10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on August 3, 2007
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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[
X
] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
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THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
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OR
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[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of
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THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period
from to
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Commission
File No. 1-11986
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TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its
Charter)
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NORTH
CAROLINA
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56-1815473
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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3200
Northline Avenue, Suite 360, Greensboro, North Carolina
27408
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(336)
292-3010
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer ý
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Indicated
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
31,304,701
shares of Common Stock,
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$.01
par value, outstanding as of July 30,
2007
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1
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
Index
Page
Number
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Part
I. Financial Information
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Item
1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets -
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as
of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations -
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for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows -
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for
the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial
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Condition
and Results of Operations
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14
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
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25
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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27
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Part
II. Other Information
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Item
1.Legal Proceedings
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28
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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28
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Item
4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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28
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Item
6.Exhibits
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29
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Signatures
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30
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2
PART
I. – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1 – Financial Statements
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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June
30,
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December 31,
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|||||||||||||
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2007
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2006
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ASSETS:
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Rental
property
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Land
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$
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130,138
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$
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130,137
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|||||||||||||
Building,
improvement and fixtures
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1,074,260
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1,068,070
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Construction
in progress
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39,728
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18,640
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|||||||||||||||
1,244,126
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1,216,847
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||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
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(296,319
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)
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(275,372
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)
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|||||||||||||
Rental
property, net
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947,807
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941,475
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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1,223
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8,453
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|||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
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14,324
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14,451
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|||||||||||||||
Deferred
charges, net
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49,795
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55,089
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Other
assets
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28,904
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21,409
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Total
assets
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$
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1,042,053
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$
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1,040,877
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LIABILITIES,
MINORITY INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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|||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
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|||||||||
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Debt
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|||||||||||||||
Senior,
unsecured notes (net of discount of $796 and
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|||||||||||||||||
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$832,
respectively)
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$
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498,704
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$
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498,668
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||||||||||||
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Mortgages
payable (including a debt premium
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|||||||||||||||
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of
$2,260 and $3,441, respectively)
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176,850
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179,911
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|||||||||||||
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Unsecured
lines of credit
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7,900
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---
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683,454
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678,579
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||||||||||||||||
Construction
trade payables
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27,840
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23,504
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|||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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26,656
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25,094
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|||||||||||||||
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Total
liabilities
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737,950
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727,177
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Commitments
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||||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in operating partnership
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37,191
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39,024
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||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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||||||||||||||||
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Preferred
shares, 7.5% Class C, liquidation preference
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|||||||||||||||
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$25
per share, 8,000,000 shares authorized, 3,000,000
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||||||||||||||
shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and
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|||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2006
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75,000
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75,000
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|||||||||||||||
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Common
shares, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares
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|||||||||||||||
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authorized,
31,304,701 and 31,041,336 shares issued
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|||||||||||||||
and
outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31,
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|||||||||||||||||
2006,
respectively
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313
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310
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|||||||||||||||
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Paid
in capital
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349,599
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346,361
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|||||||||||||
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Distributions
in excess of net income
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(165,139
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)
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(150,223
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)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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7,139
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3,228
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|||||||||||||
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Total
shareholders’ equity
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266,912
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274,676
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Total
liabilities, minority interest, and shareholders’
equity
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$
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1,042,053
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$
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1,040,877
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
3
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three
months ended
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Six
months ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
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Base
rentals
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$
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36,456
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$
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33,879
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$
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71,683
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$
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66,844
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Percentage
rentals
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1,662
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1,398
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3,130
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2,556
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Expense
reimbursements
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15,798
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13,747
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30,843
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26,467
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Other
income
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1,596
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1,504
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3,097
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2,859
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|||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
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55,512
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50,528
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108,753
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98,726
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|||||||||||||||
Expenses
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|||||||||||||||||||
Property
operating
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17,916
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15,995
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34,921
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30,760
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|||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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4,907
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4,077
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9,184
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8,158
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|||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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15,539
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13,593
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34,026
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29,543
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|||||||||||||||
Total
expenses
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38,362
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33,665
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78,131
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68,461
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Operating
income
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17,150
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16,863
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30,622
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30,265
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|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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10,072
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9,890
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20,128
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19,924
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|||||||||||||||
Income
before equity in earnings of
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|||||||||||||||||||
unconsolidated
joint ventures, minority
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|||||||||||||||||||
interest
and discontinued operations
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7,078
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6,973
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10,494
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10,341
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|||||||||||||||
Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated
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|||||||||||||||||||
joint
ventures
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334
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285
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569
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432
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|||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in operating partnership
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(987
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)
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(969
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)
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(1,357
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)
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(1,350
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)
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Income
from continuing operations
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6,425
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6,289
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9,706
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9,423
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|||||||||||||||
Discontinued
operations, net of
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|||||||||||||||||||
minority
interest
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---
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---
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---
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11,713
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|||||||||||||||
Net
income
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6,425
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6,289
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9,706
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21,136
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|||||||||||||||
Preferred
share dividends
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(1,407
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)
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(1,406
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)
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(2,813
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)
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(2,621
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)
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|||||||||||
Net
income available to common
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|||||||||||||||||||
shareholders
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$
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5,018
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$
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4,883
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$
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6,893
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$
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18,515
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|||||||||||
Basic
earnings per common share
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|||||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
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$
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.16
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$
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.16
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$
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.22
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$
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.22
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|||||||||||
Net
income
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$
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.16
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$
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.16
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$
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.22
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$
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.61
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|||||||||||
Diluted
earnings per common share
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|||||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
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$
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.16
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$
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.16
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$
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.22
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$
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.22
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|||||||||||
Net
income
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$
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.16
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$
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.16
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$
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.22
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$
|
.60
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|||||||||||
Dividends
paid per common share
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$
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.3600
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$
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.3400
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$
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.7000
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$
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.6625
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|||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
4
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended
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June
30
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|||||||||||||
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2007
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|
2006
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|||||||||||
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||||||||||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
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||||||||
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Net
income
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$
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9,706
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$
|
21,136
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|||||||||||
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|
||||||||||||||
provided
by operating activities:
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||||||||||||||||
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Depreciation
and amortization (including discontinued
|
|
|||||||||||||
operations)
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34,026
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29,659
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||||||||||||||
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Amortization
of deferred financing costs
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835
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596
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|||||||||||
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Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
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(569
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)
|
(432
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)
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|||||||||
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Operating
partnership minority interest
|
|
|||||||||||||
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(including
discontinued operations)
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1,357
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3,678
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|||||||||||
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Compensation
expense related to restricted shares
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|||||||||||||
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and
options granted
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1,889
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1,141
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|||||||||||
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Amortization
of debt premiums and discount, net
|
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(1,274
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)
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(1,236
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)
|
|||||||||
Gain
on sales of outparcels
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---
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(225
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)
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|||||||||||||
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Gain
on sales of real estate
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|
---
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(13,833
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)
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||||||||||
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Distributions
received from unconsolidated joint ventures
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1,250
|
1,250
|
|||||||||||
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Net
accretion of market rent rate adjustment
|
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(600
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)
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(806
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)
|
|||||||||
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Straight-line
base rent adjustment
|
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(1,553
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)
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(1,065
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)
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|||||||||
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Increase
(decrease) due to changes in:
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||||||||||||||
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Other
assets
|
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(6,697
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)
|
(1,663
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)
|
|||||||||
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
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4,491
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(1,546
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)
|
||||||||||
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
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42,861
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36,654
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|||||||||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
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|||||||||||||||
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Additions
to rental property
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(29,316
|
)
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(37,361
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)
|
||||||||||
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Additions
to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
---
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(2,020
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)
|
|||||||||||
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Additions
to deferred lease costs
|
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(1,490
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)
|
(1,678
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)
|
||||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of real estate
|
---
|
21,091
|
||||||||||||||
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|
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Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
(30,806
|
)
|
(19,968
|
)
|
||||||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|||||||||||||||
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Cash
dividends paid
|
|
(24,622
|
)
|
(22,895
|
)
|
||||||||||
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Distributions
to operating partnership minority interest
|
|
(4,245
|
)
|
(4,019
|
)
|
||||||||||
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Proceeds
from sale of preferred shares
|
|
---
|
19,445
|
||||||||||||
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Proceeds
from debt issuances
|
|
23,900
|
106,550
|
||||||||||||
|
Repayments
of debt
|
|
(17,880
|
)
|
(118,433
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from tax incentive financing
|
1,926
|
---
|
||||||||||||||
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Additions
to deferred financing costs
|
|
(1
|
)
|
(94
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from exercise of options
|
|
1,637
|
1,615
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
(19,285
|
)
|
(17,831
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
(7,230
|
)
|
(1,145
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
8,453
|
2,930
|
||||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
1,223
|
$
|
1,785
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
5
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.
|
Business
|
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the largest owners
and
operators of factory outlet centers in the United States. We are a
fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment
trust, or REIT, that focuses exclusively on developing, acquiring, owning,
operating and managing factory outlet shopping centers. As of June
30, 2007, we owned 30 outlet centers with a total gross leasable area, or GLA,
of approximately 8.4 million square feet. These factory outlet
centers were 97% occupied. We also owned a 50% interest in each of two outlet
centers with a GLA of approximately 667,000 square feet and managed for a fee
two outlet centers with a GLA of approximately 229,000 square
feet.
