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): July 26, 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
              (Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

           On July 26, 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 ended June 30, 2005. 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 July 26, 2005, the Company made publicly available certain  supplemental
operating and financial  information  for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.  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  ended
                June 30, 2005.

Exhibit 99.2    Supplemental operating and financial information  of the Company
                as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 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:  July 26, 2005

                               TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

                               By:     /s/ Frank C. Marchisello Jr.
                               Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
                               Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit No.



99.1     Press  release  announcing  the results  of  operations and  financial
         condition of the Company as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

99.2     Supplemental operating and financial information of  the Company as of 
         and for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.