Tanger Elects Directors and Officers

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The shareholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT) at its Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 13, 2011, elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year:

Jack Africk     Independent Director, Interim Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
       William G. Benton                                                  Independent Director
     Bridget Ryan Berman                                                  Independent Director
       Donald G. Drapkin                                                  Independent Director
        Thomas J. Reddin                                                  Independent Director
      Thomas E. Robinson                                                  Independent Director
        Allan L. Schuman                                                  Independent Director
        Steven B. Tanger                       Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

During a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 13, 2011 the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:

Steven B. Tanger - President & Chief Executive Officer
     Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
                                 Thomas E. McDonough – Executive Vice President, Operations
                                          Carrie A. Geldner - Senior Vice President, Marketing
                                             Lisa J. Morrison - Senior Vice President, Leasing
              Virginia R. Summerell – Senior Vice President, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary
                                         James F. Williams - Senior Vice President, Controller
                                                 Laura M. Atwell – Vice President, Marketing
                                           Elizabeth J. Coleman – Vice President, Operations
                                    Ricky L. Farrar – Vice President, Information Technology
                                          Leigh Ann Figg - Vice President, Real Estate Counsel
                               Thomas J. Guerrieri Jr. – Vice President, Financial Reporting
                                                Beth G. Lippincott – Vice President, Leasing
                                    Mona J. Walsh – Vice President, Corporate Communications
                                         Mary Ann Williams – Vice President, Human Resources
                                             Charles A. Worsham – Vice President Development

About Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., (NYSE:SKT) is a publicly-traded REIT headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina that operates and owns, or has ownership interests in, a portfolio of 34 upscale outlet shopping centers in 22 states coast-to-coast, totaling approximately 10.3 million square feet, leased to over 2,100 stores that are operated by more than 370 different brand name companies. More than 160 million shoppers visit Tanger Outlet Centers annually. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4-TANGER or visit our website at www.tangeroutlet.com.

CONTACT: Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
         Executive Vice President and CFO
         (336) 834-6834
         
         Mona J. Walsh
         Vice President of Corporate Communications
         (336) 856-6021

Released May 13, 2011