Our
factory outlet centers and other assets are held by, and all of our operations
are conducted by, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership and
subsidiaries. Accordingly, the descriptions of our business,
employees and properties are also descriptions of the business, employees and
properties of the Operating Partnership. Unless the context indicates
otherwise, the term “Company” refers to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and
subsidiaries and the term “Operating Partnership” refers to Tanger Properties
Limited Partnership and subsidiaries. The terms “we”, “our” and “us”
refer to the Company or the Company and the Operating Partnership together,
as
the text requires.
We
own
the majority of the units of partnership interest issued by the Operating
Partnership through our two wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Tanger GP Trust
and
the Tanger LP Trust. The Tanger GP Trust controls the Operating Partnership
as
its sole general partner. The Tanger LP Trust holds a limited
partnership interest. The Tanger family, through its ownership of the
Tanger Family Limited Partnership, holds the remaining units as a limited
partner. Stanley K. Tanger, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer, is the sole general partner of Tanger Family Limited
Partnership.
2.
|
Basis
of Presentation
|
Our
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,
2006. The December 31, 2006 balance sheet data was derived from
audited financial statements. Certain information and note
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s ("SEC") rules and regulations, although management believes that
the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading.
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include our accounts,
our wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as the Operating Partnership and its
subsidiaries and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation of the interim consolidated financial
statements. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring
nature. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
Investments
in real estate joint ventures that represent non-controlling ownership interests
are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. These investments
are
recorded initially at cost and subsequently adjusted for our equity in the
venture's net income (loss) and cash contributions and
distributions.
6
3.
|
Development
of Rental Properties
|
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we closed on the acquisition of our development
site
located south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Washington County for $4.8
million. Tax incentive financing bonds have been issued, with net
proceeds of approximately $16.8 million expected to be received by us as we
incur qualifying expenditures during construction of the center. As
of June 30, 2007, we have received approximately $2.4 million for qualifying
expenditures. We currently expect to open the first phase of the
center, approximately 308,000 square feet of GLA, during the third quarter
of
2008. Upon completion of the project, the center will total
approximately 418,000 square feet of GLA.
Expansions
at Existing Centers
During
2007, we are expanding four centers by a combined 140,000 square
feet. These centers are located in Barstow, California; Branson,
Missouri; Gonzales, Louisiana and Tilton, New Hampshire. These
expansions are projected to be open during the first quarter of
2008.
Commitments
to complete construction of the new development, the expansions and other
capital expenditure requirements amounted to approximately $28.4 million at
June
30, 2007. Commitments for construction represent only those costs
contractually required to be paid by us.
Interest
costs capitalized during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted
to $300,000 and $722,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30,
2007 and 2006 amounted to $554,000 and $1.2 million, respectively.
Change
in Accounting Estimate
During
the first quarter of 2007, our Board of Directors formally approved a plan
to
reconfigure our center in Foley, Alabama. As a part of this plan,
approximately 40,000 square feet of GLA will be relocated within the
property. The depreciable useful lives of the buildings to be
demolished have been shortened to coincide with their demolition dates
throughout the first three quarters of 2007 and the change in estimated useful
life has been accounted for as a change in accounting
estimate. Approximately 34,700 square feet of GLA was demolished as
of June 30, 2007 with the remainder to be demolished during the third
quarter. Accelerated depreciation recognized related to the
reconfiguration reduced income from continuing operations and net income by
approximately $1.1 million, net of minority interest of approximately $200,000,
and approximately $4.5 million, net of minority interest of approximately
$900,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007,
respectively. The effect on income from continuing operations per
diluted share and net income per diluted share was a decrease of $.03 and $.14
per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007,
respectively.
4.
|
Investments
in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint
Ventures
|
Our
investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures as of June 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006 aggregated $14.3 million and $14.5 million,
respectively. We have evaluated the accounting treatment for each of
the joint ventures under the guidance of FIN 46R and have concluded based on
the
current facts and circumstances that the equity method of accounting should
be
used to account for the individual joint ventures. We are members of
the following unconsolidated real estate joint ventures:
Joint
Venture
|
Our
Ownership %
|
Project
Location
|
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 17
|
50%
|
Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
|
Wisconsin
Dells
|
50%
|
Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
|
Deer
Park
|
33%
|
Deer
Park, New York
|
7
These
investments are recorded initially at cost and subsequently adjusted for our
equity in the venture’s net income (loss) and cash contributions and
distributions. Our investments in real estate joint ventures are
reduced by 50% of the profits earned for leasing and development services we
provided to the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17 and Wisconsin Dells joint
ventures. The following management, leasing, marketing and
development fees were recognized from services provided during the three and
six
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Fee:
|
||||||||||||||||
Management
|
$ |
136
|
$ |
78
|
$ |
256
|
$ |
156
|
||||||||
Leasing
|
(2 | ) |
25
|
23
|
29
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
|
28
|
9
|
57
|
9
|
||||||||||||
Development
|
---
|
65
|
---
|
162
|
||||||||||||
Total
Fees
|
$ |
162
|
$ |
177
|
$ |
336
|
$ |
356
|
Our
carrying value of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures differs from
our
share of the assets reported in the “Summary Balance Sheets – Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures” shown below due to adjustments to the book basis, including
intercompany profits on sales of services that are capitalized by the
unconsolidated joint ventures. The differences in basis are amortized over
the
various useful lives of the related assets.
Wisconsin
Dells
In
March
2005, we established the Wisconsin Dells joint venture to construct and operate
a Tanger Outlet center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The 264,900
square foot center opened in August 2006. In February 2006, in conjunction
with
the construction of the center, the Wisconsin Dells joint venture closed on
a
construction loan in the amount of $30.25 million with Wells Fargo Bank, NA
due
in February 2009. The construction loan is repayable on an interest
only basis with interest floating based on the 30, 60 or 90 day LIBOR index
plus
1.30%. The construction loan incurred by this unconsolidated joint
venture is collateralized by its property as well as joint and several
guarantees by us and designated guarantors of our venture
partner. During the second quarter of 2007, the Wisconsin Dells joint
venture received $5.0 million in tax incentive financing proceeds which were
used to repay amounts outstanding on the construction loan. The
construction loan balance as of June 30, 2007 was approximately $25.3
million.
Deer
Park
In
October 2003, we established the Deer Park joint venture to develop a shopping
center in Deer Park, New York. As of June 30, 2007, the joint venture completed
the demolition of existing buildings and parking lots located at the
site. Construction has begun on the initial phase that will contain
approximately 685,000 square feet of GLA including a sixteen screen cinema,
a
32,000 square foot fitness center and a mix of luxury and upscale outlet
stores. We currently expect to open the first phase of the center
during the third quarter of 2008. Upon completion of the project, the
shopping center will contain over approximately 800,000 square feet of
GLA.
In
May
2007, the joint venture closed on a $284 million construction loan for the
project arranged by Bank of America with a weighted average interest rate of
LIBOR plus 1.49%. Over the life of the loan, if certain criteria are
met, the weighted average interest rate can decrease to LIBOR plus
1.23%. The balance as of June 30, 2007 was $51.2 million and is
originally scheduled to mature in May 2010 with a one year extension option
at
that date. The loan is collateralized by the property as well as
joint and several guarantees by all three venture partners. The joint
venture entered into two interest rate swap agreements during June
2007. The first swap is for a notional amount of $49.0 million and
the second is a forward starting interest rate swap agreement with escalating
notional amounts beginning July 1, 2007 that will total $121.0 million by
November 1, 2008. The contracts expire on June 1,
2009. These swaps will effectively change the rate of interest on
$170.0 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate of
6.75%. See footnote 9, Derivatives, for further discussion relating
to these interest rate swap agreements.
