Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

May 14, 2003

EXHIBIT 99.3

Published on May 14, 2003

Exhibit 99.3



Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge,
that:

(i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: May 14, 2003 /s/ Stanley K. Tanger
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Stanley K. Tanger
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer