Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TANGER STEVEN B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS INC [SKT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2012
(Street)

GREENSBORO, NC 27408		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/16/2012   G(1) V 1,962 D $ 0 0 I By Tanger-P.F. Properties, Inc.
Common Stock 03/16/2012   G(2) V 12,624 D $ 0 0 I By Pigeon Forge Factory Stores, Inc.
Common Stock               592,800 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Limited Partnership Units (3) $ 0 03/16/2012   G(2) V   68,857 11/14/2011   (4) Common Stock 275,428 $ 0 0 I By Pigeon Forge Factory Stores, Inc.
Limited Partnership Units (3) $ 0 03/16/2012   G(1) V   10,700 06/01/2011   (4) Common Stock 42,800 $ 0 0 I By Tanger-P.F. Properties, Inc.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TANGER STEVEN B
3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360
GREENSBORO, NC 27408		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ James F. Williams, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Tanger   04/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mr. Tanger transferred without consideration the shares he owned in Tanger-P.F. Properties, Inc., which owns both common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and units of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, to an irrevocable trust of which he is a beneficiary, but of which he is not the trustee or investment advisor and therefore he has no investment control over the shares and units indirectly held by the trust. Accordingly, Mr. Tanger is deemed to no longer have any pecuniary interest in the common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and units of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership owned by Tanger-P.F. Properties, Inc.
(2) Mr. Tanger transferred without consideration the shares he owned in Pigeon Forge Factory Stores, Inc. which owns both common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and units of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, to an irrevocable trust of which he is a beneficiary, but of which he is not the trustee or investment advisor and therefore he has no investment control over the shares and units indirectly held by the trust. Accordingly, Mr. Tanger is deemed to no longer have any pecuniary interest in the common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and units of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership owned by Pigeon Forge Factory Stores, Inc.
(3) Each limited partnership unit is exchangeable into 4 common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
(4) The limited partnership units have no expiration date.

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