TANGER PROPERTIES LTD PARTNERSHIP /NC/
8-K, 1997-10-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                 NORTH CAROLINA
         (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)


                33-99736-01                                56-1822494
           (COMMISSION FILE NO.)            (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)


                1400 WEST NORTHWOOD STREET, GREENSBORO, NC 27408
          (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

                                 (910) 274-1666
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)




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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                                       ON

                                    FORM 8-K


ITEM 2.    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

           On February 28, 1997, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, a
           North Carolina Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"),
           completed the acquisition of Five Oaks Factory Stores, a factory
           outlet center in Sevierville, Tennessee, containing approximately
           123,000 square feet, for an aggregate purchase price of $18
           million. Five Oaks Factory Stores is located along Highway 441 in
           the city of Sevierville, approximately 30 miles southeast of
           Knoxville, Tennessee.

           On September 30, 1997, the Operating Partnership acquired Shoppes
           on the Parkway, a factory outlet center located on US 321 in
           Blowing Rock, North Carolina, containing approximately 98,000
           square feet, and Soundings Factory Stores, a factory outlet center
           located on US 264 in Nags Head, North Carolina, containing
           approximately 82,000 square feet (the "North Carolina Acquired
           Properties") for an aggregate purchase price of $19.5 million.

ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

           The financial statements, unaudited pro forma financial
           information and exhibits filed herewith are as set forth below

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           (a) Financial Statements                                                           Page

               (1) Five Oaks Factory Stores

                   Report of Independent Accountants                                            4
                   Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
                      for the Year Ended December 31, 1996                                      5
                   Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and
                      Certain Operating Expenses                                                6

               (2) North Carolina Acquired Properties

                   Report of Independent Accountants                                            8
                   Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
                      for the Year Ended December 31, 1996                                      9
                   Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and
                      Certain Operating Expenses                                               10




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              (b) Pro Forma Financial Information

                  (1) Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet
                           as of June 30, 1997.                                                   13

                  (2) Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations
                           for the six months ended June 30, 1997                                 14
                           for the year ended December 31, 1996                                   15

                  (3) Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma
                          Statements of Operations                                                16


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              (c) Exhibits

                  23.1     Consent of Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.*
                  23.2     Consent of Joseph Decosimo and Company, LLP*

                  *  Filed herewith


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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Partners of
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership:

              We have audited the combined statement of revenues and certain
operating expenses of Five Oaks Factory Stores (the "Property") as described in
Note 1, for the year ended December 31, 1996. This combined financial statement
is the responsibility of the Property's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on this combined financial statement based on our audit.

              We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement of revenues and
certain operating expenses is free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and the significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

              The accompanying combined statement of revenues and certain
operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the
current report on Form 8-K of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership as described
in Note 1 and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property's
revenues and expenses.

              In our opinion, the combined financial statement referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating
expenses of the Property for the year ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.




                                                     COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.

Greensboro, North Carolina
September 23, 1997

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                            FIVE OAKS FACTORY STORES

          COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                 (In thousands)

Revenues
         Base rental                                               $1,613
         Percentage rentals                                            95
         Expense reimbursements                                       528
         Other income                                                  18
                                                                ---------
                                                                   $2,254


Certain operating expenses
         Advertising and promotion                                    161
         Common area maintenance                                      276
         Real estate taxes                                             75
         Land rent                                                    205
         Other operating expenses                                      35
                                                                ---------
                                                                      752

Excess of revenues over certain operating expenses                 $1,502
                                                                   ======





THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


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                   NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND
                           CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES

1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
         relates to the combined operations of Five Oaks Outlet Centers, Inc.
         and Five Oaks Outlets II, LLC ("Five Oaks Factory Stores"), a factory
         outlet center in Sevierville, Tennessee (the "Property") acquired by
         Tanger Properties Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership").

         The accompanying Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating
         Expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and
         regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. This statement
         is not representative of the actual operations for the period
         presented, as certain expenses, which may not be comparable to the
         expenses expected to be incurred by the Operating Partnership in the
         future operation of the Property, have been excluded as discussed
         below.

