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 28, 2003


                       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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                            (Commission File Number)
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         (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
                             Incorporation) Number)


             3200 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
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               (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 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On October 28, 2003,  Tanger Factory Outlet  Centers,  Inc. (the "Company")
made publicly available certain supplemental operating and financial information
for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2003.  This  supplemental  operating  and
financial information is attached to this current report as exhibit 99.1.

Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 28, 2003,  the Company  issued a press  release  announcing  its
results of operations  and  financial  condition as of and for the quarter ended
September  30, 2003.  This  information  is attached to this  current  report as
exhibit 99.2.

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 28, 2003

                              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 Supplemental  operating  and financial  information  of the Company for the
     quarter ended September 30, 2003.

99.2 Press release announcing the results of operations and financial  condition
     as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.


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