8
Condensed
combined summary financial information of joint ventures accounted for using
the
equity method is as follows (in thousands):
Summary
Balance Sheets
–
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
|
As
of
June
30, 2007
|
As
of
December
31, 2006
|
||
Assets
|
||||
Investment
properties at cost, net
|
$ 73,272
|
$ 74,253
|
||
Construction
in progress
|
55,487
|
38,449
|
||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
4,899
|
6,539
|
||
Deferred
charges, net
|
2,733
|
2,824
|
||
Other
assets
|
8,843
|
15,239
|
||
Total
assets
|
$
145,234
|
$ 137,304
|
||
Liabilities
and Owners’ Equity
|
||||
Mortgages
payable
|
$ 112,292
|
$ 100,138
|
||
Construction
trade payables
|
1,423
|
2,734
|
||
Accounts
payable and other liabilities
|
1,571
|
2,767
|
||
Total
liabilities
|
115,286
|
105,639
|
||
Owners’
equity
|
29,948
|
31,665
|
||
Total
liabilities and owners’ equity
|
$
145,234
|
$ 137,304
|
Three Months
|
Six Months
|
||||
Ended
|
Ended
|
||||
Summary
Statements of Operations -
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
|||
Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
Revenues
|
$ 4,780
|
$
3,171
|
$ 9,416
|
$ 5,828
|
|
Expenses
|
|||||
Property
operating
|
1,596
|
1,202
|
3,360
|
2,232
|
|
General
and administrative
|
117
|
66
|
159
|
73
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,409
|
788
|
2,766
|
1,574
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3,122
|
2,056
|
6,825
|
3,879
|
|
Operating
income
|
1,658
|
1,115
|
3,131
|
1,949
|
|
Interest
expense
|
1,061
|
578
|
2,117
|
1,147
|
|
Net
income
|
$ 597
|
$ 537
|
$ 1,014
|
$ 802
|
|
Tanger’s
share of:
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$ 334
|
$ 285
|
$ 569
|
$ 432
|
|
Depreciation
(real estate related)
|
679
|
379
|
1,334
|
758
|
5.
Disposition of Properties
2006
Transactions
In
January 2006, we completed the sale of our property located in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee. Net proceeds received from the sale of the center were
approximately $6.0 million. We recorded a gain on sale of real estate
of approximately $3.5 million.
In
March
2006, we completed the sale of our property located in North Branch,
Minnesota. Net proceeds received from the sale of the center were
approximately $14.2 million. We recorded a gain on sale of real
estate of approximately $10.3 million.
9
We
continue to manage and lease these properties for a fee. Based on the nature
and
amounts of the fees to be received, we have determined that our management
relationship does not constitute a significant continuing involvement and
therefore we have shown the results of operations and gain on sale of real
estate as discontinued operations under the provisions of FAS 144. Below is
a
summary of the results of operations for the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and North
Branch, Minnesota properties sold during the first quarter of 2006 (in
thousands):
Three Months
|
Six Months
|
|||||
Summary
Statements of Operations -
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
||||
Disposed
Properties Included in
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||
Discontinued
Operations
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||
Revenues:
|
||||||
Base
rentals
|
$
---
|
$
---
|
$
---
|
$ 448
|
||
Percentage
rentals
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
6
|
||
Expense
reimbursements
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
219
|
||
Other
income
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
14
|
||
Total
revenues
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
687
|
||
Expenses:
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|||
Property
operating
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
360
|
||
General
and administrative
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
3
|
||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
116
|
||
Total
expenses
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
479
|
||
Discontinued
operations before gain on sale of
|
||||||
real
estate
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
208
|
||
Gain
on sale of real estate included in
|
||||||
discontinued
operations
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
13,833
|
||
Discontinued
operations before minority interest
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
14,041
|
||
Minority
interest
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
(2,328)
|
||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
---
|
$
---
|
$
---
|
$
11,713
|
Outparcel
Sales
Gains
on
sale of outparcels are included in other income in the consolidated statements
of operations. Cost is allocated to the outparcels based on the
relative market value method. Below is a summary of outparcel sales
that we completed during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively (in thousands, except number of outparcels):
Three
Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||
June 30,
|
June
30,
|
||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||
Number
of outparcels
|
---
|
1
|
---
|
3
|
|
Net
proceeds
|
---
|
$238
|
---
|
$863
|
|
Gains
on sales included in other income
|
---
|
$115
|
---
|
$225
|
10
6.
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
Total
comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
is as follows (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
6,425
|
$ |
6,289
|
$ |
9,706
|
$ |
21,136
|
||||||||
Other
comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for amortization of gain
|
||||||||||||||||
on
settlement of US treasury rate lock included
|
||||||||||||||||
in
net income, net of minority interest of $(10),
|
||||||||||||||||
$(10),
$(21) and $(20)
|
(54 | ) | (51 | ) | (107 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in fair value of treasury rate locks, net of
|
||||||||||||||||
minority
interest of $955, $303, $798 and $1,182
|
4,853
|
1,535
|
4,055
|
5,959
|
||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of our portion of our
|
||||||||||||||||
unconsolidated
joint ventures’ cash flow hedges,
|
||||||||||||||||
net
of minority interest of $7, $29, $(7) and $72
|
33
|
149
|
(37 | ) |
364
|
|||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
4,832
|
1,633
|
3,911
|
6,222
|
||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
$ |
11,257
|
$ |
7,922
|
$ |
13,617
|
$ |
27,358
|
7.
|
Share-Based
Compensation
|
During
the first quarter of 2007, our Board of Directors approved the grant of 170,000
restricted common shares to the independent directors and our officers. The
independent directors' restricted common shares vest ratably over a three year
period. The officers’ restricted common shares vest ratably over a five year
period. The grant date fair value of the awards, or $42.31 per share, was
determined based upon the closing market price of our common shares on the
day
prior to the grant date in accordance with the terms of the Company's Incentive
Award Plan. Compensation expense related to the amortization of the deferred
compensation amount is being recognized in accordance with the vesting schedule
of the restricted shares.
We
recorded share based compensation expense for the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively as follows (in
thousands):
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||
Restricted
shares
|
$ 1,003
|
$ 603
|
$ 1,787
|
$ 1,027
|
|
Options
|
55
|
58
|
102
|
114
|
|
Total
share based compensation
|
$ 1,058
|
$ 661
|
$ 1,889
|
$ 1,141
|
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8.
|
Earnings
Per Share
|
The
following table sets forth a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators
in computing earnings per share in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share (in thousands, except per
share
amounts):
Three Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$ |
6,425
|
$ |
6,289
|
$ |
9,706
|
$ |
9,423
|
||||||||
Less
applicable preferred share dividends
|
(1,407 | ) | (1,406 | ) | (2,813 | ) | (2,621 | ) | ||||||||
Income
from continuing operations available to
|
||||||||||||||||
common
shareholders
|
5,018
|
4,883
|
6,893
|
6,802
|
||||||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
11,713
|
||||||||||||
Net
income available to common shareholders
|
$ |
5,018
|
$ |
4,883
|
$ |
6,893
|
$ |
18,515
|
||||||||
Denominator
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
weighted average common shares
|
30,824
|
30,593
|
30,784
|
30,562
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of exchangeable notes
|
381
|
---
|
381
|
---
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of outstanding options
|
215
|
220
|
231
|
233
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of unvested restricted share awards
|
127
|
102
|
141
|
94
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
weighted average common shares
|
31,547
|
30,915
|
31,537
|
30,889
|
||||||||||||
Basic
earnings per common share
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.22
|
$ |
.22
|
||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
.39
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.22
|
$ |
.61
|
||||||||
Diluted
earnings per common share
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.22
|
$ |
.22
|
||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
.38
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.16
|
$ |
.22
|
$ |
.60
|
||||||||
The
exchangeable notes of $149.5 million are included in the diluted earnings per
share computation if the effect is dilutive, using the treasury stock
method. In applying the treasury stock method, the effect will be
dilutive if the average market price of our common shares for at least 20
trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days at the end of each quarter
is
higher than the initial exchange rate of $36.1198 per share.
