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 29, 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        (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                Number)         Identification Nubmer)



             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 29, 2002 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the "Company")
made publicly available certain supplemental operating and financial information
for the quarter ended September 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:  October 29, 2002

                            TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

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

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit No.                                                        Numbered Page

99.1     Supplemental operating and financial information
         of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.           3




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