SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 9)

                       TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   875465 10 6
                                 (CUSIP Number)




*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





                                       13G

CUSIP NO.             875465 10 6
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

                  Stanley K. Tanger

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

                  (a) |_| (b) |_|

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization:

          United States Citizen

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with:

     5.   Sole Voting Power: 3,573,851

     6.   Shared Voting Power:

     7.   Sole Dispositive Power: 3,573,851

     8.   Shared Dispositive Power:

9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

                  3,573,851

10.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
                  |-|

11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9:

                  28.4%

12. Type of Reporting Person:

                  IN







Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                           Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360
                           Greensboro, North Carolina  27408

Item 2(a)     Name of Person Filing:

                           Stanley K. Tanger

Item 2(b)     Address of Principal Business Office:

                           Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
                           3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360
                           Greensboro, North Carolina  27408

Item 2(c)     Citizenship:

                            United States

Item 2(d)     Title of Class of Securities:

                            Common Shares, $.01 par value

Item 2(e)     CUSIP Number:

                            875464 10 6

Item 3.       Not applicable

Item 4.       Ownership

          (a) Amount  Beneficially  Owned:  3,573,851.  Stanley K.  Tanger  owns
          27,515 common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., including
          shares  owned by Stanley K.  Tanger's  wife,  and 374,000  exercisable
          options to buy Units of Tanger Properties  Limited  Partnership (which
          are  convertible  into 374,000  common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet
          Centers,  Inc.).  Tanger Family  Limited  Partnership is the holder of
          record of 139,031 common shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
          and 3,033,305  Units of Tanger  Properties  Limited  Partnership,  the
          operating  partnership  of Tanger  Factory  Outlet  Centers,  Inc. The
          3,033,305 Units are convertible into 3,033,305 common shares of Tanger
          Factory  Outlet  Centers,  Inc.  Stanley K. Tanger is the sole general
          partner of Tanger  Family  Limited  Partnership  and may be deemed the
          beneficial owner of such partnership's holdings.

          (b) Percent of Class: 28.4%







          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:          3,573,851

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

               (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of:                                    3,573,851

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of:

Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

                  Not applicable

Item 6.      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not applicable

Item 7.      Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
             the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

                  Not applicable

Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                  Not applicable

Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group

                  Not applicable

Item 10.     Certification

                  Not applicable

                                    SIGNATURE


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

February 13, 2003
Date

/s/  Stanley K. Tanger
Signature

Stanley K. Tanger
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Name