The
computation of diluted earnings per share excludes options to purchase common
shares when the exercise price is greater than the average market price of
the
common shares for the period. No options were excluded from the
computations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The assumed conversion of the partnership units held by
the minority interest limited partner as of the beginning of the year, which
would result in the elimination of earnings allocated to the minority interest
in the Operating Partnership, would have no impact on earnings per share since
the allocation of earnings to a partnership unit, as if converted, is equivalent
to earnings allocated to a common share.
Restricted
share awards are included in the diluted earnings per share computation if
the
effect is dilutive, using the treasury stock method. A total of
160,000 restricted shares were excluded from the computation of diluted weighted
average common shares outstanding for both the three and six months ended June
30, 2007. All restricted shares issued were included in the
computation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2006. If the share based awards were
granted during the period, the shares issuable are weighted to reflect the
portion of the period during which the awards were outstanding.
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9.
|
Derivatives
|
In
accordance with our derivatives policy, all derivatives are assessed for
effectiveness at the time the contracts are entered into and are assessed for
effectiveness on an on-going basis at each quarter end. All of our
derivatives have been designated as cash flow hedges. Unrealized
gains and losses related to the effective portion of our derivatives are
recognized in other comprehensive income and gains or losses related to
ineffective portions are recognized in the income statement. At June
30, 2007, all of our derivatives were considered effective.
The
following table summarizes the notional values and fair values of our derivative
financial instruments as of June 30, 2007.
Financial
Instrument Type
|
Notional
Value
|
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Fair
Value
|
|
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|
|||||
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.526%
|
July
2008
|
$3,415,000
|
|
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.715%
|
July
2008
|
$2,182,000
|
|
DEER
PARK
|
|||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (1)
|
$49,000,000
|
5.47%
|
June
2009
|
$
(230,000
|
)
|
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (2)
|
---
|
5.34%
|
June
2009
|
$
(186,000
|
)
|
MYRTLE
BEACH HWY 17
|
|||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (3)
|
$35,000,000
|
4.59%
|
March
2010
|
$
599,000
|
|
(1)
Amount represents fair value recorded at the Deer Park joint venture,
in
which we have a 33.3% ownership
interest.
|
|
(2)
Derivative is a forward starting interest rate swap agreement with
escalating notional amounts beginning July 1, 2007 that will total
$121.0
million by November 1, 2008. Amount represents fair value
recorded at the Deer Park joint venture, in which we have a 33.3%
ownership interest.
|
|
(3)
Amount represents fair value recorded at the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17
joint
venture, in which we have a 50% ownership
interest.
|
10.
Non-Cash Investing Activities
We
purchase capital equipment and incur costs relating to construction of
facilities, including tenant finishing allowances. Expenditures
included in construction trade payables as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted
to
$27.8 million and $22.4 million, respectively.
11.
|
New
Accounting Pronouncements
|
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FAS
Statement No. 115,” or FAS 159. FAS 159 permits entities to
choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and
liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis (the fair value
option). FAS 159 becomes effective for us on January 1,
2008. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of FAS
159 on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” or
FAS 157. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this
standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair
value measurements. FAS 157 becomes effective for us on
January 1, 2008. The adoption of FAS 157 is not expected to have
a material impact on our financial statements.
13
In
July
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes--an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, or FIN 48, which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires
that we recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial statements
only
if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based
on
the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective
as
of January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting
principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. As a result
of
the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no adjustment in retained earnings
for unrecognized income tax benefits. We had no provision for uncertain income
tax benefits prior to adoption of FIN 48, and this remained unchanged subsequent
to the adoption. The tax years 2003 - 2006 remain open to examination by the
major tax jurisdictions to which we are subject.
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
The
discussion of our results of operations reported in the unaudited, consolidated
statements of operations compares the three and six months ended June 30, 2007
with the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The following
discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated
financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical
results and percentage relationships set forth in the unaudited, consolidated
statements of operations, including trends which might appear, are not
necessarily indicative of future operations. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, the term “Company” refers to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc. and subsidiaries and the term “Operating Partnership” refers to Tanger
Properties Limited Partnership and subsidiaries. The terms “we”,
“our” and “us” refer to the Company or the Company and the Operating Partnership
together, as the text requires.
Cautionary
Statements
Certain
statements made below are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend for such
forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of
1995 and included this statement for purposes of complying with these safe
harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain
assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are
generally identifiable by use of the words “believe”, “expect”, “intend”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, or similar expressions. You
should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond
our control and which could materially affect our actual results, performance
or
achievements. Factors which may cause actual results to differ
materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, those
set
forth under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006. There have been no material changes to
the risk factors listed there through June 30, 2007.
General
Overview
At
June
30, 2007, our consolidated portfolio included 30 wholly owned outlet centers
in
21 states totaling 8.4 million square feet compared to 29 wholly owned outlet
centers in 21 states totaling 8.0 million square feet at June 30,
2006. The changes in the number of outlet centers and gross leasable
area, or GLA, are due to the following events:
No.
of
Centers
|
GLA
(000’s)
|
States
|
||||
As
of June 30, 2006
|
29
|
8,029
|
21
|
|||
New
development:
|
||||||
Charleston,
South Carolina
|
1
|
352
|
---
|
|||
Demolition:
|
||||||
Foley,
Alabama
|
---
|
(35)
|
---
|
|||
Other
|
---
|
8
|
---
|
|||
As
of June 30, 2007
|
30
|
8,354
|
21
|
14
The
table
set forth below summarizes certain information with respect to our existing
outlet centers in which we have an ownership interest or manage as of June
30,
2007.
Location
|
GLA
|
%
|
||
Wholly
Owned Properties
|
(sq.
ft.)
|
Occupied
|
||
Riverhead,
New York (1)
|
729,315
|
99
|
||
Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware (1)
|
568,926
|
99
|
||
Foley,
Alabama
|
522,419
|
98
|
||
San
Marcos, Texas
|
442,510
|
99
|
||
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 501, South Carolina
|
426,417
|
97
|
||
Sevierville,
Tennessee (1)
|
419,038
|
99
|
||
Hilton
Head, South Carolina
|
393,094
|
88
|
||
Charleston,
South Carolina
|
352,260
|
93
|
||
Commerce
II, Georgia
|
347,025
|
96
|
||
Howell,
Michigan
|
324,631
|
99
|
||
Park
City, Utah
|
300,602
|
100
|
||
Locust
Grove, Georgia
|
293,868
|
95
|
||
Westbrook,
Connecticut
|
291,051
|
94
|
||
Branson,
Missouri
|
277,883
|
100
|
||
Williamsburg,
Iowa
|
277,230
|
98
|
||
Lincoln
City, Oregon
|
270,280
|
96
|
||
Tuscola,
Illinois
|
256,514
|
72
|
||
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
255,152
|
99
|
||
Gonzales,
Louisiana
|
243,499
|
100
|
||
Tilton,
New Hampshire
|
227,849
|
99
|
||
Fort
Meyers, Florida
|
198,950
|
96
|
||
Commerce
I, Georgia
|
185,750
|
90
|
||
Terrell,
Texas
|
177,490
|
100
|
||
West
Branch, Michigan
|
112,120
|
100
|
||
Barstow,
California
|
109,600
|
100
|
||
Blowing
Rock, North Carolina
|
104,280
|
99
|
||
Nags
Head, North Carolina
|
82,178
|
100
|
||
Boaz,
Alabama
|
79,575
|
96
|
||
Kittery
I, Maine
|
59,694
|
100
|
||
Kittery
II, Maine
|
24,619
|
94
|
||
Totals
|
8,353,819
|
97(2)
|
||
Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
|
|
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 17, South Carolina (1)
|
401,992
|
Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
|
264,929
|
Managed
Properties
|
|
North
Branch, Minnesota
|
134,480
|
Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
|
94,694
|
(1)
|
These
properties or a portion thereof are subject to a ground
lease.
|
(2)
|
Excludes
the occupancy rate at our Charleston, South Carolina outlet center
which
opened during the third quarter of 2006 and has not yet
stabilized.
|
15
The
table
set forth below summarizes certain information as of June 30, 2007 related
to
GLA and debt with respect to our wholly owned existing outlet centers which
serve as collateral for existing mortgage loans.