         Certain Operating Expenses include advertising and promotional
         expenses, common area maintenance, real estate taxes, and certain other
         operating expenses relating to the operations of the Property. In
         accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange
         Commission, mortgage interest, depreciation and amortization and
         certain other costs have been excluded from certain operating expenses,
         as they are dependent upon a particular owner, purchase price or other
         financial arrangement. Certain other costs excluded include:

                    Management fees                              $119,000
                    Legal and professional fees                    20,000
                    State income and franchise taxes               34,000
                    Leasing commissions                             5,000
                                                              -----------
                                                                 $178,000

         As a partnership, the allocated share of income or loss for the year is
         included in the income tax returns of the partners; accordingly, no
         provision has been made for Federal income taxes in the accompanying
         financial statements.

2.       ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

         In assessing the Property, the Operating Partnership's management
         considered the existing tenant base, which is the primary revenue
         source, occupancy rate, the competitive nature of the market and
         comparative rental rates. Furthermore, current and anticipated
         maintenance and repair costs, real estate taxes and capital improvement
         requirements were evaluated. Management is not aware of any material
         factors that would cause the reported financial information in the
         accompanying Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating
         Expenses to be misleading or not necessarily indicative of future
         operating results.


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3.       SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND OPERATING LEASES

         Base and percentage rental revenues are reported as income over the
lease term as earned.

         The preparation of the Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain
         Operating Expenses in conformity with generally accepted accounting
         principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
         affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period
         reported. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

         The Property is leased to tenants under operating leases with
         expiration dates extending to the year 2003. Future minimum rentals
         (assuming lease renewal options, where applicable, are not exercised)
         under noncancellable operating leases, exclusive of additional rents
         from reimbursement of operating expenses are approximately as follows:

                            1997                                  $1,833
                            1998                                   1,628
                            1999                                   1,628
                            2000                                   1,465
                            2001                                   1,296
                            Thereafter                               766
                                                                --------
                                                                  $8,616

4.       LAND RENT

         The land on which the Property is located is subject to a long-term
         ground lease expiring in 2046. Minimum lease payments through 2002 are
         $390,000 each year and then adjusted by the Consumer Price Index on
         each succeeding fifth year.

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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Partners of
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership:

         We have audited the combined statement of revenues and certain
operating expenses of the North Carolina Acquired Properties as described in
Note 1, for the year ended December 31, 1996. This combined financial statement
is the responsibility of the North Carolina Acquired Properties' management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this combined financial statement
based on our audit.

         We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the statement of revenues and certain
operating expenses is free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and the significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

         The accompanying combined statement of revenues and certain operating
expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the
current report on Form 8-K of Tanger Properties Limited Partnership as described
in Note 1 and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the North
Carolina Acquired Properties' revenues and expenses.

         In our opinion, the combined financial statement referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating
expenses of the North Carolina Acquired Properties for the year ended December
31, 1996 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                           JOSEPH DECOSIMO AND COMPANY, LLP

Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 14, 1997

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                       NORTH CAROLINA ACQUIRED PROPERTIES

          COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                 (In thousands)

Revenues
         Base rental                                              $2,214
         Percentage rentals                                          120
         Expense reimbursements                                      904
         Other income                                                 14
                                                                --------
                                                                   3,252

Certain operating expenses
         Advertising and promotion                                   380
         Common area maintenance                                     453
         Real estate taxes                                            81
         Other operating expenses                                     42
                                                               ---------
                                                                     956

Excess of revenues over certain operating expenses                $2,296
                                                                  ======





THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


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                   NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND
                           CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES

1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
         relates to the combined operations of the following factory outlet
         centers (the "North Carolina Acquired Properties") acquired by Tanger
         Properties Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"):


         Property Name              Location           Square Footage
         Shoppes on the Parkway     Blowing Rock, NC   97,808 sq. ft.
         Soundings Factory Stores   Nags Head, NC      82,462 sq. ft.

         The accompanying Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating
         Expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and
         regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. This statement
         is not representative of the actual operations for the period
         presented, as certain expenses, which may not be comparable to the
         expenses expected to be incurred by the Operating Partnership in the
         future operation of the North Carolina Acquired Properties, have been
         excluded as discussed below.

