UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.20549
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 30, 2005
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State
or Other Jurisdiction |
1-11986 (Commission |
56-1815473 (IRS
Employer |
3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360 Greensboro, NC 27408 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (336) 292-3010
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 30, 2005, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the “Company”) signed a purchase agreement with Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers”), acting on behalf of the client accounts of Cohen & Steers, relating to a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 of the Company’s common shares. The registered direct offering is scheduled to close on or about September 2, 2005. A copy of the agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company issued a press release announcing the signing of a purchase agreement between the Company and Cohen & Steers relating to a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 of the Company’s common shares. A copy of the press release announcing the agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated herein.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 31, 2005
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, Inc.
/s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
99.1 Purchase agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. relating to a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 of the Company’s common shares.
99.2 Press release announcing the signing of a purchase agreement between Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. relating to a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 of the Company’s common shares.