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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):  August 8, 2016


Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

North Carolina
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-11986
333-03526-01
(Commission
File Number)
56-1815473
56-1822494
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360  Greensboro, NC 27408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360  Greensboro, NC 27408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (336) 292-3010
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement

On August 8, 2016, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the “Company”), announced that its operating partnership, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), completed a public offering of the Operating Partnership's $250 million in aggregate principal amount 3.125% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The Notes were offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The Underwriting Agreement has been previously filed on Form 8-K on August 2, 2016.

The Notes are governed by the Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1996, among the Operating Partnership, the Company, and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to Street Bank and Trust Company), as supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2016. A copy of the Tenth Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
The information in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included with this report:

Exhibit 4.1
 
Tenth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2016 among Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to Street Bank and Trust Company).

Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release announcing Tanger’s closing of a public offering of senior notes due in 2026.






SIGNATURES

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

Dated:  August 8, 2016

TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

By:  /s/ James F. Williams                 
James F. Williams
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:  TANGER GP TRUST, its sole general partner

By:  /s/ James F. Williams                 
James F. Williams
Vice President and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
 
4.1
 
Tenth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2016 among Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to Street Bank and Trust Company).
99.1 
 
Press release announcing Tanger’s closing of a public offering of senior notes due in 2026.