         Certain Operating Expenses include advertising and promotional
         expenses, common area maintenance, real estate taxes, and certain other
         operating expenses relating to the operations of the North Carolina
         Acquired Properties. In accordance with the regulations of the
         Securities and Exchange Commission, mortgage interest, depreciation and
         amortization and certain other costs have been excluded from certain
         operating expenses, as they are dependent upon a particular owner,
         purchase price or other financial arrangement. Certain other costs
         excluded include:

                       Management fees                     $118,000
                       Legal and professional fees           30,000
                       State income tax                      56,000
                       Other                                  2,000
                       Leasing commissions                   36,000
                                                          ----------
                                                           $242,000

         As a partnership, the allocated share of income or loss for the year is
         included in the income tax returns of the partners; accordingly, no
         provision has been made for Federal income taxes in the accompanying
         financial statements.

2.       ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

         In assessing the North Carolina Acquired Properties, the Operating
         Partnership's management considered the existing tenant base, which is
         the primary revenue source, occupancy rate, the competitive nature of
         the market and comparative rental rates. Furthermore, current and
         anticipated maintenance and repair costs, real estate taxes and capital
         improvement requirements were evaluated. Management is not aware of any
         material factors that would cause the reported financial information in
         the accompanying Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating
         Expenses to be misleading or not necessarily indicative of future
         operating results.



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3.       SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND OPERATING LEASES

         Base and percentage rental revenues are reported as income over the
         lease term as earned.

         The preparation of the Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain
         Operating Expenses in conformity with generally accepted accounting
         principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
         affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period
         reported. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

         The North Carolina Acquired Properties are leased to tenants under
         operating leases with expiration dates extending to the year 2003.
         Future minimum rentals (assuming lease renewal options, where
         applicable, are not exercised) under noncancellable operating leases,
         exclusive of additional rents from reimbursement of operating expenses
         as of December 31, 1996 are approximately as follows:

                             1997                      $2,091,000
                             1998                       1,964,000
                             1999                       1,459,000
                             2000                         831,000
                             2001                         342,000
                             Thereafter                   365,000
                                                      ------------
                                                       $7,052,000

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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS




         The accompanying Pro Forma Financial Statements are based on the
historical statements of the Operating Partnership after giving effect to the
acquisition of Five Oaks Factory Stores and the North Carolina Acquired
Properties (the "Acquisitions"). The unaudited Pro Forma Statements of
Operations for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and the year ended December
31, 1996 assume the Acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of each
respective period.

         The Pro Forma Financial Statements have been prepared by the Operating
Partnership's management. These pro forma statements may not be indicative of
the results that would have actually occurred if the Acquisitions had been in
effect on the date indicated, nor does it purport to represent the results of
operations for future periods. The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited statement of revenues and certain
operating expenses of the Acquisitions (contained herein) for the year ended
December 31, 1996, the Operating Partnership's unaudited financial statements
and notes thereto as of June 30, 1997 and for the six months then ended (which
are contained in the Operating Partnership's Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 1997), and the audited financial statements and notes thereto as of December
31, 1996 and for the year then ended (which are contained in the Operating
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).


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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                            PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEETS
                               As of June 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)
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                                                                    Tanger         Adjustments         Pro forma
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
   Rental property, net                                                $348,548       $19,500 (a)      $368,048
   Cash and cash equivalents                                              2,603                           2,603
   Deferred charges, net                                                  7,560                           7,560
   Other assets                                                          11,540                          11,540
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL ASSETS                                                   $370,251       $19,500          $389,751
                                                               ================================================
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
   Long-term debt                                                      $214,890       $19,500 (a)      $234,390
   Construction trade payables                                           13,226                          13,226
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                  9,224                           9,224
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL LIABILITIES                                               237,340        19,500           256,840
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
Commitments
PARTNERS' EQUITY
   General partner                                                      108,355                         108,355
   Limited partner                                                       24,556                          24,556
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL PARTNERS' EQUITY                                          132,911                         132,911
                                                               ------------------------------------------------
             TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY                    $370,251       $19,500          $389,751
                                                               ================================================
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                        PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                     For The Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
                                   (unaudited)
                        (In thousands, except unit data)
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                                                      Tanger          Acquisitions (b)      Adjustments            Pro forma
                                                    --------------- --------------------- ---------------  -------------------
REVENUES
   Base rentals                                             $26,958            $1,394                               $28,352
   Percentage rentals                                           703               122                                   825
   Expense reimbursements                                    11,599               513                                12,112
   Other income                                                 421                14                                   435
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total revenues                                       39,681             2,043                                41,724
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES
   Property operating                                        12,148               552                                12,700
   General and administrative                                 3,028                                                   3,028
   Interest                                                   7,779                               912 (c)             8,691
   Depreciation and amortization                              8,904                               378 (d)             9,282
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total expenses                                       31,859               552           1,290                33,701
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCOME                                                   $7,822            $1,491         ($1,290)               $8,023

NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT                                     $.71                                   (e)              $.72
                                                    ==========================================================================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS                          9,757,833                                               9,757,833
                                                    ==========================================================================
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                        PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                   (unaudited)
                        (In thousands, except unit data)
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                                                       Tanger         Acquisitions (f)      Adjustments             Pro forma
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REVENUES
   Base rentals                                             $50,596               $3,827                                $54,423
   Percentage rentals                                         2,017                  215                                  2,232
   Expense reimbursements                                    21,991                1,432                                 23,423
   Other income                                                 896                   32                                    928
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total revenues                                       75,500                5,506                                 81,006
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES
   Property operating                                        23,559                1,708                                 25,267
   General and administrative                                 5,467                                                       5,467
   Interest                                                  13,998                                  2,681 (c)           16,679
   Depreciation and amortization                             16,458                                  1,154 (d)           17,612
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total expenses                                       59,482                1,708             3,835               65,025
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME BEFORE GAIN ON SALE OF LAND AND
    EXTRAORDINARY ITEM                                       16,018                3,798            (3,835)              15,981
Gain on sale of land                                            159                                                         159
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
                                                             16,177                3,798            (3,835)              16,140
Extraordinary item---Loss on early
extinguishment of debt                                         (831)                                                       (831)
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCOME                                                  $15,346               $3,798           $(3,835)             $15,309
                                                  =============================================================================

PER COMMON UNIT OUTSTANDING
   Income before extraordinary item                           $1.46                                               (e)     $1.46
   Net income                                                  1.37                                               (e)      1.37
                                                  =============================================================================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS                          9,434,810                                                   9,434,810
                                                  =============================================================================
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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                      TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(a)      Represents the cost of the acquisition of the North Carolina Acquired
         Properties which is assumed to be financed with additional borrowings
         under available lines of credit. The cost of the acquisition of Five
         Oaks Factory Stores has already been included in the Operating
         Partnership's historical Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30,
         1997.

(b)      Represents the historical combined statement of revenues and certain
         operating expenses of Five Oaks Factory Stores for the period from
         January 1, 1997 through February 28, 1997 and the historical combined
         statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of the North
         Carolina Acquired Properties for the six months ended June 30, 1997.

(c)      Represents interest from additional borrowings under available lines of
         credit to finance the Acquisitions at an interest rate of LIBOR plus
         150 basis points (assumed to be 7.15%).

(d)      Reflects increase in depreciation and amortization resulting from the
         Acquisitions depreciated over lives ranging from 15 to 33 years.

(e)      On September 24, 1997, the Operating Partnership received net proceeds
         of approximately $27.0 million from the issuance of Common Shares
         issued by its general partner, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and
         used such proceeds to pay down certain debt. If such retirement had
         taken place as of the beginning of the fiscal year presented, income
         per unit before extraordinary item would have been $.72 and $1.44 for
         the periods ended June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively,
         and net income per unit would have been $.72 and $1.36 for the periods
         ended June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively.

(f)      Represents the historical combined statements of revenues and certain
         operating expenses of the Acquisitions for the year ended December 31,
         1996.



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                 TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                 BY: TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC,
                                            ITS GENERAL PARTNER

                                 By: /s/ FRANK C. MARCHISELLO, JR.
                                         Frank C. Marchisello, Jr.
                                         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer


DATE: October 9, 1997







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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Tanger Properties Limited Partnership on
Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-99736/33-99763-01) and Form S-3 (File Nos.
333-3526/333-3526-01) of our report dated September 23, 1997, on our audit of
the Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses of Five Oaks
Factory Stores for the year ended December 31, 1996, which report is included in
this Current Report on Form 8-K.



                                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.

Greensboro, North Carolina
October 9, 1997


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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and Tanger Properties Limited Partnership on
Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-99736/33-99763-01) and Form S-3 (File Nos.
333-3526/333-3526-01) of our report dated January 14, 1997, on our audit of the
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses of North Carolina
Acquired Properties for the year ended December 31, 1996, which report is
included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.



                                            JOSEPH DECOSIMO AND COMPANY, LLP

Chattanooga, Tennessee
October 9, 1997


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