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      Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.</strong></font></div>
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      1.01</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 45pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Entry
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      February 9, 2006, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) signed
      purchase agreements with Cohen &amp; Steers Capital Management, Inc. (&#8220;Cohen
&amp; Steers&#8221;),</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Neuberger
      Berman, LLC (&#8220;Neuberger Berman&#8221;) and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities L.P.
      (&#8220;ING Clarion"), acting on behalf of the client accounts of Cohen &amp; Steers,
      Neuberger Berman and ING Clarion, relating to a registered direct offering
      of
      800,000 of the Company&#8217;s 7.5% Class C Preferred Shares. The registered direct
      offering is scheduled to close on or about February 16, 2006. Copies of the
      agreements are filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 to this report and are
      incorporated by reference herein. </font></div>
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      7.01</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 45pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Regulation
      FD Disclosure</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company issued a press release announcing the signing of purchase agreements
      between the Company and each of Cohen &amp; Steers, Neuberger Berman and ING
      Clarion relating to a registered direct offering of 800,000 of the Company&#8217;s
      7.5% Class C Preferred Shares. A copy of the press release announcing the
      agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.4 to this report and is incorporated by
      reference herein.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div>
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      February 9, 2006</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 243pt">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TANGER
      FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>.</strong></font></div>
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      Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.</u></font></div>
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      C.
      Marchisello, Jr.</font></div>
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      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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      INDEX</font></div>
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      No.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen &amp;
                Steers relating to a registered direct offering of 400,000 of the
                Company&#8217;s 7.5% Class C Preferred
                Shares.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Neuberger
                Berman
                relating to a registered direct offering of 280,000 of the Company&#8217;s 7.5%
                Class C Preferred Shares.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and ING Clarion
                relating to a registered direct offering of 120,000 of the Company&#8217;s 7.5%
                Class C Preferred Shares.</font></div>
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TFOC 8-K
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C. 20549
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): February 9, 2006
Tanger
      Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
North
                Carolina
(State
                or Other Jurisdiction
of
                Incorporation)
1-11986
(Commission
File
                Number)
56-1815473
(IRS
                Employer
Identification
                No.)
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:
[
      ]
      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[
      ]
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[
      ]
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      Act
      (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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      ]
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      Act
      (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
      1.01
Entry
      into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
      February 9, 2006, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the "Company") signed
      purchase agreements with Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. ("Cohen
& Steers"),
Neuberger
      Berman, LLC ("Neuberger Berman") and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities L.P.
      ("ING Clarion"), acting on behalf of the client accounts of Cohen & Steers,
      Neuberger Berman and ING Clarion, relating to a registered direct offering
      of
      800,000 of the Company's 7.5% Class C Preferred Shares. The registered direct
      offering is scheduled to close on or about February 16, 2006. Copies of the
      agreements are filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 to this report and are
      incorporated by reference herein.
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure
The
      Company issued a press release announcing the signing of purchase agreements
      between the Company and each of Cohen & Steers, Neuberger Berman and ING
      Clarion relating to a registered direct offering of 800,000 of the Company's
      7.5% Class C Preferred Shares. A copy of the press release announcing the
      agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.4 to this report and is incorporated by
      reference herein.
Signatures
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
      February 9, 2006
TANGER
      FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC
.
/s/
      Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
Frank
      C.
      Marchisello, Jr.
Executive
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
      No.
99.1
Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen &
                Steers relating to a registered direct offering of 400,000 of the
                Company's 7.5% Class C Preferred
                Shares.
99.2
Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Neuberger
                Berman
                relating to a registered direct offering of 280,000 of the Company's 7.5%
                Class C Preferred Shares.
99.3
Purchase
                agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and ING Clarion
                relating to a registered direct offering of 120,000 of the Company's 7.5%
                Class C Preferred Shares.
99.4
Press
                release announcing the signing of purchase agreements between Tanger
                Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers, Neuberger Berman and
                ING Clarion relating to a registered direct offering of 800,000 of
                the
                Company's 7.5% Class C Preferred
                Shares.
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