Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity of the Company

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member]  
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]  
Shareholders' Equity of the Company
Shareholders' Equity of the Company

As discussed in Note 14, each Class A common limited partnership unit is exchangeable for one common share of the Company. The following table sets forth the number of Class A common limited partnership units exchanged for an equal number of common shares for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units
 
32,348

 
24,962

 
25,663



Share Repurchase Program

In May 2017, the Company announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of its outstanding common shares as market conditions warrant over a period commencing on May 19, 2017 and expiring on May 18, 2019.  Repurchases may be made through open market, privately-negotiated, structured or derivative transactions (including accelerated share repurchase transactions), or other methods of acquiring shares. The Company intends to structure open market purchases to occur within pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18.  The Company may, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate the repurchase of its shares under this authorization. During 2017, we repurchased approximately 1.9 million common shares on the open market at an average price of $25.80, totaling approximately $49.3 million, exclusive of commissions and related fees. The remaining amount authorized to be repurchased under the program as of December 31, 2017 was approximately $75.7 million.