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): November 29, 2004


                       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
               (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 8.01     Other Events

     On November 29, 2004,  Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,  Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press  release  to  announce  that its Board of  Directors  declared  a
2-for-1  split of the  Company's  common  shares.  The split will be effected by
paying a stock  dividend of one new share for each common share  outstanding.  A
copy of the Company's  press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is included with this Report:

Exhibit 99.1    Press release announcing a 2-for-1 split of the Company's common
                shares.



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:  November 29, 2004

                               TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

                               By: /s/ Frank C. Marchisello
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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 a 2-for-1 split of the Company's common shares

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