Tanger Elects Directors and Officers

    GREENSBORO, N.C., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Shareholders of
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) at its Annual Shareholders
Meeting on May 16, 2008, elected the following directors to serve for the
ensuing year:

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

During a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 16, 2008 the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:

    Stanley K. Tanger - Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
    Steven B. Tanger - President & Chief Operating Officer
    Frank C. Marchisello, Jr. - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                Officer & Secretary
    Joseph H. Nehmen - Senior Vice President, Operations
    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 Ann 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
    Barton A. Hunter - Vice President, Real Estate Development

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed publicly traded REIT. The company currently owns and operates 29 centers in 21 states coast to coast, totaling approximately 8.4 million square feet of gross leasable area. Tanger also operates two centers containing approximately 667,000 square feet in which it owns a 50% interest. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, visit our web site at www.tangeroutlet.com .

SOURCE Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

Released May 16, 2008