8-K

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2008

Commission File Number 1-12803

URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant in its Charter)

Maryland	04-2458042
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
321 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, CT	06830
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former Name or Former address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Kevin J. Bannon to Board of Directors

On September 9, 2008 the Board of Directors of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (“Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board of Directors from nine to ten members, effective immediately, and appointed Kevin J. Bannon to fill the newly created directorship.  Mr. Bannon, age 56, was appointed to serve among the Company’s Class III directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders.  The Board also voted to assign Mr. Bannon to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.  A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Mr. Bannon currently is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Highmount Capital LLC.  From 1979 to 2007, Mr. Bannon was employed by The Bank of New York, serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer from 1993 to 2007.  Mr. Bannon is a Director of the Prudential Retail Mutual Funds, a Director of High Yield Income Fund Inc., and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the BNY Mezzanine Partners Fund.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following is filed herewith:

Exhibit 99.1     Press Release dated September 9, 2008

SIGNATURES

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

Date:   September 12, 2008	URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Thomas D. Myers
	Thomas D. Myers
	Senior Vice President & Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1   Press Release dated September 9, 2008

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact:                 Willing L. Biddle, President & COO

John T. Hayes, SVP & CFO

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

(203) 863-8200

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

Announces The Appointment of

Kevin J. Bannon to fill a Newly Created Directorship

Greenwich, ConnecticutSeptember 9, 2008.  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP) announced today that at its regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors the directors voted to increase the size of the Board from nine to ten members and to appoint Kevin J. Bannon to fill the newly created directorship.  Mr. Bannon, 56, was appointed to serve among the Company’s Class III directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders.  Chairman Charles J. Urstadt commented that “the decision to increase the size of the Company’s Board was motivated by a desire to attract a director with unique skills and insight to help the Company respond to today’s challenging economic times without losing any of the experienced sitting directors.”  He added that “we likely could not have identified a stronger candidate than Kevin Bannon.  His experience as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer from 1993 to 2007 for The Bank of New York will make him a valuable addition to the Board in today’s changing economic and credit environment.”  Mr. Bannon graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Stern School of New York University.  Mr. Bannon has over 30 years of experience in economic and investment matters and today serves as Managing Director and Chairman of the Asset Allocation Committee for Highmount Capital LLC.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, among other things, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust providing investors with a means of participating in ownership of income-producing properties with the liquidity of being listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1969.  UBP owns or has interests in 44 properties containing approximately 3.9 million square feet of space and has paid 154 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since its inception in 1969.