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Your Vote Counts!AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2021 Annual MeetingVote by June 16, 2021 11:59 PM ETAERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4301 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27703D51073-P55015You invested in AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and it’s time to vote!You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 17, 2021.Get informed before you voteView the Notice and Proxy Statement and Form 10-K online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to June 3, 2021. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control #Smartphone usersPoint your camera here and vote without entering a control numberVote in Person at the Meeting*June 17, 20218:00 A.M. Eastern Time*Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.
Vote at www.ProxyVote.comTHIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOTThis is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Voting Items Board Recommends1. Election of Directors Nominees:01) M. du Toit For 02) D. Gryska2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public For accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.3. To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers (“say-on-pay”). For NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. D51074-P55015