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UNITED STATES
SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
    
Shareholder Meeting to be held May 16, 2008
  
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
    
Proxy Material Available
  
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Material
    
1   Combined Document
  
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the material you should review before you cast your vote is now available
 
    
2    Notice & Proxy Statement
  
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy material that is available to you on the Internet.  We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy material before voting.
 
 
    
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Meeting Information
  
How to Vote
    
Meeting Type:       Annual Meeting
    
Vote In Person
    
Meeting Date:       May 16, 2008
    
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Meeting Time:       10:00 AM EST
    
meeting you must request a “legal proxy”.  To request a
    
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legal proxy please follow the instructions at
    
Meeting Location:
    
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Voting items
  
The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote “For” the following.
 
1.  Election of Directors
     Nominees
      1 Stanley K. Tanger              2 Steven B. Tanger              3. Jack Africk             4 William G. Benton              5 Thomas E. Robinson
      6 Allan L. Schuman
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s).
 
2.  To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent registered accounting
     firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008
 
 
NOTE:  Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
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Voting Instructions
      
     
 
 
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AS REQUIRED BY THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
 
 
  
       
       
 
 
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