Edgar Filing: AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC

AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

4301 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400

Durham, NC 27703

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 07, 2018


				Meeting Information
*AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.*				Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
				For holders as of: April 12, 2018
				Date: June 07, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM EDT
				Location: The St. Regis New York
				Two East 55th Street
				New York, New York 10022

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR ALL for the following proposal:

1.	Election of Directors

Nominees

01	M. Du Toit 02 M. Goldberg

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

2.	To approve the amendment and restatement of the Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan as the Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan by 4,500,000.

3.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

4.	To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers (“say-on-pay”).

The Board of Directors recommends you vote for 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

5.	To approve, by a non-binding vote, to hold a say-on-pay vote every one year, every two years or every three years.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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