AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 1, 1999 Registration No. 333-80450 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 ------------------------- TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NORTH CAROLINA 56-1815473 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE SUITE 360 27408 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ------------------------- THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE OPTION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND THE AMENDED AND RESTATED UNIT OPTION PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ------------------------- Copy to: ROCHELLE G. SIMPSON RAYMOND Y. LIN, ESQ. TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. LATHAM & WATKINS 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE 885 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 360 SUITE 1000 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27408 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 (336) 292-3010 (212) 906-1200 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Calculation of Registration Fee - -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------- Amount Proposed Proposed Title of Each of Shares Maximum Maximum Amount of Class of Securities to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration to be Registered Registered Per Share (2) Offering Price Fee - -------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------- Common Shares $.01 par value (1) 1,150,000 $25.48 $27,208,135.60 $7,563.86 and $20.625 (1) The Amended and Restated Share Option Plan for Directors and Executive and Key Employees of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (the "Share Option Plan"), and the Amended and Restated Unit Option Plan for Employees of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") (the "Unit Option Plan") authorize the issuance in the aggregate of a maximum of 1,750,000 shares, 1,150,000 of which are being registered hereunder. Of the shares being registered hereby, 33,000 are subject to presently outstanding options granted under the Share Option Plan, and 685,720 are subject to presently outstanding options granted under the Unit Option Plan. Under the Unit Option Plan, options are granted to purchase Units in the Operating Partnership which are exchangeable for the Company's Common Shares. (2) For purposes of computing the registration fee only. Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is based upon (1) the weighted exercise price per share ($25.48) of outstanding options for 718,720 shares, and (2) for the remaining 431,280 shares, upon the average of the high and low prices for the Company's Common Shares on the composite tape for the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 1999. EXPLANATORY NOTE Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the "Company") previously registered 600,000 Common Shares, with a $.01 par value, to be offered or sold to participants under the Company's Share Option Plan for Directors and Executive and Key Employees of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and the Partnership Unit Option Plan for Executive and Key Employees of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership on Form S-8 (File No. 333-80450). This registration statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E on Form S-8 (Registration of Additional Securities) in order to register an additional 1,150,000 Common Shares, as approved by the Company's shareholders on May 8, 1998, which may be offered or sold to participants under the Share Option Plan or the Unit Option Plan. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Registration Statement with respect to 600,000 Common Shares. The contents of such Registration Statement (File No. 333-80450) are hereby incorporated by reference. Item 8. EXHIBITS 5(a) Opinion of Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews & Garrett, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Shares being registered. 23(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 23(b) Consent of Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews & Garrett, P.A. (Included in Exhibit 5(a)). 24 Power of Attorney (included in the signature to the Registration Statement). 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies it has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Greensboro, State of North Carolina, on November 30, 1999. TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. By: /s/ Stanley K. Tanger --------------------------------------- Stanley K. Tanger Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Stanley K. Tanger his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and reimbursement, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done with respect to this Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements hereto in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 3 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their respective capacities with Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date Signed --------- ----- ----------- /s/ Stanley K. Tanger Chairman of the Board and Chief November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- Stanley K. Tanger Executive Officer /s/ Steven B. Tanger President, Chief Operating Officer November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- Steven B. Tanger and Director /s/ Rochelle G. Simpson Executive Vice President - November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- Rochelle G. Simpson Administration and Finance and Secretary /s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. Financial Officer /s/ Jack Africk Director November 30,1999 - --------------------------------- Jack Africk /s/ William G. Benton Director November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- William G. Benton /s/ Thomas E. Robinson Director November 30, 1999 - --------------------------------- Thomas E. Robinson 4 EXHIBIT INDEX - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED PAGE - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 5(a) Opinion of Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews & 6 Garrett, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Shares being registered. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 23(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 8 - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 23(b) Consent of Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews 6 & Garrett, P.A. (Included in Exhibit 5(a)). - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 24 Power of Attorney (included in the signature to the 3 Registration Statement). - ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 5