Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity of the Company

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]
 
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]  
Stockholders' Equity of the Company
Shareholders' Equity of the Company

2012 Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2012, various Family Limited Partners exchanged a total of 1,682,507 Operating Partnership units for 6,730,028 common shares of the Company. These shares were registered by a registration statement that became effective on August 12, 2011. After the above described exchanges, the Family Limited Partners owned 1,190,466 Operating Partnership units which are exchangeable for 4,761,864 common shares of the Company.

2011 Transactions
2 for 1 Common Share Split
The Company's Board of Directors declared a 2 for 1 split of the Company's common shares on January 13, 2011, effective in the form of a share dividend, payable on January 24, 2011. The Company retained the current par value of $0.01 per share on all common shares. All references to the number of shares outstanding, per share amounts and share options data of the Company's common shares reflect the effect of the split for all periods presented. Since the number of Operating Partnership units did not change as a result of the split, each Operating Partnership unit owned by the Family Limited Partners is now exchangeable for four of the Company's common shares. Prior to the 2011 split, the exchange ratio was one unit for two common shares.

Common Share Offering

On July 6, 2011, the Company completed a public offering of 4.6 million common shares at a price of $25.662 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering, after deducting estimated offering expenses, were approximately $117.4 million. Net proceeds from the offering were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 13,000 general partnership common units and 1,137,000 limited partnership common units. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds from the offering to repay borrowings under its unsecured lines of credit and for general corporate purposes.

Redemption of Senior Exchangeable Notes
As discussed in Note 9, 136,360 Company common shares were issued in connection with the exchange of senior exchangeable notes during 2011.
Exchange of Operating Partnership Units for Company Common Shares
On August 17, 2011, 160,332 Operating Partnership units were exchanged by a Family Limited Partner for 641,328 Company common shares. These shares were registered by a registration statement that became effective on August 12, 2011.