UNITED STATES SECURITIES
                             AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K/A

                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 27, 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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This Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
by Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,  Inc. (the "Company") under Item 2.02 on April
26, 2005.

Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     In the news release,  "Tanger  Reports First Quarter 2005 Results",  issued
yesterday,  April  26,  by the  Company,  the  third  paragraph  under the title
Financial  Activities and Balance Sheet  Summary,  first  sentence,  should read
"increasing the amounts currently outstanding under its lines of credit to $43.5
million"  rather  than  "34.5  million"  as  originally  issued   inadvertently.
The revised Press Release is attached to this current report as exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit 99.1    Revised Press release  announcing the  results of operations and
                financial condition  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 27, 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.