Green shopping center located in Stamford, CT . The 
new mortgage has a term of fifteen years and requires 
payments of principal and interest at the fixed rate of 
3 .89% per annum .
  In May 2016, the Company repaid a $7 .5 million 
mortgage that was secured by its Bloomfield, NJ property . 
  In December 2014, through four wholly-owned 
subsidiaries, the Company placed a $62 .7 million non-
recourse first mortgage loan secured by the NJ Retail 
Properties that were purchased in December 2014 . The 
mortgage loan requires monthly payments of principal 
and interest in the amount of $294,000 at a fixed interest 
rate of 3 .85% per annum . The mortgage matures in 
January 2027 . Proceeds from the mortgage were used to 
repay the Facility . 
  In July 2015, the Company repaid at maturity its $4 .5 
million non-recourse first mortgage loan that was secured 
by its Fairfield Plaza property . The Company funded this 
repayment with a borrowing on its Facility .
  During fiscal 2014, the Company, through a wholly-
owned subsidiary, assumed an existing non-recourse first 
mortgage loan encumbering the McLean Plaza Property 
at its estimated fair value of $2 .8 million . The mortgage 
matured in December 2014 and was refinanced with 
a new lender . The new $5 million mortgage matures 
in November 2024 and requires monthly payments of 
interest only at a fixed rate of interest of 3 .7% per annum .
  Interest paid in the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015, 
and 2014 was approximately $13 .1 million, $13 .4 million 
and $10 .3 million, respectively .

(6)  CONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES  

AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING 
INTERESTS

  The Company has an investment in three joint 
ventures, UB Ironbound, LP (“Ironbound”), Orangeburg 
and McLean Plaza, each of which owns a commercial 
retail real estate property . The Company has evaluated 
its investment in these three joint ventures and has 
concluded that the ventures are not Variable Interest 
Entities (“VIE or VIE’s”) . However the joint venture 
investments meet certain criteria of a sole general partner 
(or limited liability member) in accordance with ASC 
Topic 970-810, “Real Estate-Consolidation .” The Company 
has determined that such joint ventures are fully 
controlled by the Company and that the presumption of 
control is not offset by any rights of any of the limited 
partners or non-controlling members in the ventures and 
that the joint ventures should be consolidated into the 
consolidated financial statements of the Company . The 
Company’s investments in the consolidated joint ventures 
are more fully described below:

Ironbound (Ferry Plaza)
  The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, is 
the general partner and owns 84% of one consolidated 
limited partnership, Ironbound, which owns a grocery-
anchored shopping center .
  The Ironbound limited partnership has a defined 
termination date of December 31, 2097 . The partners 
in Ironbound are entitled to receive an annual cash 
preference payable from available cash of the partnership . 
Any unpaid preferences accumulate and are paid from 
future cash, if any . The balance of available cash, if any, 
is distributed in accordance with the respective partner’s 
interests . The limited partners in Ironbound currently 
have the right to require the Company to repurchase all 
or a portion of their remaining limited partner interests 
at prices as defined in the Ironbound partnership 
agreement . Upon liquidation of Ironbound, proceeds 
from the sale of partnership assets are to be distributed in 
accordance with the respective partnership interests . The 
limited partners are not obligated to make any additional 
capital contributions to the partnership . 

Orangeburg
  The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, is 
the managing member and owns an approximate 34 .0% 
interest in Orangeburg, which owns a CVS Pharmacy 
anchored shopping center in Orangeburg, NY . The other 
member (non-managing) of Orangeburg is the prior 
owner of the contributed property who, in exchange for 
contributing the net assets of the property, 

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received units of Orangeburg equal to the value of the 
contributed property less the value of the assigned first 
mortgage payable . The Orangeburg operating agreement 
provides for the non-managing member to receive an 
annual cash distribution equal to the regular quarterly 
cash distribution declared by the Company for one 
share of the Company’s Class A Common stock for 
each unit of Orangeburg ownership . The annual cash 
distribution will be paid from available cash, as defined, 
of Orangeburg . Upon liquidation, proceeds from the sale 
of Orangeburg assets are to be distributed in accordance 
with the operating agreement . Orangeburg has a defined 
termination date of December 31, 2097 . Since purchasing 
this property, the Company has made additional 
investments in the amount of $4 .2 million in Orangeburg 
and as a result as of October 31, 2016 its ownership 
percentage has increased to 34 .0% from approximately 
2 .92% at inception .

McLean Plaza
  The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, 
is the managing member and owns a 53% interest 
in McLean Plaza Associates, LLC, a limited liability 
company (“McLean”), which owns a grocery-anchored 
shopping center . The McLean operating agreement 
provides for the non-managing members to receive a 
fixed annual cash distribution equal to 5 .05% of their 
invested capital . The annual cash distribution is paid 
from available cash, as defined, of McLean . The balance 
of available cash, if any, is fully distributable to the 
Company . Upon liquidation, proceeds from the sale of 
McLean assets are to be distributed in accordance with 
the operating agreement . The non-managing members are 
not obligated to make any additional capital contributions 
to the entity . 

Noncontrolling interests:
  The Company accounts for non-controlling interests 
in accordance with ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation .” 
Because the limited partners or non-controlling members 
in Ironbound, Orangeburg and McLean Plaza have the 
right to require the Company to redeem all or a part of 
their limited partnership or limited liability company 
units at prices as defined in the governing agreements, 
the Company reports the noncontrolling interests in the 
consolidated joint ventures in the mezzanine section, 
outside of permanent equity, of the consolidated balance 
sheets at redemption value which approximates fair value 

as the limited liability members have the right to force 
redemption of their units by the Company . The value of 
the Orangeburg and McLean redemption is based solely 
on the price of the Company’s Class A Common stock on 
the date of redemption . For the years ended October 31, 
2016 and 2015, the Company adjusted the carrying value 
of the non-controlling interests by $2 .3 million and  
$(2 .3) million, respectively, with the corresponding 
adjustment recorded in stockholders’ equity .
  The following table sets forth the details of the 
Company’s redeemable non-controlling interests 
(amounts in thousands):

Beginning Balance 
Initial McLean Plaza 
     Noncontrolling Interest-Net 
Change in Redemption Value 
Accumulated depreciation 

October 31,
2016 
$15,955 

2015
$18,864

— 
2,298 
$18,253 

(615)
(2,294)
$15,955

(7)  INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO 
UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
  At October 31, 2016 and 2015, investments in and 
advances to unconsolidated joint ventures consisted of 
the following (with the Company’s ownership percentage 
in parentheses) (amounts in thousands): 

   October 31,

2016 

2015

Chestnut Ridge and Plaza 59 
  Shopping Centers (50 .0%) 
Gateway Plaza (50%) 
Putnam Plaza Shopping Center (66 .67%) 
Midway Shopping Center, L .P . (11 .642%) 
Applebee’s at Riverhead (50%) 
81 Pondfield Road Company (20%) 
Total 

$18,200 
7,160 
5,970 
4,856 
1,560 
723 
$38,469 

$18,248
7,186
6,686
5,144
1,318
723
$39,305

Gateway Plaza and Applebee’s at Riverhead
  The Company, through two wholly owned subsidiaries, 
owns a 50% undivided equity interest in the Gateway 
Plaza Shopping Center (“Gateway”) and Applebee’s at 
Riverhead (“Applebee’s”) . Both properties are located 
in Riverhead, New York (together the “Riverhead 
Properties”) . Gateway, a 198,500 square foot shopping 
center anchored by a 168,000 square foot Walmart  
which also has 27,000 square feet of in-line space that is 
partially leased and a newly constructed 3,500 square  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
foot outparcel that is leased . Applebee’s has a 5,400 
square foot free standing Applebee’s restaurant with  
an additional newly constructed 7,200 square foot pad 
site of which 7,200 square feet is leased .
  Gateway is subject to a $13 .1 million non-recourse  
first mortgage . The mortgage has a term of ten years and 
requires payments of principal and interest at a fixed  
rate of interest of 4 .2% per annum . 

Chestnut Ridge and Plaza 59 Shopping Centers
  The Company, through two wholly owned subsidiaries, 
owns a 50% undivided equity interest in the 76,000 
square foot Chestnut Ridge Shopping Center located in 
Montvale, New Jersey (“Chestnut”), which is anchored  
by a Fresh Market grocery store, and the 24,000 square 
foot Plaza 59 Shopping Center located in Spring Valley, 
New York (“Plaza 59”), which is anchored by a local  
food grocer . 

Midway Shopping Center, L.P.
  The Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, 
owns an 11 .642% equity interest in Midway Shopping 
Center L .P . (“Midway”), which owns a 247,000 square 
foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Westchester 
County, New York . Although the Company only has an 
approximate 12% equity interest in Midway, it controls 
25% of the voting power of Midway, and as such, has 
determined that it exercises significant influence over  
the financial and operating decisions of Midway but does 
not control the venture and accounts for its investment  
in Midway under the equity method of accounting . 
  The Company has allocated the $6 .2 million excess of 
the carrying amount of its investment in and advances  
to Midway over the Company’s share of Midway’s 
net book value to real property and is amortizing the 
difference over the property’s estimated useful life of  
39 years .
  Midway currently has a non-recourse first mortgage 
payable in the amount of $29 .3 million . The loan requires 
payments of principal and interest at the rate of 4 .80%  
per annum and will mature in 2027 .

Putnam Plaza Shopping Center
  The Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, 
owns a 66 .67% undivided equity interest in the 189,000 
square foot Putnam Plaza Shopping Center (“Putnam 
Plaza”), which is anchored by a grocery store .
  Putnam Plaza has a first mortgage payable in the 
amount of $19 .5 million . The mortgage requires monthly 
payments of principal and interest at a fixed rate of 4 .17% 
and will mature in 2019 . 

81 Pondfield Road Company
  The Company’s other investment in an unconsolidated 
joint venture is a 20% economic interest in a partnership 
which owns a retail and office building in Westchester 
County, New York . 

  The Company accounts for the above investments 
under the equity method of accounting since it exercises 
significant influence, but does not control the joint 
ventures . The other venturers in the joint ventures 
have substantial participation rights in the financial 
decisions and operation of the ventures or properties, 
which preclude the Company from consolidating the 
investments . The Company has evaluated its investment 
in the joint ventures and has concluded that the joint 
ventures are not VIE’s . Under the equity method of 
accounting the initial investment is recorded at cost 
as an investment in unconsolidated joint venture, and 
subsequently adjusted for equity in net income (loss)  
and cash contributions and distributions from the 
venture . Any difference between the carrying amount  
of the investment on the Company’s balance sheet  
and the underlying equity in net assets of the venture  
is evaluated for impairment at each reporting period .

(8) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Authorized Stock
  The Company’s Charter authorizes up to 200,000,000 
shares of various classes of stock . The total number  
of shares of authorized stock consists of 100,000,000 
shares of Class A Common Stock, 30,000,000 shares of 
Common Stock,  50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,  
and 20,000,000 shares of Excess Stock .

