8-K: Current report filing
Published on April 9, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Date of
earliest event reported): April 9, 2009
Tanger
Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
Tanger
Properties Limited Partnership
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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North
Carolina
North
Carolina
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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1-11986
333-3526-01
(Commission
File
Number)
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56-1815473
56-1822494
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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3200
Northline Avenue, Suite 360 Greensboro, NC 27408
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (336) 292-3010
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Section 8
– Other Events
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events
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On April
9, 2009, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., or the Company, issued a press
release announcing that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the
annual dividend on its common shares from $1.52 per share to $1.53 per
share. Simultaneously, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly
dividend of $.3825 per share for the first quarter ended March 31,
2009. A cash dividend of $.3825 per share will be payable on May 15,
2009 to holders of record on April 30, 2009. The Company has paid
dividends each quarter since becoming a public company in May 1993.
The
Company’s Board of Directors also declared a dividend of $.46875 per share on
its 3,000,000 7.5% Class C Preferred Shares. A cash dividend of
$.46875 per Preferred Share will be payable on May 15, 2009 to holders of record
on April 30, 2009.
A copy of
this press release is attached to this current report as Exhibit
99.1.
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Section
9 - Financial Statements and
Exhibits
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(c)
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Exhibits
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The
following exhibits are included with this Report:
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release announcing increase in annual dividend and declaration of
dividend.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: April
9, 2009
TANGER
FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
By:/s/ Frank C. Marchisello
Jr.
Frank C.
Marchisello, Jr.
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
TANGER
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:
TANGER GP TRUST, its sole general partner
By:/s/ Frank C. Marchisello
Jr.
Frank C.
Marchisello, Jr.
Vice
President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release announcing increase in annual dividend and declaration of
dividend.
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