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 *
MORRISON LISA J
  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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP Leasing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2010
(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

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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
Notional Units (1) (1) 02/11/2010   A   9,000     (1)   (1) Common Stock 9,000 (1) $ 0 9,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MORRISON LISA J
3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360
GREENSBORO, NC 27408
      Senior VP Leasing  

Signatures

 /s/ James F. Williams, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Morrison   02/16/2010
**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) Each Notional Unit represents the right to receive one or more restricted common shares of the issuer contingent upon achieving designated share price targets determined at the end of a four-year measurement period ending on December 31, 2013. If the market price of issuer's common shares as of the end of the measurement period is at least $54.59 per share (but less than $58.49 per share), then each Notional Unit will convert into one restricted common share. If the market price of the issuer's common shares as of the end of the measurement period is at least $58.49 per share (but less than $62.38 per share), then each Notional Unit will convert into two restricted common shares. If the market price of issuer's common shares as of the end of the measurement period is at least $62.38 per share, then each Notional Unit will convert into three restricted common shares. These share price targets will be reduced on a penny-for-penny basis with respect to any dividend payments made during the measurement period, provided that in no event will the minimum price target be below $48.37 per share. The conversion ratios for any share prices in between the above targets will be calculated by linear interpolation. If at the end of the four-year measurement period the issuer's share price does not achieve a market price of $54.59 per share, adjusted for any dividends, but such common shares performed above the 50th percentile of the issuer's peer group in terms of total return to shareholders, including the reinvestment of dividends, then each Notional Unit will convert into one restricted common share. Restricted shares issued will vest and restrictions will cease to apply on December 31, 2014.

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