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): April 26, 2005


                       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
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

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


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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 26, 2005,  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  March  31,  2005.  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 April 26, 2005, the Company made publicly available certain supplemental
operating and financial  information  for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. 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
                March 31, 2005.

Exhibit 99.2    Supplemental operating and financial  information of the Company
                as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.


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:  April 26, 2005

                           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 March 31,
              2005.

   99.2       Supplemental operating and financial information of the Company as
              of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.