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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), held on June&#160;7, 2018, the Company&#8217;s stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals:</p>
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<td valign="top"  style="width:20.46%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes For</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:20.48%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Withheld</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:20.48%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td>
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<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:31.7%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mechiel (<font style="Background-color:#CFF0FC;">Michael) M. du Toit</font></p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.46%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">29,224,948</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.48%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,070,591</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.48%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,231,951</p></td>
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<tr style="height:3.3pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:31.7%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:20.46%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:20.48%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:20.48%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.15pt;">
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:31.7%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Murray A. Goldberg</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.46%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">32,833,502</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.48%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">462,037</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:20.48%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,231,951</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 2:</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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.</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By vote reflected below, the Company&#8217;s stockholders approved the Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<td valign="top"  style="width:19.06%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes For</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Against</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Abstained</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td>
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<tr style="height:16.75pt;">
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.06%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">24,513,965</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8,340,569</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2.3%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">441,005</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:2%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,231,951</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 3:</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-weight:normal;"></font>Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:9.61%;text-indent:-9.61%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By vote reflected below, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:9.61%;text-indent:-9.61%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes For</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Against</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Abstained</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td>
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<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.06%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">35,085,874</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">36,007</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">405,609</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8212;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 4:</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-weight:normal;"></font>To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers (&#8220;say-on-pay&#8221;).</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By vote reflected below, the Company&#8217;s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<td valign="top"  style="width:19.06%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes For</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Against</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Votes Abstained</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:19.08%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td>
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<tr style="height:16.75pt;">
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.06%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">27,703,943</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,736,343</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:1%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">855,253</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:1%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:19.08%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,231,951</p></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:10.49%;white-space:nowrap">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 5:</font></p></td>
<td valign="top">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-weight:normal;"></font>To vote, by a non-binding vote, to hold a say-on-pay vote every one year, every two years or every three years.</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By vote reflected below, the Company&#8217;s stockholders voted for an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation to be held every year, consistent with the recommendation of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors has considered these results and determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year. The Board of Directors&#8217; decision regarding the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation will remain in effect until such time a new frequency vote is required.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
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<td valign="top"  style="width:15.84%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1 Year</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:15.84%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2 Years</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:15.86%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3 Years</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:16%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Abstain</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:15.86%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td>
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<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:15.84%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">32,649,629</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:1%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:15.84%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">50,937</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:1%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:15.86%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">215,017</p></td>
<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#CFF0FC" style="width:1%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">379,956</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,231,951</p></td>
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aeri-8k_20180607.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to
Section
13
or
15(d)
of
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934
Date
of
Report
(Date
of
earliest
event
reported):
June 7, 2018
Aerie
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
001-36152
20-3109565
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4301 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400
Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address
of
principal
executive
offices)
(Zip
code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area
code: (919) 237-5300
Check the
appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions
(
see
General Instruction A.2.
below):
☐
Written communications
pursuant
to Rule
425
under the Securities Act
(17
CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material
pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under
the
Exchange Act
(17 CFR
240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant
to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant
to Rule
13e-4(c)
under
the
Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"), held on June 7, 2018, the Company's stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals:
Proposal 1:
Elections of Directors.
By vote reflected below, each of the directors nominated was elected.
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Mechiel (
Michael) M. du Toit
29,224,948
4,070,591
2,231,951
Murray A. Goldberg
32,833,502
462,037
2,231,951
Proposal 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.
By vote reflected below, the Company's stockholders approved the Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
24,513,965
8,340,569
441,005
2,231,951
Proposal 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.
By vote reflected below, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
35,085,874
36,007
405,609
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Proposal 4:
To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers ("say-on-pay").
By vote reflected below, the Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
27,703,943
4,736,343
855,253
2,231,951
Proposal 5:
To vote, by a non-binding vote, to hold a say-on-pay vote every one year, every two years or every three years.
By vote reflected below, the Company's stockholders voted for an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation to be held every year, consistent with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's Board of Directors has considered these results and determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year. The Board of Directors' decision regarding the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation will remain in effect until such time a new frequency vote is required.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
32,649,629
50,937
215,017
379,956
2,231,951
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date:  June 8, 2018
By:
/s/ Richard J. Rubino
Richard J. Rubino
Chief Financial Officer