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 30, 2002


                       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
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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)











Item 9.       Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On July 30, 2002 Tanger Factory Outlet  Centers,  Inc. (the  "Company")
made publicly available certain supplemental operating and financial information
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. This  supplemental  operating and financial
information  is  attached  to  this  current  report  as  exhibit  99.1  and  is
incorporated herein by reference to this report.

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 30, 2002

                           TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

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

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                                        Sequentially
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99.1     Supplemental operating and financial information
           of the Company for the quarter ended July 30, 2002.          3




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