Preferred Stock
  The Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock is non-voting, 
has no stated maturity and is redeemable for cash  
at $25 per share at the Company’s option on or after 
October 24, 2017 . The holders of our Series F Preferred 
Stock have general preference rights with respect to 
liquidation and quarterly distributions . Except under 
certain conditions, holders of the Series F Preferred 
Stock will not be entitled to vote on most matters . In the 
event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly 
dividends, holders of Series F Preferred Stock, together 
with all of the Company’s other series of preferred stock 
(voting as a single class without regard to series) will 
have the right to elect two additional members to serve on 
the Company’s Board of Directors until the arrearage has 
been cured . Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, 
as defined in the Company’s Articles Supplementary to 

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the Charter, the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock will 
have the right to convert all or part of the shares of Series 
F Preferred Stock held by such holders on the applicable 
conversion date into a number of the Company’s shares 
of Class A Common Stock . Underwriting commissions 
and costs incurred in connection with the sale of the 
Series F Preferred Stock are reflected as a reduction of 
additional paid in capital .
  The Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock is nonvoting, 
has no stated maturity and is redeemable for cash at $25 
per share at the Company’s option on or after October 28,  
2019 . The holders of our Series G Preferred Stock have 
general preference rights with respect to liquidation 
and quarterly distributions . Except under certain 
conditions, holders of the Series G Preferred Stock will 
not be entitled to vote on most matters . In the event of a 
cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, 
holders of Series G Preferred Stock, together with all of 
the Company’s other Series of preferred stock (voting as a 
single class without regard to series) will have the right to 
elect two additional members to serve on the Company’s 
Board of Directors until the arrearage has been cured . 
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in 
the Company’s Articles Supplementary to the Charter, the 
holders of the Series G Preferred Stock will have the right 
to convert all or part of the shares of Series G Preferred 
Stock held by such holders on the applicable conversion 
date into a number of the Company’s shares of Class A 
Common stock . Underwriting commissions and costs 
incurred in connection with the sale of the Series G 
Preferred Stock are reflected as a reduction of additional 
paid in capital .
  In November 2014, we redeemed all of the outstanding 
shares of our 7 .5% Series D Cumulative Preferred  
Stock with a liquidation preference $25 per share . As 
a result we recognized a loss of $1 .87 million on our 
consolidated statement of income for the fiscal year  
ended October 31, 2014, which represents the difference 
between redemption value and carrying value net of 
original deferred issuance costs . 

Common Stock
  In July and August 2016, the Company sold 3,162,500 
shares of Class A Common Stock in an underwritten 
follow-on common stock offering for $23 .29 per share  
and raised net proceeds of $73 .7 million .
  In November 2014, the Company sold 2,875,000 shares 
of Class A Common Stock in an underwritten follow-on 
common stock offering for $20 .82 per share and raised net 
proceeds of $59 .7 million .
  The Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to 1/20 
of one vote per share . The Common Stock entitles the 
holder to 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 Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Share 
Purchase Plan (as amended, the “DRIP”), that permits 
stockholders to acquire additional shares of Common 
Stock and Class A Common Stock by automatically 
reinvesting dividends . During fiscal 2016, the Company 
issued 4,988 shares of Common Stock and 5,854 shares of 
Class A Common Stock (5,326 shares of Common Stock 
and 6,104 shares of Class A Common Stock in fiscal 2015) 
through the DRIP . As of October 31, 2016, there remained 
347,639 shares of Common Stock and 404,315 shares  
of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under 
the DRIP .
  The Company has a stockholder rights agreement 
that expires on November 11, 2018 . The rights are not 
currently exercisable . When they are exercisable, the 
holder will be entitled to purchase from the Company 
one one-hundredth of a share of a newly-established 
Series A Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $65 
per one one-hundredth of a preferred share, subject 
to certain adjustments . The distribution date for the 
rights will occur 10 days after a person or group either 
acquires or obtains the right to acquire 10% (“Acquiring 
Person”) or more of the combined voting power of the 
Company’s Common Shares, or announces an offer, the 
consummation of which would result in such person 
or group owning 30% or more of the then outstanding 
Common Shares . Thereafter, shareholders other than the 
Acquiring Person will be entitled to purchase original 
common shares of the Company having a value equal to  
2 times the exercise price of the right .
  If the Company is involved in a merger or other 
business combination at any time after the rights become 
exercisable, and the Company is not the surviving 
corporation or 50% or more of the Company assets are 
sold or transferred, the rights agreement provides that the 
holder other than the Acquiring Person will be entitled 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSto purchase a number of shares of common stock of the 
acquiring company having a value equal to two times the 
exercise price of each right .
  The Company’s articles of incorporation provide that 
if any person acquires more than 7 .5% of the aggregate 
value of all outstanding stock, except, among other 
reasons, as approved by the Board of Directors, such 
shares in excess of this limit automatically will be 
exchanged for an equal number of shares of Excess  
Stock . Excess Stock has limited rights, may not be  
voted and is not entitled to any dividends .

Stock Repurchase
  The Board of Directors of the Company has approved a 
share repurchase program (“Program”) for the repurchase 
of up to 2,000,000 shares, in the aggregate, of Common 
stock, Class A Common stock and Series F Cumulative 
Preferred stock in open market transactions . 
  The Company has repurchased 4,600 shares of 
Common Stock and 913,331 shares of Class A Common 
Stock under the Program . For the year ended October 31, 
2016, the Company did not repurchase any shares under 
the Program .

(9)  STOCK COMPENSATION AND OTHER 

BENEFIT PLANS

Restricted Stock Plan
  The Company has a Restricted Stock Plan that provides 
a form of equity compensation for employees
of the Company . In March 2016, the Stockholders of the 
Company approved an increase in the number of 

shares available for grant under the plan, as amended by 
750,000 shares . The Plan, which is administered by the 
Company’s compensation committee, authorizes grants of 
up to an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of the Company’s 
common equity consisting of 350,000 Common shares, 
350,000 Class A Common shares and 3,800,000 shares, 
which at the discretion of the compensation committee, 
may be awarded in any combination of Class A Common 
shares or Common shares .
  In accordance with ASC Topic 718, the Company 
recognizes compensation expense for restricted stock 
awards upon the earlier of the explicit vesting period or 
the date a participant first becomes eligible for retirement 
unless a waiver was received by an employee over the 
retirement age, waving his right to continued vesting 
after retirement . 
  In fiscal 2016, the Company awarded 152,100 shares of 
Common Stock and 95,600 shares of Class A Common 
Stock to participants in the Plan . The grant date fair 
value of restricted stock grants awarded to participants 
in 2016 was approximately $4 .5 million . As of October 31, 
2016, there was $12 .7 million of unamortized restricted 
stock compensation related to non-vested restricted 
stock grants awarded under the Plan . The remaining 
unamortized expense is expected to be recognized over a 
weighted average period of 4 .7 years . For the years ended 
October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, amounts charged to 
compensation expense totaled $4,426,000, $4,121,000  
and $4,088,000, respectively .
  A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested 
restricted stock awards as of October 31, 2016, and changes 
during the year ended October 31, 2016 is presented below:

Non-vested at October 31, 2015 
    Granted 
    Vested 

          Non-vested at October 31, 2014  
             Granted   
             Vested 
             Forfeited  
          Non-vested at October 31, 2015  

Non-vested at October 31, 2016 

 Forfeited 

Common Shares 

Weighted- 
Average  
  Grant Date  
Fair Value 
$16 .58 
$17 .95 
$16 .35 
— 
$16 .77 

Shares 
  1,281,850 
152,100 
(175,950) 
— 
  1,258,000 

Class A Common Shares
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date  
Fair Value
$19 .37
$18 .84
$18 .64
$19 .31
$19 .40

Shares  
373,850 
95,600 
(84,200) 
(650) 
384,600 

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Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
  The Company has a profit sharing and savings plan 
(the “401K Plan”), which permits eligible employees 
to defer a portion of their compensation in accordance 
with the Internal Revenue Code . Under the 401K Plan, 
the Company made contributions on behalf of eligible 
employees . The Company made contributions to the 401K 
Plan of approximately $187,000, $150,000 and $150,000 
in each of the three years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 
and 2014, respectively . The Company also has an Excess 
Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plan that allows 
eligible employees to defer benefits in excess of amounts 
provided under the Company’s 401K Plan and a portion 
of the employee’s current compensation .

(10)  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
  ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and 
Disclosures,” defines fair value as the price that would be 
received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in 
an orderly transaction between market participants .
  ASC Topic 820’s valuation techniques are based on 
observable or unobservable inputs . Observable inputs 
reflect market data obtained from independent sources, 
while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market 
assumptions . These two types of inputs have created the 
following fair value hierarchy:

•  Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in 

active markets

•  Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in 

active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar 
instruments in markets that are not active; and 
model-derived valuations in which significant value 
drivers are observable

•  Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation 

techniques in which significant value drivers are 
unobservable

  The Company calculates the fair value of the 
redeemable noncontrolling interests based on either 
quoted market prices on national exchanges for those 
interests based on the Company’s Class A Common stock 
or unobservable inputs considering the assumptions 
that market participants would make in pricing the 
obligations . The inputs used include an estimate of 
the fair value of the cash flow generated by the limited 
partnership or limited liability company in which the 
investor owns the joint venture units capitalized at 
prevailing market rates for properties with similar 
characteristics  or located in similar areas .
  The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined 
using widely accepted valuation techniques, including 
discounted cash flow analysis, on the expected cash flows 
of each derivative . The analysis reflects the contractual 
terms of the swaps, including the period to maturity, and 
uses observable market-based inputs, including interest 
rate curves (“significant other observable inputs”) . The 
fair value calculation also includes an amount for risk of 
non-performance using “significant unobservable inputs” 
such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the 
likelihood of default . The Company has concluded, as of 
October 31, 2016 and 2015, that the fair value associated 
with the “significant unobservable inputs” relating to the 
Company’s risk of non-performance was insignificant to 
the overall fair value of the interest rate swap agreements 
and, as a result, the Company has determined that the 
relevant inputs for purposes of calculating the fair value 
of the interest rate swap agreements, in their entirety, 
were based upon “significant other observable inputs .”
  The Company measures its redeemable noncontrolling 
interests and interest rate swap derivatives at fair value 
on a recurring basis . The fair value of these financial 
assets and liabilities was determined using the following 
inputs at October 31, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in 
thousands):

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2016 
Liabilities: 

 Interest Rate Swap Agreements 

  Redeemable noncontrolling interests 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2015 
Liabilities: 

 Interest Rate Swap Agreements 

  Redeemable noncontrolling interests 

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets  
for Identical  
Assets 
(Level 1) 

Total 

Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

$  1,304 
$18,253 

$       — 
$14,407 

$  1,230 
$15,955 

$       — 
$13,104 

$1,304 
$     — 

$1,230 
$     —  

$     —
$3,846

$     —
$2,851

  Fair market value measurements based upon Level 3  
inputs changed from $9,062 at November 1, 2014 to 
$2,851 at October 31, 2015 as a result of a $77 decrease in 
the redemption value of the Company’s noncontrolling 
interest in Ironbound in accordance with the application 
of ASC Topic 810 and the transfer in the amount of $6,134 
of the noncontrolling interest in McLean to Level 1 . 
During the quarter ended January 31, 2015, McLean was 
converted to a limited liability company from a general 
partnership . One of the results of this conversion is 
that the noncontrolling equity interests in McLean can 
only be redeemed for shares of the Company’s Class 
A Common stock or for cash based on the value of 
the Company’s Class A Common stock . In accordance 
with ASC 810, the noncontrolling interest will now be 
valued as a Level 1 measurement . Fair market value 
measurements based upon Level 3 inputs changed from 
$2,851 at November 1, 2015 to $3,846 at October 31, 2016 
as a result of a $995 increase in the redemption value of 
the Company’s noncontrolling interest in Ironbound in 
accordance with the application of ASC Topic 810 .

