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): March 1, 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 of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer 
          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 March 1, 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 and year ended  December 31, 2004. 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 March 1, 2005, the Company made publicly available certain  supplemental
operating and  financial  information  for the quarter ended  December 31, 2004.
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  and year
                ended December 31, 2004.

Exhibit 99.2    Supplemental operating and financial information  of the Company
                as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.


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:  March 1, 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 and year
                ended December 31, 2004.

     99.2       Supplemental operating and financial information  of the Company
                as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.





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