X0306 4 2016-02-24 0 0001337553 AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC AERI 0001590001 Kopczynski Casey C. C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2030 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1500 IRVINE CA 92614 0 1 0 0 Chief Scientific Officer Common Stock 2016-02-24 4 A 0 9000 0.00 A 178079 D Stock Option (right to buy) 16.69 2016-02-24 4 A 0 51000 0.00 A 2026-02-24 Common Stock 51000 51000 D These shares of Common Stock are scheduled to vest, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, in four equal annual installments on the anniversary of February 24, 2016. This option is scheduled to vest, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, ratably on each of the 48 monthly anniversaries of February 24, 2016. /s/ Richard J. Rubino, Attorney-in-Fact for Casey C. Kopczynski 2016-02-29