X0306 4 2019-05-23 0 0001337553 AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC AERI 0001487179 McHugh Julie C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4301 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 400 DURHAM NC 27703 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2019-05-23 4 A 0 1750 0.00 A 6350 D Stock Option (right to buy) 39.44 2019-05-23 4 A 0 7800 0.00 A 2029-05-23 Common Stock 7800 7800 D Subject to the reporting person's continued service on the board of directors of the issuer through the vesting date, these shares of Common Stock are scheduled to vest on May 23, 2020. Subject to the reporting person's continued service on the board of directors of the issuer through the applicable vesting date, this option is scheduled to vest ratably on each of the first 12 monthly anniversaries of May 23, 2019. /s/ John LaRocca, Attorney-in-Fact for Julie McHugh 2019-05-23