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): August 12, 2002

                       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        North Carolina                    1-11986              56-1815473
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    (State or Other Jurisdiction of      (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
            Incorporation)               File Number)        Identification No.)

                        3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360
                        Greensboro, North Carolina 27408

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                                 (336) 292-3010

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On August 12, 2002, the Registrant  filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the  quarterly  period  ended  June 30,  2002  (the  "Form  10-Q")  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  In connection  with the filing of the Form
10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange  Commission the
certifications  below, as required by 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as created by Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  created  by  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  the  undersigned  officer of Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers,  Inc. (the "Company")  hereby certifies,  to such officer's  knowledge,
that:

          (i) the accompanying  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for
     the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with
     the  requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable,  of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (ii) the information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


     Dated: August 12, 2002                 /s/ Stanley K. Tanger
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                                            Stanley K. Tanger
                                            Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing  certification  is being furnished  solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350,  and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof,  regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



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                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

     Pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  created  by  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  the  undersigned  officer of Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers,  Inc. (the "Company")  hereby certifies,  to such officer's  knowledge,
that:

          (i) the accompanying  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for
     the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with
     the  requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable,  of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (ii) the information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


Dated: August 12, 2002                      /s/ Frank C. Marchisello Jr.
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                                            Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
                                            Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing  certification  is being furnished  solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350,  and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof,  regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



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                                   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.

Date:  August 12, 2002                      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
                                            (registrant)


                                            By:  /s/ Frank C. Marchisello Jr.
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                                            Name: Frank C. Marchisello Jr.
                                            Its: Chief Financial Officer



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