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
  The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, 
restricted cash, tenant receivables, mortgage note 
receivable, prepaid expenses, other assets, accounts 
payable and accrued expenses, are reasonable estimates 
of their fair values because of the short-term nature of 
these instruments . The carrying value of the Facility 

is deemed to be at fair value since the outstanding 
debt is directly tied to monthly LIBOR contracts . 
Mortgage notes payable that were assumed in property 
acquisitions were recorded at their fair value at the time 
they were assumed . 
  The estimated fair value of mortgage notes payable 
and other loans was approximately $287 million and 
$266 million at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, 
respectively . The estimated fair value of mortgage  
notes payable is based on discounting the future  
cash flows at year-end risk adjusted borrowing rates 
currently available to the Company for issuance  
of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities . 
These fair value measurements fall within Level 2 of 
the fair value hierarchy . When the Company acquires a 
property it is required to fair value all of the assets and 
liabilities, including intangible assets and liabilities, 
relating to the property’s in-place leases (see Note 1) . 
Those fair value measurements fall within Level 3 of  
the fair value hierarchy .
  Although management is not aware of any factors 
that would significantly affect the estimated fair value 
amounts from October 31, 2015, such amounts have not 
been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these 
financial statements since that date and current estimates 
of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts 
presented herein .

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(11) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company is involved in legal actions relating to the 
ownership and operations of its properties . In management’s opinion, the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result 
from such legal actions are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position,  
results of operations or liquidity of the Company . 
  At October 31, 2016, the Company had commitments of approximately $5 .3 million for tenant-related obligations .

(12)  QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
  The unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in 
thousands, except per share data):

Revenues  
Income from Continuing Operations 
Net Income Attributable to 
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .  
Preferred Stock Dividends 
Net Income Applicable to Common 
  and Class A Common Stockholders  

Per Share Data: 
Net Income from Continuing Operations—Basic: 
  Class A Common Stock 
  Common Stock 

 Year Ended October 31, 2016 
Quarter Ended 

Jan 31  Apr 30 
$29,166 
$  8,556 

$27,451 
$  6,672 

July 31  Oct 31 
$31,899 
$28,276 
$10,550 
$  8,827 

Year Ended October 31, 2015
Quarter Ended

Jan 31  Apr 30 

$28,506  $30,050  $28,819 
$  6,164  $  7,478  $  8,785 

July 31  Oct 31
$27,937
$27,785 

$  6,447 
(3,570) 

$  8,339 
(3,570) 

$  8,610 
(3,570) 

$10,320 
(3,570) 

$  6,011  $  7,247  $  8,441 
(3,571) 
(3,570) 

(3,894) 

$27,565
(3,570)

$  2,877 

$  4,769 

$  5,040 

$  6,750 

$  2,117  $  3,677  $  4,870 

$23,995

$0.09 
$0.08 

$0.14 
$0.13 

$0.15 
$0.13 

$0.18 
$0.16 

$0 .06 
$0 .06 

$0 .11 
$0 .10 

$0 .15 
$0 .13 

$0 .72
$0 .64

Net Income from Continuing Operations—Diluted: 
  Class A Common Stock 
  Common Stock 

$0.08 
$0.08 

$0.14 
$0.12 

$0.15 
$0.13 

$0.18  
$0.16 

$0 .06 
$0 .06 

$0 .11 
$0 .10 

$0 .15 
$0 .13 

$0 .70
$0 .62

  Amounts may not equal full year results due to rounding . 

(13) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
  On December 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company declared cash dividends of $0 .235 for each share of 
Common Stock and $0 .265 for each share of Class A Common Stock . The dividends are payable on January 20, 2017 to 
stockholders of record on January 6, 2017 . The Board of Directors also ratified the actions of the Company’s compensation 
committee authorizing awards of 96,225 shares of Common Stock and 152,100 shares of Class A Common Stock to certain 
officers, directors and employees of the Company effective January 2, 2017, pursuant to the Company’s restricted stock plan . 
The fair value of the shares awarded totaling $5 .2 million will be charged to expense over the respective vesting periods .

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . 

  We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . (the “Company”) 
as of October 31, 2016 and 2015 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, 
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016 . These 
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management . Our responsibility is to  
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits .
  We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
(United States) . Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement . An audit includes examining, on a test basis, 
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements . An audit also includes assessing the 
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial 
statement presentation . We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion .
  In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the 
consolidated financial position of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . at October 31, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated 
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016, in 
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America . 
  We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2016 based on criteria established 
in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated January 12, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon . 

New York, New York  
January 12, 2017   

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

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

  The following discussion should be read in conjunction 
with the consolidated financial statements of the Company 
and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report .

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-
LOOKING STATEMENTS
  This Annual Report contains certain forward-looking 
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the 
Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act . Such 
statements can generally be identified by such words 
as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” 
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” 
“should,” “will” or variations of such words or other 
similar expressions and the negatives of such words . 
All statements included in this report that address 
activities, events or developments that we expect, believe 
or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including 
such matters as future capital expenditures, dividends 
and acquisitions (including the amount and nature 
thereof), business strategies, expansion and growth of 
our operations and other such matters, are forward-
looking statements . These statements are based on 
certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of 
our experience and our perception of historical trends, 
current conditions, expected future developments and 
other factors we believe are appropriate . Such statements 
are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other 
factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy 
and some of which might not even be anticipated . Future 
events and actual results, performance or achievements, 
financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the 
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied 
by the forward-looking statements . Risks, uncertainties 
and other factors that might cause such differences, some 
of which could be material, include, but are not limited to: 
  •  economic and other market conditions that could 

impact us, our properties or the financial stability of 
our tenants; 

  •  financing risks, such as the inability to obtain debt or 

equity financing on favorable terms, as well as the level 
and volatility of interest rates; 

  •  any difficulties in renewing leases, filling vacancies or 

negotiating improved lease terms;

  •  the inability of the Company’s properties to generate 

revenue increases to offset expense increases; 
  •  environmental risk and regulatory requirements; 
  •  risks of real estate acquisitions and dispositions 
(including the failure of transactions to close); 
  •  risks of operating properties through joint ventures 

that we do not fully control . 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

Overview
  We are a fully integrated, self-administered real estate 
company that has elected to be a REIT for federal  
income tax purposes, engaged in the acquisition, 
ownership and management of commercial real estate, 
primarily neighborhood and community shopping  
centers located in the northeastern part of the United  
States with a concentration in the metropolitan New York 
tri-state area outside of the City of New York . Other real 
estate assets include office properties . Our major tenants 
include supermarket chains and other retailers who sell 
basic necessities . 
  At October 31, 2016, we owned or had equity interests 
in 75 properties, which include equity interests we own in 
three consolidated joint ventures and seven unconsolidated 
joint ventures, containing a total of 5 .0 million square 
feet of Gross Leasable Area (“GLA”) . Of the properties 
owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries or joint venture 
entities that we consolidate, approximately 93 .3% was 
leased (95 .8% at October 31, 2015) . Of the properties 
owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, approximately 
98 .4% was leased (98 .1% at October 31, 2015) . The drop 
in our leased rate at October 31, 2016, when compared 
with the leased rate at October 31, 2015, is predominantly 
related to the bankruptcy of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea 
Company, Inc . (“A&P”) . During the first quarter of fiscal 
2016, three of the nine spaces that A&P occupied became 
vacant . Those spaces totaled 132,000 square feet or about 
3 .3% of our consolidated property square footage . Two 
of the aforementioned three spaces were re-leased in the 
second quarter of fiscal 2016, but one former A&P space, 
totaling approximately 63,000 square feet, remains vacant 
at October 31, 2016 (1 .6% of consolidated portfolio square 
footage) . For more information about the impact of the 
A&P bankruptcy, see “Leasing—Significant Events with 
Impacts on Leasing” below .
  The above percentages exclude our White Plains 
property . In November 2014, a zoning change was obtained 
from the City of White Plains that will allow this property 
to be converted to a higher and better use . On this basis, 
we have completely vacated the property to make potential 
redevelopment possible . This included the expiration of 
two leases at the property totaling 90,000 square feet in 
February 2015, for which the average base rent per square 
foot was approximately $24 .69 per annum . In April 2015, 
we entered into a contract to sell this property to a third 
party, with the closing date scheduled to be fifteen days 
after the property is completely vacated of all tenants, 
which was accomplished in April 2016 . In February 2016, 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSthe sale contract was amended to allow the purchaser to  
extend the closing . The amendment provided the purchaser  
six one-month options to extend the closing date for a 
payment of $461,000 per one-month extension option 
exercised . The purchaser exercised all of the six options, 
and we recorded the $2 .8 million received as base rent 
revenue as of October 31, 2016 . In addition, in October 
2016, we granted the purchaser an additional extension 
option to extend the closing until March 2017 . In exchange 
for granting the extension, we received an additional $2 
million, which we have recorded as base rent revenue as 
of October 31, 2016 . Furthermore, the extension agreement 
required the purchaser to deposit a total of $11 .9 million 
with us and an additional $3 million with a third-party 
agent to be applied to the purchase price of the shopping 
center at closing . The $11 .9 million is recorded in other 
liabilities at October 31, 2016 .
  We have paid quarterly dividends to our shareholders 
continuously since our founding in 1969 and have 
increased the level of dividend payments to our 
shareholders for 22 consecutive years .
  We derive substantially all of our revenues from rents 
and operating expense reimbursements received pursuant 
to long-term leases and focus our investment activities on 
community and neighborhood shopping centers, anchored 
principally by regional supermarket chains . We believe 
that because consumers need to purchase food and other 
types of staple goods and services generally available at 
supermarket-anchored shopping centers, the nature of our 
investments provides for relatively stable revenue flows 
even during difficult economic times . 
  We have a conservative capital structure and do not have 
any secured debt maturing until October 2017, for which 
we have entered into a commitment to refinance in July 
2017 . See “Significant Financings and Debt Transactions in 
Fiscal 2016” below . 
  We focus on increasing cash flow, and consequently 
the value of our properties, and seek continued growth 
through strategic re-leasing, renovations and expansions 
of our existing properties and selective acquisitions of 
income-producing properties . Key elements of our growth 
strategies and operating policies are to:
  •  acquire quality neighborhood and community 

shopping centers in the northeastern part of the 
United States with a concentration on properties in the 
metropolitan New York tri-state area outside of the 
City of New York, and unlock further value in these 
properties with selective enhancements to both the 
property and tenant mix, as well as improvements to 
management and leasing fundamentals;

 •  selectively dispose of underperforming properties

        and re-deploy the proceeds into potentially  
higher performing properties that meet our  
acquisition criteria;

 •   invest in our properties for the long term through

        regular maintenance, periodic renovations and  

capital improvements, enhancing their attractiveness  
to tenants and customers, as well as increasing  
their value; 

  •  leverage opportunities to increase GLA at existing 
properties, through development of pad sites and 
reconfiguring of existing square footage, to meet  
the needs of existing or new tenants;

  •  proactively manage our leasing strategy by 

aggressively marketing available GLA, renewing 
existing leases with strong tenants, and replacing 
weak ones when necessary, with an eye towards 
securing leases that include regular or fixed contractual 
increases to minimum rents, replacing below-market-
rent leases with increased market rents when possible 
and further improving the quality of our tenant mix at 
our shopping centers;

  •  maintain strong working relationships with our 

tenants, particularly our anchor tenants; 

  •  maintain a conservative capital structure with low 

leverage levels; and

  •  control property operating and administrative costs .  

