UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K/A

                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 26, 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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     CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 26, 2004 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  September  30,  2004. A copy of the
press  release as  furnished  to the public on October 26, 2004 is  furnished as
Exhibit  99.1 to this  report on Form 8K/A.  The Form 8-K/A  amends the  exhibit
previously  filed on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2004. The information  contained
in this  report  on Form  8-K/A,  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 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 September 30, 2004.



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 27, 2004

                      TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.

                      By:      /s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
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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 the results of operations and
                  financial condition of the Company as of and for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 2004.