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): January 31, 2001 TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ----------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina 1-11986 561815473 North Carolina 33-99736-01 561822494 ---------------- ----------- --------- (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification Number) Incorporation) 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) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. Exhibits. The exhibit listed in the following index relates to the Registration Statement (No. 333-39365/333-39365-01) on Form S-3, as amended, of the registrants and are filed herewith for incorporation by reference in such Registration Statement. Exhibit no. Description - ------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1(a) Senior Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1996, among Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, as Issuer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., as Guarantor, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: January 31, 2001 TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. By: /s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. ---------------------------------------- Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. Chief Financial Officer TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Tanger GP Trust, its general partner By: /s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. ---------------------------------------- Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. Treasurer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Exhibit No. Numbered Page - ----------- ------------- 1(a) Senior Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1996, among Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, as Issuer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., as Guarantor, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee. 4