Highlights of Fiscal 2016; Recent Developments

 Set forth below are highlights of our acquisitions, other 
investments, dispositions and financings during fiscal 2016:
  •  In July 2016, we purchased, for $45 .3 million, the 72,000 
square foot Newfield Green shopping center located in 
Stamford, CT . 

  •  In July 2016, we completed a follow-on Class A 

Common stock offering, raising proceeds of $73 .7 
million, of which we used $60 .1 million to repay 
borrowings on our Unsecured Revolving Credit 
Facility (the “Facility”) .

  •  In July 2016, we entered into a commitment to 

refinance our $44 million mortgage secured by our 
Ridgeway shopping center in Stamford, CT on July 17,  
2017, the first day the current Ridgeway mortgage can 
be repaid without penalty . The new mortgage will be 
in the amount of $50 million and will have a term of 
ten years and will require payment of principal and 
interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 1 .9% . Concurrent 
with entering into the commitment, we also entered 
into an interest rate swap contract which will convert 
the variable interest rate (based on LIBOR) to a fixed 
rate of 3 .398% per annum .

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  •  In August 2016, we refinanced our existing Facility, 
increasing the capacity to $100 million from $80 
million, with the ability under certain conditions to 
additionally increase the capacity to $150 million .

  •  In September 2016, we refinanced our $7 .2 million 

mortgage secured by two Greenwich, CT properties 
with the existing lender . The new mortgage principal 
balance will be $11 million and have a term of ten years 
and will require payments of principal and interest at 
the rate of LIBOR plus 2 .0% . Concurrent with entering 
into the mortgage, we also entered into an interest rate 
swap contract which will convert the variable interest rate 
(based on LIBOR) to a fixed rate of 3 .475% per annum . 
  •  In October 2016, we purchased, for $13 .3 million, the 
27,000 square foot 970 High Ridge Road shopping 
center located in Stamford, CT . 

  •  In October 2016, we originated a loan in the amount 

of $13 .5 million, bearing interest at one-month LIBOR 
plus 3 .25% per annum, secured by a first mortgage on 
a shopping center located in Rockland County, NY, and 
maturing October 10, 2017 .  

Known Trends; Outlook
  We believe that shopping center REITs face opportunities 
and challenges that are both common to and unique from 
other REITs and real estate companies . As a REIT, we 
are susceptible to changes in interest rates, the lending 
environment, the availability of capital markets and 
the general economy . For example, some experts are 
predicting an increased interest rate environment, which 
could negatively impact the attractiveness of REIT stock to 
investors and our borrowing activities . It is also possible, 
however, that higher interest rates could signal a stronger 
economy, resulting in greater spending by consumers . The 
impact of such changes are difficult to predict .  
  As a shopping center REIT, we are focused on certain 
challenges that are unique to the retail industry . In 
particular, we recognize the challenges presented by 
e-commerce to brick-and-mortar retail establishments, 
including our tenants . However, we believe that because 
consumers prefer to purchase food and other staple goods 
and services available at supermarkets in person, the 
nature of our properties makes them less vulnerable to 
the encroachment of e-commerce than other properties 
whose tenants may more directly compete with the 
internet . Moreover, we believe the nature of our properties 
makes them less susceptible to economic downturns 
than other retail properties whose anchor tenants are 
not supermarkets or other staple goods providers . We 
continue to be sensitive to these considerations, however, 
when we establish the tenant mix at our shopping centers, 
and believe that our strategy of focusing on supermarket 
anchors is a strong one .

  In the metropolitan tri-state area outside of New York 
City, demographics (income, density, etc .) remain strong 
and opportunities for new development, as well as 
acquisitions, are competitive, with high barriers to entry . 
We believe that this will remain the case for the foreseeable 
future, and have focused our growth strategy accordingly . 

Leasing

Rollovers
  For the fiscal year 2016, we signed leases for a total of 
418,400 square feet of retail space in our consolidated 
portfolio . New leases for vacant spaces were signed 
for 187,600 square feet at an average rental increase of 
6 .04% on a cash basis, excluding 6,800 square feet of new 
leases for which there was no prior rent history available . 
Renewals for 224,000 square feet of space previously 
occupied were signed at an average rental increase of 
3 .41% on a cash basis .
  Tenant improvements and leasing commissions averaged 
$28 .02 per square foot for new leases and $4 .45 per square 
foot for renewals for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 . 
The average term for new leases was 7 .6 years and the 
average term for renewal leases was 4 years .
  The rental increases/decreases associated with new and 
renewal leases generally include all leases signed in arms-
length transactions reflecting market leverage between 
landlords and tenants during the period . The comparison 
between average rent for expiring leases and new leases 
is determined by including minimum rent paid on the 
expiring lease and minimum rent to be paid on the new 
lease in the first year . In some instances, management 
exercises judgment as to how to most effectively reflect 
the comparability of spaces reported in this calculation . 
The change in rental income on comparable space leases 
is impacted by numerous factors including current market 
rates, location, individual tenant creditworthiness, use 
of space, market conditions when the expiring lease was 
signed, the age of the expiring lease, capital investment 
made in the space and the specific lease structure . Tenant 
improvements include the total dollars committed for 
the improvement (fit-out) of a space as it relates to a 
specific lease but may also include base building costs (i .e . 
expansion, escalators or new entrances) that are required to 
make the space leasable . Incentives (if applicable) include 
amounts paid to tenants as an inducement to sign a lease 
that do not represent building improvements .
  The leases signed in 2016 generally become effective over 
the following one to two years . There is risk that some new 
tenants will not ultimately take possession of their space 
and that tenants for both new and renewal leases may not 
pay all of their contractual rent due to operating, financing 
or other matters . However, these increases/decreases 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSdo provide information about the tenant/landlord 
relationship and the potential increase we may achieve  
in rental income over time .
  In 2017, we believe our leasing volume will be in-line 
with our historical averages with overall positive increases 
in rental income for renewal leases and flat to slightly 
positive increases for new leases . However, changes in 
rental income associated with individual signed leases on 
comparable spaces may be positive or negative, and we 
can provide no assurance that the rents on new leases will 
continue to increase at the above described levels, if at all .

Significant Events with Impacts on Leasing
  In July 2015, one of our largest tenants, A&P, filed a 
voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the 

United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) . 
Subsequently, A&P determined that it would be liquidating 
the company . As of October 31, 2015, A&P leased and 
occupied nine spaces totaling 365,000 square feet in 
our portfolio . The total base rent per annum for these 
nine spaces totaled $5,540,000 at October 31, 2015 . The 
bankruptcy process relating to our nine spaces is complete . 
As of October 31, 2016, eight of the nine A&P leases have 
been assumed by new operators in the bankruptcy process 
or re-leased by the Company to new operators (see Notes 
1, 2 and 3 below) . The remaining lease was rejected by 
A&P in bankruptcy (see Note 4 below), and we are in the 
process of re-leasing that space . The table below details 
information about the nine former A&P leases in our 
portfolio prior to the transactions described above:

Property 

Location 

Square  
Feet 

Base Rent 
Per Annum 

Base Rent 
Per Square Foot 

Lease

Expiration   Note 

Pompton Lakes Town Square 

Pompton Lakes, NJ 

63,000 

$1,244,000 

$19 .80 

Ferry Plaza Shopping Center 
Village Shopping Center 
Boonton Shopping Center 
Valley Ridge Shopping Center 
Harrison Shopping Center 
Bloomfield Shopping Center 
Shoppes at Eastchester 
McLean Plaza Shopping Center 

Newark, NJ 
New Providence, NJ 
Boonton, NJ 
Wayne, NJ 
Harrison, NY 
Bloomfield, NJ 
Eastchester, NY 
Yonkers, NY 

63,000 
46,000 
49,000 
36,000 
12,000 
31,000 
30,000 
35,000 
365,000 

1,215,000 
990,000 
950,000 
540,000 
264,000 
154,000 
110,000 
73,000 
$5,540,000 

$19 .15 
$21 .75 
$19 .21 
$15 .00 
$22 .00 
$  5 .00 
$  3 .71 
$  2 .09 

* Subject to further tenant renewal options 

Rejected  
by A&P
Nov 2020* 
Feb 2029* 
Oct 2024* 
Terminated 
Sept 2024* 
Terminated 
Oct 2019 
Oct 2034* 

4 

1
1
1 
3
2
3
1 and 5
1

Note 1 – Lease purchased by Acme, a division of Albertson’s .
Note 2 – Lease purchased by Key Food .
Note 3 –  Lease purchased by Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . Lease subsequently terminated and re-leased to new supermarket operator at increased base 

rent per square foot .

Note 4 – Rejected by A&P in the bankruptcy process; in process of re-leasing .
Note 5 –  We have amended the lease to increase the base rent per square foot from $3 .71 to $10 .00 per square foot through 10/31/19 and to provide tenant 

with an option to extend the lease term through 10/31/24 at a base rent of $25 .00 per square foot . 

  In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed 
the re-leasing of both the Bloomfield and Wayne A&P 
spaces to new regional supermarket operators (see Note 
3 above) . The new leases will generate annual base rent 
of $1 .07 million as compared with $694,000 that A&P 
was previously paying on those two spaces, which is an 
aggregate increase of $372,000 per annum . The Bloomfield 
A&P lease had twenty years of remaining term (including 
tenant options) with no base rental rate increases . Both 
new leases provide for the tenant to pay its proportionate 
share of common area maintenance and real estate taxes as 
additional rent . The Bloomfield space was delivered to the 

tenant in early February 2016, and the Wayne space was 
delivered to the tenant at the beginning of March 2016 . We 
are still marketing the Pompton Lakes location for lease .

