Tanger Elects Directors and Officers

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Shareholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT) at its Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 8, 2009, elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year:

 Stanley K. Tanger     Chairman of the Board
 Steven B. Tanger      Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
 Jack Africk           Independent Director - Lead Director
 William G. Benton     Independent Director
 Bridget Ryan Berman   Independent Director
 Thomas E. Robinson    Independent Director
 Allan L. Schuman      Independent Director

During a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 8, 2009 the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:

 Stanley K. Tanger - Chairman of the Board
 Steven B. Tanger - President & Chief Executive Officer
 Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                             Officer & Secretary
 Joseph H. Nehmen - Senior Vice President, Operations
 Carrie A. Warren - Senior Vice President, Marketing
 Kevin M. Dillon - Senior Vice President, Construction & Development
 Lisa J. Morrison - Senior Vice President, Leasing
 James F. Williams - Senior Vice President, & Controller
 Virginia R. Summerell - Vice President, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary
 Mary Ann Williams - Vice President, Human Resources
 Elizabeth J. Coleman - Vice President, Operations
 Laura M. Atwell - Vice President, Marketing
 Beth G. Lippincott - Vice President, Leasing
 Ricky L. Farrar - Vice President, Information Technology
 Thomas J. Guerrieri Jr. - Vice President, Financial Reporting
 Barton A. Hunter - Vice President, Real Estate Development

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT), is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed publicly traded REIT. The Company owns and operates 31 outlet centers in 21 states coast to coast, totaling approximately 9.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. Tanger also manages for a fee and owns an interest in two outlet centers containing approximately 950,000 square feet. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, visit our web site at www.tangeroutlet.com.

CONTACT:  Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
          Frank Marchisello
          (336) 834-6834

Released May 8, 2009