UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2004


                       TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                 
    North Carolina                   1-11986                   56-1815473
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer 
   of   Incorporation)                                    Identification Number)
                                                                              


             3200 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 292-3010
              (Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
         (former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 26, 2004,  Tanger Factory Outlet  Centers,  Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press  release  announcing  its  results of  operations  and  financial
condition  as of and for the quarter  ended  September  30,  2004. A copy of the
Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.
The information  contained in this report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed  "filed" with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  nor
incorporated  by reference in any  registration  statement  filed by the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specified otherwise.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

     On  October  26,  2004,  the  Company  made  publicly   available   certain
supplemental operating and financial information for the quarter ended September
30, 2004. This supplemental  operating and financial  information is attached to
this current report as exhibit 99.2. The information contained in this report on
Form  8-K,  including  Exhibit  99.2,  shall  not be  deemed  "filed"  with  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  nor  incorporated  by  reference  in  any
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, unless specified otherwise.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit 99.1      Press release announcing the results of operations and
                  financial condition of the Company as of and for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 2004.

Exhibit 99.2      Supplemental operating and financial information of the
                  Company as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.


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.


Dated:  October 26, 2004

                      TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

                      By:      /s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
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                               Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
                               Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                             
Exhibit No.



99.1              Press release announcing the results of operations and
                  financial condition of the Company as of and for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 2004.

99.2              Supplemental operating and financial information of the 
                  Company as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.