Location
|
GLA
(sq.
ft.)
|
Mortgage
Debt
(000’s)
as of
June
30,2007
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
|
Capmark
|
|||||
Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware
|
568,926
|
||||
Foley,
Alabama
|
522,419
|
||||
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 501, South Carolina
|
426,417
|
||||
Hilton
Head, South Carolina
|
393,094
|
||||
Park
City, Utah
|
300,602
|
||||
Westbrook,
Connecticut
|
291,051
|
||||
Lincoln
City, Oregon
|
270,280
|
||||
Tuscola,
Illinois
|
256,514
|
||||
Tilton,
New Hampshire
|
227,849
|
||||
$174,590
|
6.590%
|
7/10/2008
|
|||
Net
debt premium
|
2,260
|
||||
Totals
|
3,257,152
|
$176,850
|
|||
16
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Comparison
of the three months ended June 30, 2007 to the three months ended June 30,
2006
Base
rentals increased $2.6 million, or 8%, in the 2007 period compared to the 2006
period. Our overall occupancy rates were comparable from period to
period at 96.6% and 96.2%, respectively. Approximately $1.6 million
of the increase was due to the August 2006 opening of our new center in
Charleston, South Carolina. Our base rental income increased $1.1
million due to increases in rental rates on lease renewals and incremental
rents
from re-tenanting vacant space. During the 2007 period, we executed
93 leases totaling 394,000 square feet at an average increase of 24.8% in base
rental rates. This compares to our execution of 113 leases totaling
466,000 square feet at an average increase of 21.9% in base rental rates during
the 2006 period.
The
values of the above and below market leases, recorded when operating properties
are acquired, are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case
of
below market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above market leases) to
rental income over the remaining term of the associated lease. The
values of below market leases that are considered to have renewal periods with
below market rents are amortized over the remaining term of the associated
lease
plus the renewal periods. For the 2007 period, we recorded $236,000
of additional rental income for the net amortization of acquired lease values
compared with $348,000 of additional rental income for the 2006
period. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual
termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease,
any
unamortized balance of the related above or below market lease value will be
written off and could materially impact our net income positively or
negatively.
Percentage
rentals, which represent revenues based on a percentage of tenants' sales volume
above predetermined levels (the "breakpoint"), increased $264,000 or
19%. Reported same-space sales per square foot for the rolling twelve
months ended June 30, 2007 were $340 per square foot. This represents
a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2006. Same-space sales
is defined as the weighted average sales per square foot reported in space
open
for the full duration of each comparison period.
Expense
reimbursements, which represent the contractual recovery from tenants of certain
common area maintenance, insurance, property tax, promotional, advertising
and
management expenses, generally fluctuate consistently with the reimbursable
property operating expenses to which they relate. Expense
reimbursements, expressed as a percentage of property operating expenses, were
88% and 86% in the 2007 and 2006 periods, respectively. The increase
in expense reimbursements expressed as a percentage of property operating
expense is due to a decrease in miscellaneous non-reimbursable expenses during
the 2007 period such as franchise and excise taxes.
Property
operating expenses increased $1.9 million, or 12%, in the 2007 period as
compared to the 2006 period. The increase is due primarily to the
incremental operating costs at our Charleston, South Carolina outlet center
in
the 2007 period. Also in the 2007 period, we incurred higher snow
removal costs at our northeastern properties and we have experienced a
significant increase in property insurance costs as a result of higher policy
rates at the time of our last renewal in August 2006.
General
and administrative expenses increased $830,000, or 20%, in the 2007 period
as
compared to the 2006 period. The increase is primarily due to
additional restricted shares issued in late February 2007. As a
percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses were 9% and
8%, respectively in the 2007 and 2006 periods.
17
Depreciation
and amortization increased $1.9 million, or 14%, in the 2007 period compared
to
the 2006 period. During the first quarter of 2007, our Board of
Directors formally approved a plan to reconfigure our center in Foley,
Alabama. As a part of this plan, approximately 40,000 square feet of
GLA will be relocated within the property. The depreciable useful
lives of the buildings to be demolished have been shortened to coincide with
their demolition dates throughout the first three quarters of 2007 and the
change in estimated useful life has been accounted for as a change in accounting
estimate. Approximately 17,900 additional square feet of GLA was
demolished during the second quarter of 2007 with the remainder to be demolished
during the third quarter. Accelerated depreciation recognized related
to the reconfiguration reduced income from continuing operations and net income
by approximately $1.1 million, net of minority interest of approximately
$200,000, for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The effect on
income from continuing operations per diluted share and net income per diluted
share was a decrease of $.03 for the three months ended June 30,
2007.
Comparison
of the six months ended June 30, 2007 to the six months ended June 30,
2006
Base
rentals increased $4.8 million, or 7%, in the 2007 period compared to the 2006
period. Our overall occupancy rates were comparable from period to
period at 96.6% and 96.2%, respectively. Approximately $3.1 million
of the increase was due to the August 2006 opening of our new center in
Charleston, South Carolina. Our base rental income increased $2.1
million due to increases in rental rates on lease renewals and incremental
rents
from re-tenanting vacant space. During the 2007 period, we executed
338 leases totaling 1.4 million square feet at an average increase of 21.6%
in
base rental rates. This compares to our execution of 393 leases
totaling 1.6 million square feet at an average increase of 15.8% in base rental
rates during the 2006 period.
The
values of the above and below market leases, recorded when operating properties
are acquired, are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case
of
below market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above market leases) to
rental income over the remaining term of the associated lease. The
values of below market leases that are considered to have renewal periods with
below market rents are amortized over the remaining term of the associated
lease
plus the renewal periods. For the 2007 period, we recorded $600,000
of additional rental income for the net amortization of acquired lease values
compared with $806,000 of additional rental income for the 2006
period. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual
termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease,
any
unamortized balance of the related above or below market lease value will be
written off and could materially impact our net income positively or
negatively.
Expense
reimbursements, which represent the contractual recovery from tenants of certain
common area maintenance, insurance, property tax, promotional, advertising
and
management expenses, generally fluctuate consistently with the reimbursable
property operating expenses to which they relate. Expense
reimbursements, expressed as a percentage of property operating expenses, were
88% and 86% in the 2007 and 2006 periods, respectively. The increase
in expense reimbursements expressed as a percentage of property operating
expense is due to a decrease in miscellaneous non-reimbursable expenses during
the 2007 period such as franchise and excise taxes.
Property
operating expenses increased $4.2 million, or 14%, in the 2007 period as
compared to the 2006 period. The increase is due primarily to the
incremental operating costs at our Charleston, South Carolina outlet center
in
the 2007 period. In addition, in the first quarter of 2007, we
incurred higher snow removal costs at our northeastern properties and we have
experienced a significant increase in property insurance costs as a result
of
higher policy rates at the time of our last renewal during August
2006.
General
and administrative expenses increased $1.0 million, or 13%, in the 2007 period
as compared to the 2006 period. The increase is primarily due to
restricted shares issued in late February 2007 and February 2006. As
a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses were 8%
in
both the 2007 and 2006 periods, respectively.
18
Depreciation
and amortization increased $4.5 million, or 15%, in the 2007 period compared
to
the 2006 period. During the first quarter of 2007, our Board of
Directors formally approved a plan to reconfigure our center in Foley,
Alabama. As a part of this plan, approximately 40,000 square feet of
GLA will be relocated within the property. The depreciable useful
lives of the buildings to be demolished have been shortened to coincide with
their demolition dates throughout the first three quarters of 2007 and the
change in estimated useful life has been accounted for as a change in accounting
estimate. Approximately 34,700 square feet of GLA was demolished as
of June 30, 2007 with the remainder to be demolished during the third
quarter. Accelerated depreciation recognized related to the
reconfiguration reduced income from continuing operations and net income by
approximately $4.5 million, net of minority interest of approximately $900,000,
for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The effect on income from
continuing operations per diluted share and net income per diluted share was
a
decrease of $.14 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Discontinued
operations includes the results of operations and gains on sales of real estate
for our Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and North Branch, Minnesota
centers. No sales of real estate occurred in the 2007
period. The following table summarizes the results of operations and
gains on sale of real estate for the 2006 period:
Summary
of discontinued operations
|
|||
Operating
income from discontinued operations
|
$
|
208
|
|
Gain
on sale of real estate
|
13,833
|
||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
14,041
|
||
Minority
interest in discontinued operations
|
(2,328
|
)
|
|
Discontinued
operations, net of minority interest
|
$
|
11,713
|
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net
cash
provided by operating activities was $42.9 million and $36.7 million for the
six
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in
cash provided by operating activities is due primarily to higher operating
cash
flow from the addition of the Charleston, South Carolina center in August 2006
and higher renewal and re-tenant rates throughout our portfolio. Net
cash used in investing activities was $30.8 million and $20.0 million during
the
first six months of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Both periods
included significant construction activities for new projects, Charleston,
SC in
2006 and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2007; however, in the 2006 period we
received the proceeds from the sale of our Pigeon Forge, Tennessee outlet center
which lowered the overall cash usage for investing activities. Net
cash used in financing activities was $19.3 million and $17.8 million during
the
first six months of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net cash used in
financing was lower in 2006 due to the net proceeds of $19.4 million from the
sale of 800,000 preferred shares, a significant portion of which was used to
repay amounts outstanding on our unsecured lines of credit. This
factor was offset by tax incentive proceeds received related to our Pittsburgh,
PA project for the six months ended June 30, 2007 of $1.9 million.