Impact of Inflation on Leasing
  Our long-term leases contain provisions to mitigate  
the adverse impact of inflation on our operating results . 
Such provisions include clauses entitling us to receive  
(a) scheduled base rent increases and (b) percentage rents 
based upon tenants’ gross sales, which generally increase 
as prices rise . In addition, many of our non-anchor leases 
are for terms of less than ten years, which permits us to 
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rates if rents provided in the expiring leases are below then 
existing market rates . Most of our leases require tenants 
to pay a share of operating expenses, including common 
area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, 
thereby reducing our exposure to increases in costs and 
operating expenses resulting from inflation . 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
  Critical accounting policies are those that are both 
important to the presentation of the Company’s  
financial condition and results of operations and  
require management’s most difficult, complex or  
subjective judgments . For a further discussion about  
the Company’s critical accounting policies, please  
see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements  
of the Company included in the Annual Report .

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

Overview
  At October 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents 
of $7 .3 million, compared to $6 .6 million at October 31, 
2015 . Our sources of liquidity and capital resources include 
operating cash flow from real estate operations, proceeds 
from bank borrowings and long-term mortgage debt, 
capital financings and sales of real estate investments . 
Substantially all of our revenues are derived from rents 
paid under existing leases, which means that our operating 
cash flow depends on the ability of our tenants to make 
rental payments . In fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, net cash 
flow provided by operations amounted to $60 .1 million, 
$51 .1 million and $50 .9 million, respectively .   
  Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily 
of normal recurring operating expenses and capital 
expenditures, debt service, management and professional 
fees, cash distributions to certain limited partners and 
non-managing members of our consolidated joint ventures, 
dividends paid to our preferred stockholders and regular 
dividends paid to our Common and Class A Common 
stockholders, which we expect to continue . Cash dividends 
paid on Common and Class A Common stock totaled $37 .1 
million in fiscal 2016, compared to $35 .4 million in fiscal 
2015 and $32 .1 million in fiscal 2014 . Historically, we have 
met short-term liquidity requirements, which is defined 
as a rolling twelve month period, primarily by generating 
net cash from the operation of our properties .  We believe 
that our net cash provided by operations will continue to 
be sufficient to fund our short-term liquidity requirements, 
including payment of dividends necessary to maintain our 
federal income tax REIT status .

  Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily 
of obligations under our long-term debt, dividends paid 
to our preferred stockholders,  capital expenditures and 
capital required for acquisitions . In addition, the limited 
partners and non-managing members of our three 
consolidated joint venture entities, Ironbound, McLean 
and Orangeburg, have the right to require the Company 
to repurchase all or a portion of their limited partner or 
non-managing member interests at prices and on terms 
as set forth in the governing agreements . See Note 6 to 
the financial statements included in this Annual Report . 
Historically, we have financed the foregoing requirements 
through operating cash flow, borrowings under our 
Facility, debt refinancings, new debt, equity offerings and 
other capital market transactions, and/or the disposition 
of under-performing assets, with a focus on keeping our 
leverage low . We expect to continue doing so in the future . 
We cannot assure, however, that these sources will always 
be available to us when needed, or on the terms we desire . 

Capital Expenditures
  We invest in our existing properties and regularly make 
capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business to 
maintain our properties . We believe that such expenditures 
enhance the competitiveness of our properties . In fiscal 
2016, we paid approximately $21 .5 million for property 
improvements, tenant improvements and leasing 
commission costs (approximately $6 .2 million representing 
property improvements and approximately $15 .3 million 
related to new tenant space improvements, leasing costs 
and capital improvements as a result of new tenant spaces) . 
The amount of these expenditures can vary significantly 
depending on tenant negotiations, market conditions and 
rental rates . We expect to incur approximately $5 .3 million 
predominantly for anticipated capital improvements and 
leasing costs related to new tenant leases and property 
improvements during fiscal 2017 . These expenditures are 
expected to be funded from operating cash flows, bank 
borrowings or other financing sources .

Significant Financings and Debt Transactions in Fiscal 2016
  Our strategy is to maintain a conservative capital 
structure with low leverage levels by commercial real 
estate standards . Mortgage notes payable and other loans 
of $273 .0 million consist entirely of fixed-rate mortgage 
loan indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate 
of 4 .5% at October 31, 2016 . These mortgages are secured 
by 22 properties with a net book value of $483 million and 
have fixed rates of interest ranging from 2 .78% to 6 .6% . We 
may refinance our mortgage loans, at or prior to scheduled 
maturity, through replacement mortgage loans . The ability 
to do so, however, is dependent upon various factors, 
including the income level of the properties, interest rates 
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market . Accordingly, there can be no assurance that such 
re-financings can be achieved . 
  At October 31, 2016, we had $8 million of variable-rate 
debt consisting of draws on our Facility (see below) that 
was not fixed through an interest rate swap or otherwise . 
See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about 
Market Risk” included in this Annual Report for additional 
information on our interest rate risk . 
  We currently maintain a ratio of total debt to total assets 
below 31% and a fixed charge coverage ratio of over 2 .68 
to 1, which we believe will allow us to obtain additional 
secured mortgage loans or other types of borrowings, 
if necessary . We own 46 properties in our consolidated 
portfolio that are not encumbered by secured mortgage 
debt . At October 31, 2016, we had borrowing capacity of 
$91 million on our Facility . Our Facility includes financial 
covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to 
incur unsecured and secured indebtedness . See “Note 5 
in our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Annual Report” for additional information on these and 
other restrictions .   
  In 2016, we engaged in various financing activities and 
debt transactions, as follows:
  •   Until it was terminated on August 23, 2016, we had 

an $80 million unsecured revolving credit facility with 
a syndicate of four banks led by The Bank of New 
York Mellon, as administrative agent . The syndicate 
also included Wells Fargo Bank N .A . (syndication 
agent), Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank (co-
documentation agents) . The facility gave us the option, 
under certain conditions, to increase the Facility’s 
borrowing capacity up $125 million, subject to lender 
approval . The maturity date of the facility was 
September 21, 2016 with a one-year extension at  
our option . 

  •   In August 2016, we refinanced our existing Facility 

with a syndicate of three banks, increasing the capacity 
to $100 million from $80 million, with the ability under 
certain conditions to additionally increase the capacity 
to $150 million, subject to lender approval . The 
maturity date of the new Facility is August 23, 2020 
with a one-year extension at our option . Borrowings 
under the Facility can be used for general corporate 
purposes and the issuance of up to $10 million of 
letters of credit . Borrowings will bear interest at our 
option of Eurodollar rate plus 1 .35% to 1 .95% or The  
Bank of New York Mellon’s prime lending rate plus 
0 .35% to 0 .95%, based on consolidated indebtedness, 
as defined . We pay a quarterly commitment fee on the 
unused commitment amount of 0 .15% to 0 .25%, based 
on outstanding borrowings during the year . As of 
October 31, 2016, $92 million was available to be drawn 
on the Facility . The Company’s ability to borrow 
under the Facility is subject to its compliance with the 

covenants and other restrictions on an ongoing basis . 
The principal financial covenants limit the Company’s 
level of secured and unsecured indebtedness and 
additionally require the Company to maintain certain 
debt coverage ratios . The Company was in compliance 
with such covenants at October 31, 2016 .

  •   During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 
2015, we borrowed $52 million and $104 .8 million, 
respectively, on our Facility to fund a portion of 
the equity for property acquisitions and capital 
improvements to our properties . During the fiscal 
years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, we re-paid 
$66 .8 million and $97 .6 million, respectively, on  
our Facility with proceeds from a combination  
of non-recourse mortgage financings, secured 
mortgage financings and available cash .

  •   In September 2016, we refinanced our $7 .2 million 

mortgage secured by two Greenwich, CT properties 
with the existing lender . The new mortgage has a 
principal balance of $11 million, a term of ten years 
and requires payments of principal and interest at the 
rate of LIBOR plus 2 .0% . Concurrent with entering 
into the mortgage, we also entered into an interest rate 
swap contract which converts the variable interest rate 
(based on LIBOR) to a fixed rate of 3 .475% per annum . 
  •   In July 2016, we entered into a commitment to refinance 
our $44 million mortgage secured by our Ridgeway 
shopping center in Stamford, CT on July 17, 2017, the 
first day the current Ridgeway mortgage can be repaid 
without penalty . The new mortgage will be in the 
amount of $50 million, have a term of ten years and 
require payment of principal and interest at the rate of 
LIBOR plus 1 .9% . Concurrent with entering into the 
commitment, we also entered into an interest rate swap 
contract which will convert the variable interest rate 
(based on LIBOR) to a fixed rate of 3 .398% per annum . 

  •   In July 2016, we placed a $22 .7 million mortgage 
secured by our newly acquired Newfield Green 
shopping center located in Stamford, CT . The new 
mortgage has a term of fifteen years and requires 
payments of principal and interest at the fixed rate  
of 3 .89% per annum .

  •   In July 2016, we sold 2,750,000 shares of Class A 
Common Stock in an underwritten follow-on  
common stock offering for $23 .29 per share and  
raised net proceeds of $64 .1 million . In August 2016, 
the underwriters exercised their over-allotment  
option and purchased an additional 412,500 shares  
of Class A Common Stock that raised additional  
net proceeds of $9 .6 million .

  •   In May 2016, we repaid a $7 .5 million mortgage  
that was secured by our Bloomfield, NJ property .

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties inc.Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Increase from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2016:
  The increase was primarily due to an increase in 
operating income at various properties in fiscal 2016 when 
compared with fiscal 2015, resulting from new leasing 
completed in fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 and $4 .8 million 
in extension fees collected from the entity under contract 
to purchase our White Plains property .  In addition, the 
increase was further aided by an increase in the collection 
of tenant receivables in fiscal 2016 when compared with 
fiscal 2015 .

Increase from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015:
  The increase was due primarily to an increase in the 
operating income generated by our properties in the year 
ended October 31, 2015 versus fiscal 2014 offset by an 
increase in receivable and other assets and other liabilities .

Fiscal 2015: (Total $237.6 million)
  •   Proceeds from mortgage financings in the amount of 

$68 .2 million .

  •   Proceeds from revolving credit line borrowings in the 

amount of $104 .8 million .

  •   Proceeds from the issuance of Series G Preferred Stock 

in the amount of $4 .6 million .

  •   Proceeds from the issuance of Class A Common stock 

in the amount of $59 .8 million .

Fiscal 2014: (Total $198.8 million)
  •   Proceeds from revolving credit line borrowings of 

$65 .1 million .

  •   Proceeds from unsecured term loan borrowing of  

$25 million .

  •   Proceeds from mortgage financings of $40 .7 million .
  •   Proceeds from issuance of Series G preferred stock of 

$67 .8 million .

Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash used: 

Decrease in cash used from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2016:
  The decrease in cash flows used in investing activities  
in fiscal 2016 when compared to the prior fiscal year  
was the result of the purchase of two properties totaling 
$58 .6 million is fiscal 2016 versus purchasing six properties 
totaling $138 .5 million in fiscal 2015, offset by the Company 
receiving $42 .9 million in fiscal 2015 in proceeds from  
the sale of the Meriden property . In addition, we initiated  
a first mortgage loan in the amount of $13 .5 million in  
fiscal 2016 . 

