Tanger Elects Directors and Officers

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The shareholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT) at its Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 14, 2010, elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year:

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

During a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 14, 2010, 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
       Carrie A. Warren -- Senior Vice President, Marketing
       Kevin M. Dillon -- Senior Vice President, Construction
        & Development
       Lisa J. Morrison -- Senior Vice President, Leasing
       James F. Williams -- Senior Vice President, Controller
       Virginia R. Summerell -- Vice President, Treasurer &
        Assistant Secretary
       Mary Anne Williams -- Vice President, Human Resources
       Elizabeth J. Coleman -- Vice President, Operations
       Laura M. Atwell -- Vice President, Marketing
       Beth G. Lippincott -- Vice President, Leasing
       Ricky L. Farrar -- Vice President, Information
        Technology
       Thomas J. Guerrieri Jr. -- Vice President, Financial
        Reporting
       Leigh Ann Figg -- Vice President, Real Estate Counsel

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., (NYSE:SKT), is a publicly-traded REIT headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina that presently operates and owns, or has an ownership interest in, a portfolio of 33 upscale outlet shopping centers in 22 states coast to coast, totaling approximately 10.0 million square feet leased to over 1,900 stores operated by 330 different brand name companies. More than 150 million shoppers visit Tanger Outlet Centers annually. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4 TANGER or visit the company's web site at www.tangeroutlet.com.

CONTACT:  Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
          Frank Marchisello
          (336) 834-6834

Released May 14, 2010