Current
Developments and Dispositions
Any
developments or expansions that we, or a joint venture that we are involved
in,
have planned or anticipated may not be started or completed as scheduled, or
may
not result in accretive net income or funds from operations. In addition, we
regularly evaluate acquisition or disposition proposals and engage from time
to
time in negotiations for acquisitions or dispositions of
properties. We may also enter into letters of intent for the purchase
or sale of properties. Any prospective acquisition or disposition
that is being evaluated or which is subject to a letter of intent may not be
consummated, or if consummated, may not result in an increase in net income
or
funds from operations.
19
WHOLLY
OWNED CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we closed on the acquisition of our development
site
located south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Washington County for $4.8
million. Tax incentive financing bonds have been issued, with net
proceeds of approximately $16.8 million expected to be received by us as we
incur qualifying expenditures during construction of the center. As
of June 30, 2007, we have received approximately $2.4 million for qualifying
expenditures. We currently expect to open the first phase of the
center, approximately 308,000 square feet of GLA, during the third quarter
of
2008. Upon completion of the project, the center will total
approximately 418,000 square feet of GLA.
Potential
Future Developments
We
currently have an option for a new development site located in Mebane, North
Carolina on the highly traveled Interstate 40/85 corridor, which sees over
83,000 cars daily. The site is located halfway between the Research
Triangle Park area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and the Triad area
of
Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem. During the option period we
will be analyzing the viability of the site and determining whether to proceed
with the development of a center at this location.
We
have
also started the initial pre-development and leasing for two additional
sites. These sites are located in Burlington, New Jersey at Exit 47
on Interstate I-295 and Port St. Lucie, Florida at Exit 118 on Interstate
I-95. At this time, we are in the initial study periods on these
potential new locations. As such, there can be no assurance that any
of these sites will ultimately be developed.
Expansions
at Existing Centers
During
2007, we are expanding four centers by a combined 140,000 square
feet. These centers are located in Barstow, California; Branson,
Missouri; Gonzales, Louisiana and Tilton, New Hampshire. These
expansions are projected to be open during the first quarter of
2008.
Commitments
to complete construction of the new development, the expansions and other
capital expenditure requirements amounted to approximately $28.4 million at
June
30, 2007. Commitments for construction represent only those costs
contractually required to be paid by us.
UNCONSOLIDATED
JOINT VENTURES
We
are
members of the following unconsolidated real estate joint ventures:
Joint
Venture
|
Our
Ownership %
|
Project
Location
|
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 17
|
50%
|
Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
|
Wisconsin
Dells
|
50%
|
Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
|
Deer
Park
|
33%
|
Deer
Park, New York
|
Wisconsin
Dells
In
March
2005, we established the Tanger Wisconsin joint venture to construct and operate
a Tanger Outlet center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The 264,900
square foot center opened in August 2006. In February 2006, in conjunction
with
the construction of the center, the Wisconsin Dells joint venture closed on
a
construction loan in the amount of $30.25 million with Wells Fargo Bank, NA due
in February 2009. The construction loan is repayable on an interest
only basis with interest floating based on the 30, 60 or 90 day LIBOR index
plus
1.30%. The construction loan incurred by this unconsolidated joint
venture is collateralized by its property as well as joint and several
guarantees by us and designated guarantors of our venture
partner. During the second quarter of 2007, the Wisconsin Dells joint
venture received $5.0 million in tax incentive financing proceeds which were
used to repay amounts outstanding on the construction loan. The
construction loan balance as of June 30, 2007 was approximately $25.3
million.
Deer
Park
In
October 2003, we established the Deer Park joint venture to develop a shopping
center in Deer Park, New York. As of June 30, 2007, the joint venture completed
the demolition of existing buildings and parking lots located at the
site. Construction has begun on the initial phase that will contain
approximately 685,000 square feet of GLA including a sixteen screen cinema,
a
32,000 square foot fitness center and a mix of luxury and upscale outlet
stores. We currently expect to open the first phase of the center
during the third quarter of 2008. Upon completion of the project, the
shopping center will contain over approximately 800,000 square feet of
GLA.
In
May
2007, the joint venture closed on a $284 million construction loan for the
project arranged by Bank of America with a weighted average interest rate of
LIBOR plus 1.49%. Over the life of the loan, if certain criteria are
met, the weighted average interest rate can decrease to LIBOR plus
1.23%. The balance as of June 30, 2007 was $51.2 million and is
originally scheduled to mature in May 2010 with a one year extension option
at
that date. The loan is collateralized by the property as well as
joint and several guarantees by all three venture partners. The joint
venture entered into two interest rate swap agreements during June
2007. The first swap is for a notional amount of $49.0 million
and the second is a forward starting interest rate swap agreement with
escalating notional amounts beginning July 1, 2007 that will total $121.0
million by November 1, 2008. The contracts expire on June 1,
2009. These swaps will effectively change the rate of interest on
$170.0 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate of
6.75%. See Item 1, footnote 9, Derivatives, for further discussion
relating to these interest rate swap agreements.
Financing
Arrangements
At
June
30, 2007, approximately 74% of our outstanding long-term debt represented
unsecured borrowings and approximately 57% of the gross book value of our real
estate portfolio was unencumbered. The average interest rate,
including loan cost amortization, on average debt outstanding was 6.58% and
6.91% for the three months ended and 6.55% and 6.85% for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We
intend
to retain the ability to raise additional capital, including public debt or
equity, to pursue attractive investment opportunities that may arise and to
otherwise act in a manner that we believe to be in our shareholders' best
interests. At the 2007 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, we increased our
authorized common shares from 50 million to 150 million and added four
additional classes of preferred shares with an authorized amount of four million
shares each. During the third quarter of 2006, we updated our shelf
registration as a well known seasoned issuer where we will be able to register
unspecified amounts of different classes of securities on Form
S-3. To generate capital to reinvest into other attractive investment
opportunities, we may also consider the use of additional operational and
developmental joint ventures, the sale or lease of outparcels on our existing
properties and the sale of certain properties that do not meet our long-term
investment criteria.
We
maintain unsecured, revolving lines of credit that provided for unsecured
borrowings of up to $200 million at June 30, 2007. As of June 30,
2007 we had $7.9 million outstanding on these lines of credit. All of
our unsecured lines of credit have maturity dates of June 2009 or
later. Based on cash provided by operations, existing credit
facilities, ongoing negotiations with certain financial institutions and our
ability to sell debt or equity subject to market conditions, we believe that
we
have access to the necessary financing to fund the planned capital expenditures
during 2007.
We
anticipate that adequate cash will be available to fund our operating and
administrative expenses, regular debt service obligations, and the payment
of
dividends in accordance with Real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT, requirements
in both the short and long term. Although we receive most of our
rental payments on a monthly basis, distributions to shareholders are made
quarterly and interest payments on the senior, unsecured notes are made
semi-annually. Amounts accumulated for such payments will be used in
the interim to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the existing lines of
credit or invested in short-term money market or other suitable
instruments.
