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): July 29, 2019
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| | North Carolina | | | | 1-11986 | | | | 56-1815473 | |
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3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360, Greensboro, NC 27408
(Address of principal executive offices)
(336) 292-3010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Shares,
$0.01 par value | SKT | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On July 29, 2019, the Board of Directors of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the "Company"), upon recommendation of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, voted to expand the number of positions on the Company's board of directors from nine to ten and elected Luis A. Ubiñas as a director to fill the vacancy. Mr. Ubiñas' compensation for his services as a non-employee director will be consistent with the Company's compensation practices for non-employee directors described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2019, under the caption "Compensation of Directors."
Mr. Ubiñas will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Ubiñas has not been named to serve on any of the Board's committees at this time.
The Company also announced the planned retirement of the Company’s longest-standing independent directors, William G. Benton, Thomas J. Robinson, and Allan L. Schuman, effective at the next annual meeting of shareholders currently planned for May 2020.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included with this Report:
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: July 29, 2019
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
By: /s/ James F. Williams
James F. Williams
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