Increase in cash used from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015:
  The increase in cash flows used in investing activities 
in fiscal 2015 when compared to the prior fiscal year was 
the result of the purchase of six properties totaling $138 .5 
million in fiscal 2015, versus purchasing eight properties in 
fiscal 2014 totaling $81 .7 million . 
  We regularly make capital investments in our properties 
for property improvements, tenant improvements costs 
and leasing commissions . 

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash generated:

Fiscal 2016: (Total $159.5 million)
  •  Proceeds from issuance of Class A Common Stock in 

Fiscal 2016: (Total $138.9 million)
  •   Dividends to shareholders in the amount of  

$51 .4 million .

  •   Repayment of mortgage notes payable in the amount 

of $21 .7 million .

  •   Repayment of revolving credit line borrowings in the 

amount of $66 .8 million .

Fiscal 2015:  (Total $250.1 million)
  •   Dividends to shareholders in the amount of  

$50 .0 million .

  •   Repayment of mortgage notes payable in the amount 

of $12 .9 million .

  •   Repayment of revolving credit line borrowings in the 

amount of $97 .6 million .

  •   Repayment of the unsecured term loan in the amount 

of $25 million .

  •   Redemption of preferred stock in the amount of  

$61 .3 million .

  •   Repurchase of Class A Common stock in the amount 

of $3 .4 million . 

Fiscal 2014: (Total $125.0 million)
  •   Dividends to shareholders in the amount of  

$45 .9 million .

  •   Repayments of mortgage notes payable in the amount 

of $20 .3 million .

the amount of $73 .7 million .

  •   Repayments of revolving credit line borrowings in  

  •  Proceeds from revolving credit line borrowings in the 

the amount of $58 .8 million .

amount of $52 .0 million .

  •  Proceeds from mortgage financings in the amount of 

$34 .7 million .

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

Fiscal 2016 vs. Fiscal 2015
  The following information summarizes our results of operations for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 
(amounts in thousands):

Year Ended  
October 31, 

2016 

2015 

Change Attributable to:

Increase 

(Decrease)  Change 

%  Acquisitions/ 
Sales 

Property  Properties Held
In Both Periods
(Note 1)

Revenues
Base rents 
Recoveries from tenants 
Other income 

Operating Expenses 
Property operating 
Property taxes 
Depreciation and amortization 
General and administrative 

Non-Operating Income/Expense 
Interest expense 
Interest, dividends, and other investment income 

$87,172 
25,788 
3,213 

$83,885 
28,703 
2,252 

$ 3,287 
(2,915) 
961 

3 .9% 
(10 .2)% 
42 .7% 

$(1,556) 
(516) 
(114) 

18,717 
18,548 
23,025 
9,284 

12,983 
242 

21,267 
18,224 
22,435 
8,576 

13,475 
228 

(2,550) 
324 
590 
708 

(12 .0)% 
1 .8% 
2 .6% 
8 .3% 

(492) 
14 

(3 .7)% 
6 .1% 

(690) 
33 
403 
n/a 

497 
n/a 

$ 4,843
(2,399)
1,075

(1,860)
291
187
n/a

(989)
n/a

Note 1 – Properties held in both periods includes only properties owned for the entire periods of 2016 and 2015 including the Company’s White Plains
     Property (see Executive Summary above) . All other properties are included in the property acquisition/sales column . There are no properties excluded 

from the analysis .

Revenues
  Base rents increased by 3 .9% to $87 .2 million in fiscal 
2016, as compared with $83 .9 million in the comparable 
period of 2015 . The increase in base rents and the changes 
in other income statement line items were attributable to:

Property Acquisitions and Properties Sold:
  In fiscal 2015, the Company purchased equity interests 
in six properties totaling approximately 409,000 square feet 
of GLA and sold two properties totaling approximately 
320,000 square feet and in fiscal 2016, the Company 
purchased two properties totaling 99,000 square feet . These 
properties accounted for all of the revenue and expense 
changes attributable to property acquisitions and sales in 
fiscal 2016 when compared with fiscal 2015 . 

Properties Held in Both Periods:

Revenues
  Base rents increased by $4 .8 million in fiscal 2016 as 
compared to fiscal 2015 primarily as a result of the Company 
receiving $4 .8 million in extension fees from the entity in 
contract to purchase our White Plains property . In fiscal 
2015, the Company entered into contract to sell our White 
Plains property and that closing was scheduled to occur 
in April 2016 . In February, the purchaser approached 
the Company and asked for an extension of the closing 

to October 2016 . In exchange for granting the extension 
the Company received $2 .8 million . In October, the 
purchaser approached us again and asked for an additional 
extension, and in exchange for granting that extension the 
Company received an additional $2 million . The Company 
has recorded the entire $4 .8 million in base rent on the 
accompanying consolidated income statements, as the fees 
collected for the extensions essentially amounted to the 
purchaser renting the shopping center until the closing of 
the sale, which is now scheduled for March of 2017 .   
In addition, the increase was caused by an increase in 
base rents billed at several of our other shopping centers 
in excess of the prior year for new leasing done in the 
portfolio in fiscal 2015 and 2016 offset by a reduction in 
base rents at the three shopping centers which were leased 
to A&P and were not assumed in the A&P bankruptcy 
process (see leasing—significant events with impact on 
leasing, earlier in this section) . Two of those three spaces 
have been re-leased and are now paying rent .
  In fiscal 2016, the Company leased or renewed 
approximately 418,400 square feet (or approximately  
10 .4% of total consolidated property leasable area) . At 
October 31, 2016, the Company’s consolidated properties 
were approximately 93 .3% . The above percentages exclude 
the Company’s White Plains property which is being held 
vacant for sale . 

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  For the year ended October 31, 2016, recoveries from 
tenants for properties owned in both periods (which 
represent reimbursements from tenants for operating 
expenses and property taxes) decreased by a net $2 .4 
million . This decrease was primarily the result of incurring 
$1 .9 million less in operating expenses for properties 
owned in both periods, predominantly attributable to a 
significant reduction in snow removal costs during fiscal 
2016 as compared with fiscal 2015 . In addition, this decrease 
was also the result of having two anchor stores formerly 
occupied by A&P vacant for most of the first and second 
quarters of fiscal 2016, which reduced the Company’s 
recovery rate for operating costs at these properties . 

Expenses
  Property operating expenses for properties owned in both 
fiscal year 2016 and 2015 decreased by $1 .9 million . This 
decrease was primarily the result of having $1 .9 million 
less in operating expenses in the portfolio, predominantly 
attributable to a significant reduction in snow removal costs 
during fiscal 2016 as compared with fiscal 2015 .
  Real estate taxes for properties owned in both fiscal year 
2016 and 2015 increased by $291,000 as a result of normal 
tax assessment increases at some of our properties .

  Interest expense for properties owned in both fiscal 
year 2016 and 2015 decreased by $989,000 as a result of 
the Company having less outstanding on its Facility in 
fiscal 2016 as compared with fiscal 2015 and the Company 
repaying two mortgages totaling $14 .8 million in fiscal 2015 
and 2016 and the Company repaying its $25 million term 
loan in August 2015 .
  Depreciation and amortization expense from properties 
owned in the year ended October 31, 2016 as compared to 
the corresponding prior period, increased by $187,000 as a 
result of an increase in capital improvements on properties 
held in both periods .
  General and administrative expense for the year ended 
October 31, 2016, when compared with the year ended 
October 31, 2015 increased by $708,000, as a result of 
increased compensation expense for additional staffing 
at the Company, increased bonus compensation for our 
employees and an increase in restricted stock amortization 
as a result of newer tranches of restricted stock grants 
being valued at a higher stock price than that of expiring 
tranches of restricted stock . 

Fiscal 2015 vs. Fiscal 2014
  The following information summarizes our results of operations for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 
(amounts in thousands): 

Revenues
Base rents 
Recoveries from tenants 
Other income 

Operating Expenses 
Property operating 
Property taxes 
Depreciation and amortization 
General and administrative 

Year Ended  
October 31, 

2015 

2014 

$83,885 
28,703 
2,252 

$75,099 
24,947 
2,099 

21,267 
18,224 
22,435 
8,576 

18,926 
16,997 
19,249 
8,016 

Change Attributable to:

Increase 

(Decrease)  Change 

%  Acquisitions/ 
Sales 

Property  Properties Held
In Both Periods
(Note 2)

$8,786 
3,756 
153 

2,341 
1,227 
3,186 
560 

11 .7% 
15 .1% 
7 .3% 

12 .4% 
7 .2% 
16 .6% 
7 .0% 

$9,010 
2,888 
225 

1,659 
1,203 
2,743 
n/a 

3,452 
n/a 

$(224)
868
(72)

682
24
443
n/a

(212)
n/a

Non-Operating Income/Expense 
Interest expense 
Interest, dividends, and other investment income 

13,475 
228 

10,235 
134 

3,240 
94 

31 .7% 
70 .1% 

Note 2 – Properties held in both periods includes only properties owned for the entire periods of 2015 and 2014 including the Company’s White Plains
                 Property (see Executive Summary above) . All other properties are included in the property acquisition/sales column . There are no properties 

excluded from the analysis .

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Revenues
  Base rents increased by 11 .7% to $83 .9 million in fiscal 
2015 as compared with $75 .1 million in the comparable 
period of 2014 . The increase in base rents and the changes 
in other income statement line items were attributable to:

Property Acquisitions and Properties Sold:
  In fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015, the Company purchased 
equity interests in fourteen properties totaling 
approximately 906,000 square feet of GLA and sold three 
properties totaling 569,000 square feet of GLA, whose 
operating results are included in continuing operations .  
These properties accounted for all of the revenue and 
expense changes attributable to property acquisitions and 
sales in the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 . The 
Company also sold three properties in fiscal 2014 that are 
included in discontinued operations . The revenue and 
expense changes for these two properties are not included 
in the above variance analysis .

Properties Held in Both Periods:

Revenues 
  Base rents decreased during the year ended October 31, 
2015 by $224,000 when compared with the corresponding 
prior period primarily as a result of the loss of rent caused 
by the departure of two large tenants in the Company’s 
White Plains property after January 31, 2015 . The 
Company is in the process of selling this property and in 
order to accomplish this we had to vacate the remaining 
tenants from the property . The negative base rent variance 
for White Plains property for the year ended October 31, 
2015 when compared with fiscal 2014 was $2 .0 million . 
This decrease was mostly offset by an increase in base rents 
billed to tenants as our leased rate increased from the year 
ended 2014 to the year ended 2015 .
  In fiscal 2015, the Company leased or renewed 507,000 
square feet (or approximately 12 .9% of total consolidated 
property leasable area) . At October 31, 2015, the 
Company’s consolidated properties were approximately 
95 .8% leased (excluding the White Plains property), an 
increase of 1 .00% from the end of fiscal 2014 . Overall 
property occupancy increased to 95 .0% at October 31,  
2015, up from 94 .2% at the end of fiscal 2014 . 