20
On
July
12, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a $.36 cash dividend per common share
payable on August 15, 2007 to each shareholder of record on July 31, 2007,
and
caused a $.72 per Operating Partnership unit cash distribution to be paid to
the
Operating Partnership's minority interest. The Board of Directors
also declared a $.46875 cash dividend per 7.5% Class C Cumulative Preferred
Share payable on August 15, 2007 to holders of record on July 31,
2007.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
are a
party to a joint and several guarantee with respect to the $25.3 million
construction loan obtained by the Wisconsin Dells joint venture during the
first
quarter of 2006. We are also a party to a joint and several guarantee
with respect to the loan obtained by the Deer Park joint venture which currently
has a balance of $51.2 million. See “Joint Ventures” section above
for further discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements and their related
guarantees. Our pro-rata portion of the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17 joint
venture mortgage collateralized by the outlet center is $17.9 million. We are
not required to provide a guarantee for this mortgage.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Refer
to
our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting
policies which include principles of consolidation, acquisition of real estate,
cost capitalization, impairment of long-lived assets and revenue
recognition. There have been no material changes to these policies in
2007.
Related
Party Transactions
As
noted
above in “Unconsolidated Joint Ventures”, we are 50% owners of the Myrtle Beach
Hwy 17 and Wisconsin Dells joint ventures. These joint ventures pay
us management, leasing, marketing and development fees, which we believe
approximate current market rates, for such services. During the three
and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we recognized the following
fees:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Fee:
|
||||||||||||||||
Management
|
$ |
136
|
$ |
78
|
$ |
256
|
$ |
156
|
||||||||
Leasing
|
(2 | ) |
25
|
23
|
29
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
|
28
|
9
|
57
|
9
|
||||||||||||
Development
|
---
|
65
|
---
|
162
|
||||||||||||
Total
Fees
|
$ |
162
|
$ |
177
|
$ |
336
|
$ |
356
|
Tanger
Family Limited Partnership is a related party which holds a limited partnership
interest in and is the minority owner of the Operating
Partnership. Stanley K. Tanger, the Company’s Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer, is its sole general partner. The only
material related party transaction with the Tanger Family Limited Partnership
is
the payment of quarterly distributions of earnings which were $4.2 million
and
$4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FAS
Statement No. 115,” or FAS 159. FAS 159 permits entities to
choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and
liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis (the fair value
option). FAS 159 becomes effective for us on January 1,
2008. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of FAS
159 on our financial statements.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” or
FAS 157. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this
standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair
value measurements. FAS 157 becomes effective for us on
January 1, 2008. The adoption of FAS 157 is not expected to have
a material impact on our financial statements.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes--an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, or FIN 48, which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires
that we recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial statements
only
if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based
on
the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective
as
of January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting
principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. As a result
of
the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no adjustment in retained earnings
for unrecognized income tax benefits. We had no provision for uncertain income
tax benefits prior to adoption of FIN 48, and this remained unchanged subsequent
to the adoption. The tax years 2003 - 2006 remain open to examination by the
major tax jurisdictions to which we are subject.
Funds
From Operations
Funds
from Operations, or FFO, represents income before extraordinary items and gains
(losses) on sale or disposal of depreciable operating properties, plus
depreciation and amortization uniquely significant to real estate and after
adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
FFO
is
intended to exclude historical cost depreciation of real estate as required
by
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, which assumes that the value
of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically,
however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market
conditions. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique
to real estate, gains and losses from property dispositions and extraordinary
items, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year,
reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates,
operating costs, development activities and interest costs, providing
perspective not immediately apparent from net income.
We
present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our
operating performance and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts,
investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, any of which
present FFO when reporting their results. FFO is widely used by us
and others in our industry to evaluate and price potential acquisition
candidates. The National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts, Inc., of which we are a member, has encouraged its member companies
to
report their FFO as a supplemental, industry-wide standard measure of REIT
operating performance. In addition, a percentage of bonus
compensation to certain members of management is based on our FFO
performance.
FFO
has
significant limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider
it in
isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under
GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
§
|
FFO
does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for
capital expenditures or contractual
commitments;
|
§
|
FFO
does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working
capital
needs;
|
§
|
Although
depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being
depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future,
and FFO does not reflect any cash requirements for such
replacements;
|
§
|
FFO
does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from
matters
which may not be indicative of our ongoing operations;
and
|
§
|
Other
companies in our industry may calculate FFO differently than we do,
limiting its usefulness as a comparative
measure.
|
Because
of these limitations, FFO should not be considered as a measure of discretionary
cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or our dividend
paying capacity. We compensate for these limitations by relying
primarily on our GAAP results and using FFO only supplementally.
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Below
is
a reconciliation of FFO to net income for the three and six months ended June
30, 2007 and 2006 as well as other data for those respective periods (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three
months ended
|
|
Six
months ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
FUNDS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net
income
|
$
|
6,425
|
$
|
6,289
|
$
|
9,706
|
$
|
21,136
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted
for:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in operating partnership
|
987
|
969
|
1,357
|
1,350
|
||||||||||||||||
Minority
interest, depreciation and amortization
|
||||||||||||||||||||
attributable
to discontinued operations
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
2,444
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization uniquely significant to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
real
estate – consolidated
|
15,461
|
13,526
|
33,873
|
29,411
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization uniquely significant to
|
||||||||||||||||||||
real
estate – unconsolidated joint ventures
|
680
|
379
|
1,334
|
758
|
||||||||||||||||
(Gain)
loss on sale of real estate
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
(13,833
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Funds
from operations (FFO) (1)
|
23,553
|
21,163
|
46,270
|
41,226
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred
share dividends
|
(1,407
|
)
|
(1,406
|
)
|
(2,813
|
)
|
(2,621
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Funds
from operations available to common
|
||||||||||||||||||||
shareholders
|
$
|
22,146
|
$
|
19,757
|
$
|
43,457
|
$
|
38,645
|
||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding (2)
|
37,614
|
36,982
|
37,604
|
36,956
|
(1)
|
The
three months ended June 30, 2006 includes gains on sales of outparcels
of
land of $115. The six months ended June 30 2006 includes gains
on sales of outparcels of land of
$225.
|
(2)
|
Includes
the dilutive effect of options, restricted share awards and exchangeable
notes and assumes the partnership units of the Operating Partnership
held
by the minority interest are converted to common shares of the
Company.
|
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Economic
Conditions and Outlook
The
majority of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the impact of
inflation. Such provisions include clauses for the escalation of base rent
and
clauses enabling us to receive percentage rentals based on tenants' gross sales
(above predetermined levels, which we believe often are lower than traditional
retail industry standards) that generally increase as prices
rise. Most of the leases require the tenant to pay their share
of property operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate
taxes, insurance and advertising and promotion, thereby reducing exposure to
increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.
While
factory outlet stores continue to be a profitable and fundamental distribution
channel for brand name manufacturers, some retail formats are more successful
than others. As typical in the retail industry, certain tenants have
closed, or will close certain stores by terminating their lease prior to its
natural expiration or as a result of filing for protection under bankruptcy
laws.
During
2007, we have approximately 1,554,000 square feet, or 19% of our portfolio,
coming up for renewal. If we were unable to successfully renew or
re-lease a significant amount of this space on favorable economic terms, the
loss in rent could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
As
of
June 30, 2007, we have renewed approximately 1,020,000 square feet, or 66%
of
the square feet scheduled to expire in 2007. The existing tenants
have renewed at an average base rental rate approximately 14% higher than the
expiring rate. We also re-tenanted approximately 429,000 square feet
of vacant space during the first six months of 2006 at a 40% increase in the
average base rental rate from that which was previously charged. Our
factory outlet centers typically include well-known, national, brand name
companies. By maintaining a broad base of creditworthy tenants and a
geographically diverse portfolio of properties located across the United States,
we reduce our operating and leasing risks. No one tenant (including
affiliates) accounted for more than 5.6% of our combined base and percentage
rental revenues for the three or six months ended June 30,
2007. Accordingly, we do not expect any material adverse impact on
our results of operations and financial condition as a result of leases to
be
renewed or stores to be re-leased.
Our
centers were 96.6% and 96.2% occupied as of June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Consistent with our long-term strategy of
re-merchandising centers, we will continue to hold space off the market until
an
appropriate tenant is identified. While we believe this strategy will
add value to our centers in the long-term, it may reduce our average occupancy
rates in the near term.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Market
Risk
We
are
exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest
rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes
in market rates and prices, such as interest rates. We may
periodically enter into certain interest rate protection and interest rate
swap
agreements to effectively convert floating rate debt to a fixed rate basis
and
to hedge anticipated future financings. We do not enter into
derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative
purposes.
