FORM 4
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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kopczynski Casey C.		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ AERI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Scientific Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4301 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/21/2022
(Street)

DURHAM, NC 27703
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/21/2022  D(1)  280244 D$15.25 0 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $3.15 11/21/2022  D (2)    25000   (2)9/12/2023 Common Stock 25000 $12.10 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $8.80 11/21/2022  D (2)    65941   (2)3/18/2032 Common Stock 65941 $6.45 0 D  
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Each of the reported shares of common stock of the Company (each a "Share or, collectively, the "Shares"), including any Shares of restricted stock was, at the Effective Time (defined below), cancelled and converted into the right to receive $15.25 in cash (the "Merger Consideration") without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes.
(2) Each stock option with a per Share exercise price that is less than the Merger Consideration was, at the Effective Time, cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to, for each Share underlying the stock option (without regard to vesting), the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price payable per Share underlying such stock option. Any stock options with a per Share exercise price that was more than the Merger Consideration were cancelled for no consideration.

Remarks:
This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 22, 2022, by and among Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"), Alcon Research, LLC (the "Parent"), and Lyon Merger Sub, Inc., a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 23, 2022, pursuant to which the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent on November 21, 2022 (the "Effective Time").

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Kopczynski Casey C.
C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
4301 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 400
DURHAM, NC 27703

Chief Scientific Officer
Signatures
/s/ John W. LaRocca, Attorney-In-Fact for Casey C. Kopczynski11/21/2022
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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