 For the year ended October 31, 2015, recoveries from 

tenants for properties owned in both periods (which 
represents reimbursements from tenants for operating 
expenses and property taxes) increased by a net $868,000 .  
This increase was a result of an increase in the percentage 
of the portfolio that is leased, which allows the Company 
to bill and collect a higher percentage of operating costs 
from its tenants and an actual increase in operating costs 

incurred in properties held in both periods . This operating 
expense increase was predominantly the result of an 
increase in snow removal costs and parking lot repairs .

Expenses
  Property operating expenses for properties held in both 
periods increased for the year ended October 31, 2015, 
when compared with fiscal 2014, by $682,000, as a result of 
an increase in expenses relating to snow removal costs and 
parking lot repairs . 
  Real estate taxes for properties held in both periods were 
relatively unchanged for the year ended October 31, 2015 
when compared with fiscal 2014, as a result of normal 
property tax assessment increases at a majority of the 
properties held in both periods, offset by a reduction in tax 
expense at the Company’s White Plains property caused 
by a property tax assessment reduction .
  Depreciation and amortization for properties held in 
both fiscal 2015 and 2014 increased as a result of tenant 
improvements being completed at several properties that 
had significant leasing activity in 2014 and 2015 . 
  General and administrative expense increased in the year 
ended October 31, 2015 when compared with fiscal 2014 by 
$560,000, as a result of increased compensation expense for 
additional staffing at the Company over the last quarter of 
fiscal 2014 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2015 .
  Interest expense for properties owned in the year 
ended October 31, 2015 when compared with fiscal 2014 
decreased by $212,000, as a result of normal amortization 
on the Company’s fixed rate mortgages and the repayment 
of a $4 .5 million mortgage in July 2015 .

Funds from Operations
  We consider Funds from Operations (“FFO”) to be an 
additional measure of our operating performance . We 
report FFO in addition to net income applicable to common 
stockholders and net cash provided by operating activities . 
Management has adopted the definition suggested by 
The National Association of Real Estate Investment 
Trusts (“NAREIT”) and defines FFO to mean net income 
(computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains 
or losses from sales of property, plus real estate-related 
depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for 
unconsolidated joint ventures .
  Management considers FFO a meaningful, additional 
measure of operating performance because it primarily 
excludes the assumption that the value of the Company’s 
real estate assets diminishes predictably over time and 
industry analysts have accepted it as a performance 
measure . FFO is presented to assist investors in analyzing 
the performance of the Company . It is helpful as it excludes 
various items included in net income that are not indicative 

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of our operating performance, such as gains (or losses) 
from sales of property and depreciation and amortization . 
However, FFO:
  •  does not represent cash flows from operating activities 

in accordance with GAAP (which, unlike FFO, 
generally reflects all cash effects of transactions and 
other events in the determination of net income); and 
  •  should not be considered an alternative to net income 

as an indication of our performance .

  FFO as defined by us may not be comparable to similarly 
titled items reported by other real estate investment 
trusts due to possible differences in the application of 
the NAREIT definition used by such REITs . The table 
below provides a reconciliation of net income applicable 
to Common and Class A Common Stockholders in 
accordance with GAAP to FFO for each of the three  
years in the period ended October 31, 2016 (amounts  
in thousands):

Year Ended October 31,

2016 

2015 

2014

Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders 

$ 19,436 

$   34,659 

$ 49,469

Real property depreciation 
Amortization of tenant improvements and allowances 
Amortization of deferred leasing costs 
Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated joint ventures 
(Gain)/loss on sale of properties 

18,866 
3,517 
557 
1,589 
(362) 

18,750 
3,161 
449 
1,414 
(20,377) 

15,361
3,298
520
1,255
(36,871)

Funds from Operations Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders  

$ 43,603 

$   38,056 

$ 33,032

Net Cash Provided by (Used in): 
  Operating Activities 

Investing Activities 

  Financing Activities 

$ 60,062 
$(80,053) 
$ 20,639 

$   51,100 

$(105,034) 

$  (12,472) 

$ 50,915

$(54,624)

$ 73,793 

  FFO amounted to $43 .6 million in fiscal 2016, compared to 
$38 .1 million in fiscal 2015 and $33 .0 million in fiscal 2014 . 
  The net increase in FFO in fiscal 2016 when compared 
with fiscal 2015 was predominantly attributable, among 
other things, to: a) a decrease in acquisition costs of  
$1 .7 million in fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015;  
b) a decrease in preferred stock dividends as a result of 
issuing a new series of preferred stock in fiscal 2015 with a 
lower interest rate than the series it replaced; c) extension 
fees received from the entity in contract to purchase our 
Westchester Pavilion property that gave them the right 
to delay the closing of the property to 2017 in the amount 
of $4 .8 million (included in base rent); d) an increase in 
operating income at several of our properties from new 
leasing completed in fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016; offset by 
e) a decrease in rental income relating to tenant vacancies 
at several properties, most notably three spaces formerly 
occupied by A&P . See “Leasing—Significant Events with 
Impacts on Leasing” in this section .
  The net increase in FFO in fiscal 2015 when compared 
with fiscal 2014 was predominantly attributable, among 
other things, to: a) the additional net operating income 
generated from properties acquired in fiscal 2014 and  
fiscal 2015; b) an overall increase in net operating income 

at properties owned in both fiscal 2014 and 2015, offset 
by; c) an increase in acquisition costs of $1 .4 million in 
fiscal 2015 when compared with fiscal 2014; and d) an 
increase in interest expense of $3 .2 million as a result of the 
Company’s secured mortgage borrowings increasing when 
we assumed the mortgage encumbering two properties 
we acquired in fiscal 2014 and when the Company placed 
a new $62 .7 million combined mortgage on the four 
properties it acquired in fiscal 2015 .

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
  We have seven off-balance sheet investments in real 
property through unconsolidated joint ventures:
  •  a 66 .67% equity interest in the Putnam Plaza Shopping 

Center, 

  •  an 11 .642% equity interest in the Midway Shopping 

Center L .P ., 

  •  a 50% equity interest in the Chestnut Ridge Shopping 

Center and Plaza 59 Shopping Centers, 

  •  a 50% equity interest in the Gateway Plaza shopping 
center and the Riverhead Applebee’s Plaza, and
  •  a 20% economic interest in a partnership that owns a 
suburban office building with ground level retail . 

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These unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for 
under the equity method of accounting, as we have 
the ability to exercise significant influence over, but not 
control of, the operating and financial decisions of these 
investments . Our off-balance sheet arrangements are more 
fully discussed in Note 7, “Investments in and Advances 
to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures” in our financial 
statements in this Annual Report . Although we have 

not guaranteed the debt of these joint ventures, we have 
agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and 
nonrecourse carve-outs (e .g . guarantees against fraud, 
misrepresentation and bankruptcy) on certain loans of the 
joint ventures . The below table details information about 
the outstanding non-recourse mortgage financings on our 
unconsolidated joint ventures (amounts in thousands):

Joint Venture Description 

Midway Shopping Center 
Putnam Plaza Shopping Center 
Gateway Plaza 
Applebee’s Plaza 
Applebee’s Plaza 

Location 

Scarsdale, NY 
Carmel, NY 
Riverhead, NY 
Riverhead, NY 
Riverhead, NY 

Principal Balance 

Original 
Balance 

$32,000  
$21,000  
$14,000  
 $  1,300  
$  1,000  

At October 31, 
2016 

$29,212 
$19,470 
          $13,110 
$  1,080 
$     998 

Fixed Interest 
Rate Per  
Annum 

4 .80% 
4 .17% 
4 .18% 
5 .98% 
3 .38% 

Maturity
Date 

Dec 2027
Oct 2024
Feb 2024
Aug 2026
Aug 2026

Contractual Obligations
  Our contractual payment obligations as of October 31, 2016 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Mortgage notes payable and other loans 
Interest on mortgage notes payable 
Revolving Credit Lines 
Property acquisitions 
Tenant obligations* 
Total Contractual Obligations 

 Payments Due by Period

Total 

$273,016 
  80,775 
    8,000 
  17,100 
5,300 
$384,191 

2017 

$55,580 
12,732 
— 
17,100 
5,300 
$90,712 

2018 

$  5,221 
9,912 
— 
— 
— 
$15,133 

2019 

2020 

2021 

Thereafter

$31,840 
9,015 
— 
— 
— 
$40,855 

$  4,506 
7,918 
8,000 
— 
— 
$20,424 

$  4,808 
7,616 
— 
— 
— 
$12,424 

$171,061
33,582
—
—
—
$204,643

*Committed tenant-related obligations based on executed leases as of October 31, 2016 .  

  We have various standing or renewable service contracts with vendors related to property management . In addition, 
we also have certain other utility contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business which may extend beyond  
one year, which vary based on usage . These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or  
no cancellation penalties . Contract terms are generally one year or less . 

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER  
FINANCIAL REPORTING

  Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over 
financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . 
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the 
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, 
management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting  
and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles .
  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: relate to the 
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of  
assets of the Company; provide reasonable assurance of the recording of all transactions necessary to permit the 
preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles and the proper authorization of receipts and expenditures in accordance with authorization of the 
Company’s management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection 
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the 
Company’s consolidated financial statements .
  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements . 
Also, projection of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures  
may deteriorate .
  Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31,  
2016 . In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) . Based on its assessment, 
management determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 
2016 . The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP has audited the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as indicated in their attestation report which  
is included on the following page .

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .

  We have audited Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2016, 
based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) (2013 Framework) . Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .’s 
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment 
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report 
on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal 
control over financial reporting based on our audit . 
  We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
(United States) . Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects . Our audit included 
obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness 
exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk and 
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances . We believe that our audit provides 
a reasonable basis for our opinion .
  A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles . A company’s internal control over financial reporting 
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, 
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable 
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance  
with generally accepted accounting principles; (3) receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only  
in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (4) provide reasonable  
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s 
assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements .
  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements . 
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures  
may deteriorate .
  In our opinion, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over 
financial reporting as of October 31, 2016 based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework 
issued by COSO (2013 Framework) .
  We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board  
(United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc . as of October 31, 2016 and 2015,  
and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows  
for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016 and our report dated January 12, 2017 expressed  
an unqualified opinion thereon .