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Tanger
Properties Limited Partnership
In
September 2005, we entered into two forward starting interest rate lock
protection agreements to hedge risks related to anticipated future financings
in
2005 and 2008. The 2005 agreement locked the US Treasury index rate
at 4.279% on a notional amount of $125 million for 10 years from such date
in
December 2005. This lock was unwound in the fourth quarter of 2005 in
conjunction with the issuance of the $250 million senior unsecured notes due
in
2015 and, as a result, we received a cash payment of $3.2
million. The gain was recorded in other comprehensive income and is
being amortized into earnings using the effective interest method over a 10
year
period that coincides with the interest payments associated with the senior
unsecured notes due in 2015. The 2008 agreement locked the US Treasury index
rate at 4.526% on a notional amount of $100 million for 10 years from such
date
in July 2008. In November 2005, we entered into an additional
agreement which locked the US Treasury index rate at 4.715% on a notional amount
of $100 million for 10 years from such date in July 2008. We
anticipate unsecured debt transactions of at least the notional amount to occur
in the designated periods.
The
fair
value of the interest rate protection agreements represents the estimated
receipts or payments that would be made to terminate the
agreement. At June 30, 2007, we would have received approximately
$5.6 million if we terminated the agreements. If the US Treasury rate
index decreased 1% and we were to terminate the agreements, we would have to
pay
$10.0 million to do so. The fair value is based on dealer quotes,
considering current interest rates and remaining term to maturity. We
do not intend to terminate the agreements prior to their maturity because we
plan on entering into the debt transactions as indicated.
Myrtle
Beach Hwy 17
During
March 2005, the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17 joint venture entered into an interest
rate
swap agreement with a notional amount of $35 million for five years to hedge
floating rate debt on the permanent financing that was obtained in April 2005.
Under this agreement, the joint venture receives a floating interest rate based
on the 30 day LIBOR index and pays a fixed interest rate of
4.59%. This swap effectively changes the rate of interest on $35
million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate debt of 5.99% for the
contract period.
The
fair
value of the interest rate swap agreement represents the estimated receipts
or
payments that would be made to terminate the agreement. At June 30,
2007, the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17 joint venture would have received approximately
$599,000 if the agreement was terminated. If the LIBOR index
decreased 1% and the joint venture were to terminate the agreement, it would
have to pay $296,000 to do so. The fair value is based on dealer
quotes, considering current interest rates and remaining term to
maturity. The joint venture does not intend to terminate the interest
rate swap agreement prior to its maturity. The fair value of this derivative
is
currently recorded as an asset on the joint venture’s balance sheet; however, if
held to maturity, the value of the swap will be zero at that time.
Deer
Park
During
June 2007, the Deer Park joint venture entered into two interest rate swap
agreements to hedge the cash flows from the floating rate construction loan
obtained in May 2007 to construct the outlet center in Deer Park, New
York. The first interest rate swap had a notional amount of $49
million. The second interest rate swap agreement is a forward
starting agreement with escalating notional amounts beginning July 1, 2007
that
will total $121.0 million by November 1, 2008. The contracts expire
June 1, 2009. These swaps will effectively change the rate of
interest on $170.0 million of variable rate mortgage debt to a fixed rate of
6.75%.
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The
fair
value of the interest rate swap agreements represents the estimated receipts
or
payments that would be made to terminate the agreement. At June 30,
2007, the Deer Park joint venture would have had to pay approximately $416,000
if the agreements were terminated. If the LIBOR index decreased 1%
and the Deer Park joint venture were to terminate the agreements, it would
have
to pay $2.5 million to do so. The fair value is based on dealer
quotes, considering current interest rates and remaining term to
maturity. The joint venture does not intend to terminate the interest
rate swap agreements prior to their maturity. The fair value of these
derivatives is currently recorded as a liability on the joint venture’s balance
sheet; however, if held to maturity, the value of the swaps will be zero at
that
time.
The
fair
market value of long-term fixed interest rate debt is subject to market
risk. Generally, the fair market value of fixed interest rate debt
will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates
rise. The estimated fair value of our total long-term debt at June
30, 2007 was $693.2 million and its recorded value was $683.5
million. A 1% increase or decrease from prevailing interest rates at
June 30, 2007 would result in a corresponding decrease or increase in fair
value
of total long-term debt by approximately $40.0 million. Fair values
were determined from quoted market prices, where available, using current
interest rates considering credit ratings and the remaining terms to
maturity.
The
following table summarizes the notional values and fair values of our derivative
financial instruments as of June 30, 2007.
Financial
Instrument Type
|
Notional
Value
|
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Fair
Value
|
|
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|
|||||
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.526%
|
July
2008
|
$3,415,000
|
|
US
Treasury Lock
|
$100,000,000
|
4.715%
|
July
2008
|
$2,182,000
|
|
DEER
PARK
|
|||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (1)
|
$49,000,000
|
5.47%
|
June
2009
|
$
(230,000
|
)
|
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (2)
|
---
|
5.34%
|
June
2009
|
$
(186,000
|
)
|
MYRTLE
BEACH HWY 17
|
|||||
LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap (3)
|
$35,000,000
|
4.59%
|
March
2010
|
$
599,000
|
|
(1)
Amount represents fair value recorded at the Deer Park joint venture,
in
which we have a 33.3% ownership
interest.
|
|
(2)
Derivative is a forward starting interest rate swap agreement with
escalating notional amounts beginning July 1, 2007 that will total
$121.0
million by November 1, 2008. Amount represents fair value
recorded at the Deer Park joint venture, in which we have a 33.3%
ownership interest.
|
|
(3)
Amount represents fair value recorded at the Myrtle Beach Hwy 17
joint
venture, in which we have a 50% ownership
interest.
|
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Based
on
the most recent evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, have concluded the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were
effective as of June 30, 2007. There were no changes to the Company’s internal
controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2007, that
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Neither
the Company nor the Operating Partnership is presently involved in any material
litigation nor, to their knowledge, is any material litigation threatened
against the Company or the Operating Partnership or its properties, other than
routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business and which is
expected to be covered by liability insurance.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
There
have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk
Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On
May
18, 2007 we held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting was
adjourned and reconvened on May 30, 2007 in order to conclude the voting on
the
fourth matter described below. The common shareholders voted on four
matters and the Class C Preferred shareholders voted on one
matter. The first matter on which the common shareholders voted was
the election of six directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. The results of the voting are as shown
below:
Nominees
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Stanley
K. Tanger
|
29,007,082
|
245,382
|
Steven
B. Tanger
|
28,846,848
|
405,616
|
Jack
Africk
|
25,227,373
|
4,025,091
|
William
G. Benton
|
25,246,054
|
4,006,410
|
Thomas
E. Robinson
|
27,428,879
|
1,823,585
|
Allan
L. Schuman
|
25,255,830
|
3,996,634
|
The
second matter on which the common shareholders voted was the ratification of
the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent register
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007. The results of the voting are as shown below:
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
Abstain
|
23,512,646
|
5,675,006
|
64,813
|
The
third
matter on which the common shareholders voted was a proposal by the directors
to
amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to increase the number of common
shares authorized for issuance from 50 million to 150 million common
shares. The results of the voting are as shown below:
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
Abstain
|
22,333,763
|
6,822,381
|
96,320
|
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The
fourth matter on which the common and Class C Preferred shareholders voted
was a
proposal by the directors to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to
create four new classes of preferred shares, each class having four million
shares with a par value of $.01 per share and to increase the number of common
shares authorized for issuance from 50 million to 150 million common
shares. The results of the voting are as shown below:
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
Abstain
|
Non-Votes
|
|
Common
shareholders
|
14,021,098
|
10,822,559
|
104,113
|
4,347,995
|
Class
C Preferred shareholders
|
812,525
|
623,426
|
72,322
|
---
|
Item
6.Exhibits
3.1E
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated June 13,
2007.
|
31.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
By:
/s/ Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
Frank
C.
Marchisello, Jr.
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
DATE:
August 3, 2007
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No. Description
__________________________________________________________________________________
3.1E
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated June 13,
2007.
|
31.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
31.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
32.1
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
32.2
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
30