New York, New York  
January 12, 2017   

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

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TAX STATUS 

  The following tables set forth the dividends declared per Common share and Class A Common share and tax status  
for Federal income tax purposes of the dividends paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015:

Dividend 
Payment Date 
January 15, 2016 
April 15, 2016 
July 15, 2016 
October 21, 2016 

 Common Shares 

Class A Common Shares

 Gross  

Dividend Paid  Ordinary 
Income 
$0 .1205 
$0 .1205 
$0 .1205 
$0 .1205 
$0 .482 

Per Share  
$0 .23 
$0 .23 
$0 .23 
$0 .23 
$0 .92 

Capital 
Gain 
$0 .078 
$0 .078 
$0 .078 
$0 .078 
$0 .312 

Non- 
Taxable 
Portion 
$0 .0315 
$0 .0315 
$0 .0315 
$0 .0315 
$0 .126 

Gross 

Dividend Paid  Ordinary 
Income 
$0 .13625 
$0 .13625 
$0 .13625 
$0 .13625 
$0 .545 

Per Share 
$0 .26 
$0 .26 
$0 .26 
$0 .26 
$1 .04 

Non-
Capital  Taxable
Gain  Portion
$0 .08825  $0 .0355
$0 .08825  $0 .0355
$0 .08825  $0 .0355
$0 .08825  $0 .0355
$0 .142
$0 .353 

Dividend 
Payment Date 
January 16, 2015 
April 17, 2015 
July 17, 2015 
October 16, 2015 

 Common Shares 

Class A Common Shares

 Gross  

Dividend Paid  Ordinary 
Income 
$0 .085 
$0 .085 
$0 .085 
$0 .085 
$0 .34 

Per Share  
$0 .225 
$0 .225 
$0 .225 
$0 .225 
$0 .90 

Capital 
Gain 

Non- 
Taxable 
Portion 
$0 .11375  $0 .02625 
$0 .02625 
$0 .11375 
$0 .02625 
$0 .11375 
$0 .02625 
$0 .11375 
$0 .105 
$0 .455 

Gross 

Dividend Paid  Ordinary 
Income 
$0 .09625 
$0 .09625 
$0 .09625 
$0 .09625 
$0 .385 

Per Share 
$0 .255 
$0 .255 
$0 .255 
$0 .255 
$1 .02 

Non-
Capital  Taxable
Gain  Portion
$0 .03
$0 .03
$0 .03
$0 .03
$0 .12

$0 .12875 
$0 .12875 
$0 .12875 
$0 .12875 
$0 .515 

  The Company has paid quarterly dividends since it commenced operations as a real estate investment trust in 1969 . 
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Company made distributions to stockholders aggregating $0 .92 per 
Common share and $1 .04 per Class A Common share . On December 15, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved 
the payment of a quarterly dividend payable January 20, 2017 to stockholders of record on January 6, 2017 . The quarterly 
dividend rates were declared in the amounts of $0 .235 per Common share and $0 .265 per Class A Common share .

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MARKET PRICE RANGES

  Shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock of the Company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange 
under the symbols “UBP” and “UBA,” respectively . The following table sets forth the high and low closing sales prices 
for the Company’s Common Stock and Class A Common Stock during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 
as reported on the New York Stock Exchange:

Common shares:  
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

Class A Common shares: 
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

Fiscal Year Ended  
October 31, 2016 
High 
Low 
$19.01 
$16.63 
$19.19 
$17.42 
$22.37 
$18.25 
$21.50 
$17.16 

$18.57 
$19.51 
$20.47 
$21.11 

$20.47 
$21.46 
$25.13 
$24.50 

Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2015 
High
Low 
$20 .00
$11 .73 
$20 .09
$17 .33 
$17 .92
$16 .53 
$19 .95
$16 .23 

$21 .56 
$20 .75 
$18 .68 
$17 .43 

$24 .22
$24 .01
$21 .03
$20 .52 

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties inc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES  
ABOUT MARKET RISK

  We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily through our borrowing activities, which include fixed-rate mortgage debt 
and, in limited circumstances, variable rate debt . As of October 31, 2016, we had total mortgage debt and other notes 
payable of $273 million, of which 100% was fixed-rate, inclusive of variable rate mortgages that have been swapped to 
fixed interest rates using interest rate swap derivatives contracts .
  For our fixed-rate debt, there is inherent rollover risk for borrowings as they mature and are renewed at current market 
rates . The extent of this risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and the 
Company’s future financing requirements .
  To reduce our exposure to interest rate risk on variable-rate debt, we use interest rate swap agreements, for example, to 
convert some of our variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt . As of October 31, 2016, we had seven open derivative financial 
instruments . These interest rate swaps are cross collateralized with mortgages on properties in Rye, NY, Ossining, NY, 
Yonkers, NY, and Greenwich CT . The Rye swaps expire in October 2019, the Ossining and Yonkers swaps expire in 
October 2024, and the Greenwich swaps expire in September 2026, all concurrent with the maturity of the respective 
mortgages . All of the aforementioned derivatives contracts are adjusted to fair market value at each reporting period .  
The Company has concluded that all of the aforementioned derivatives contracts are effective cash flow hedges  
as defined in ASC Topic 815 . We are required to evaluate the effectiveness at inception and at each reporting date . As  
a result of the aforementioned derivatives contracts being effective cash flow hedges all changes in fair market value  
are recorded directly to stockholders equity in accumulated comprehensive income and have no effect on the earnings  
of the Company .
  The following table sets forth the Company’s long-term debt obligations by principal cash payments and maturity 
dates, weighted average fixed interest rates and estimated fair value at October 31, 2016 (amounts in thousands, except 
weighted average interest rate):

Mortgage notes payable  
    and other loans 

Weighted average interest 
  rate for debt maturing 

For The Fiscal Year ended October 31,

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021  Thereafter 

  Estimated 
Total  Fair Value

$55,580 

$5,221 

$31,840 

$4,506 

$4,808 

$171,061 

$273,016 

$286,694

5 .18% 

n/a 

6 .11% 

n/a 

n/a 

4 .09% 

4 .51% 

  At October 31, 2016, the Company had $8 million in outstanding variable rate debt (based on LIBOR) . If LIBOR  
were to increase or decrease by 1%, the Company’s interest expense would increase or decrease by approximately  
$80,000 annually .

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS  
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

  There were no changes in, or any disagreements with, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm 
on accounting principles and practices or financial disclosure during the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 .

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares, for the five-year period beginning October 31, 2011 and ended October 31, 2016,  
the Company’s cumulative total return to holders of the Company’s Class A Common Shares and Common Shares 
with the returns for the NAREIT All—REITs Total Return Index (a peer group index) published by the National 
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and for the S&P 500 Index for the same period .

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc .—Class A
S&P 500
FTSE NAREIT All REITs

10/11
100 .00
100 .00
100 .00
100 .00

10/12
114 .43
111 .78
115 .21
118 .19

10/13
107 .76
122 .35
146 .52
129 .75

10/14
126 .49
141 .00
171 .82
153 .77

10/15
125 .85
137 .73
180 .75
161 .16

10/16
131 .42
154 .62
188 .90
174 .15

The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance .

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Urstadt Biddle ProPerties inc.DIRECTORS

CHARLES J. URSTADT 
Chairman 
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

WILLING L. BIDDLE 
President and  
Chief Executive Officer 
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

KEVIN J. BANNON 
Director 
Prudential Retail Mutual Funds 

CATHERINE U. BIDDLE 
Executive Vice President 
Urstadt Property Company, Inc.

OFFICERS

CHARLES J. URSTADT 
Chairman

WILLING L. BIDDLE 
President and  
Chief Executive Officer

JOHN T. HAYES 
Senior Vice President,  
Chief Financial Officer  
and Treasurer

STEPHAN A. RAPAGLIA 
Senior Vice President,  
Chief Operating Officer,  
Real Estate Counsel and  
Assistant Secretary

MIYUN SUNG 
Senior Vice President,  
Chief Corporate Counsel  
and Secretary

JAMES M. ARIES 
Senior Vice President 
Acquisitions

LINDA LACEY 
Senior Vice President 
Leasing

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BRYAN O. COLLEY 
Principle of entities that own 
and operate multiple McDonalds 
restaurants

RICHARD GRELLIER 
Managing Director 
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

CHARLES D. URSTADT 
President and Director 
Urstadt Property Company, Inc.

NOBLE O. CARPENTER 
President, Investor Services and 
Capital Markets, Americas 
Cushman & Wakefield

GEORGE H.C. LAWRENCE 
Chairman and  
Chief Executive Officer 
Lawrence Properties, Inc.

ROBERT J. MUELLER 
Retired Senior Executive  
Vice President 
The Bank of New York

ANDREW ALBRECHT 
Vice President 
Management and Construction

STEVE DUDZIEC 
Assistant Vice President  
Leasing

JOSEPH ALLEGRETTI 
Vice President  
Leasing

NICHOLAS CAPUANO 
Vice President and  
Real Estate Counsel

ZACH FOX 
Vice President  
Acquisitions 

DIANE MIDOLLO 
Vice President and Controller

JACKIE PERLA 
Vice President 
Leasing

HEIDI BRAMANTE 
Assistant Vice President and  
Assistant Controller

SUZANNE CRISCITELLI 
Assistant Vice President and  
Senior Leasing Transaction Manager

ELLEN HANRAHAN  
Assistant Vice President and 
Assistant Secretary

JANINE IAROSSI 
Assistant Vice President  
Insurance and  
Benefit Administrator

SUZANNE MOORE 
Assistant Vice President 
Billing Manager and Accounts 
Receivable Coordinator

MARY MURRAY 
Assistant Vice President and 
Director of Operations

ROBERT WEEKS 
Assistant Vice President 
Management

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSCORPORATE INFORMATION

Securities Traded

Investor Relations

New York Stock Exchange  
Symbols: UBA, UBP, UBPPRF and UBPPRG  
Stockholders of Record as of  
December 31, 2016:
Common Stock: 653 and  
Class A Common Stock: 656

Investors desiring information about 
the Company can contact our Investor 
Relations Department, telephone  
(203) 863-8225. Investors are also 
encouraged to visit our website at: 
www.ubproperties.com

Independent Registered Public  
Accounting Firm

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

General Counsel

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Internal Audit

Berdon LLP, CPAs and Advisors

Executive Office of the Company

321 Railroad Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Tel: (203) 863-8200
Fax: (203) 861-6755
Website: www.ubproperties.com

Memberships

National Association of Real Estate 
Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT);
International Council of Shopping 
Centers (ICSC)

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of stockholders  
will be held at 2:00 P.M. on March 22, 
2017 at Six Landmark Square, 9th Floor, 
Stamford, CT 06901.

Form 10-K

A copy of the Company’s 2016 Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 
without exhibits, may be obtained by 
stockholders without charge by writing 
to the Secretary of the Company at its 
executive office.

Shareholder Information and  
Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Inquiries regarding stock ownership, 
dividends or the transfer of shares can  
be made by writing to our Transfer Agent, 
Computershare Inc., Shareowner Services 
Department, P.O. Box 30170, College 
Station, TX 77842-3170 or by calling  
toll-free at 1-866-203-6250. The Company 
has a dividend reinvestment plan that 
provides stockholders with a convenient 
means of increasing their holdings without 
incurring commissions or fees. For 
information about the plan, stockholders 
should contact the Transfer Agent. Other 
shareholder inquiries should be directed 
to Miyun Sung, Secretary, telephone  
(203) 863-8200.

We have always believed—
We are the RIGHT Company.
         In the RIGHT Business.
         In the RIGHT Place.
         At the RIGHT Time.

321 RailRoad avenue
GReenwich 06830

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