Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  DUYK GEOFFREY M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/25/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC [AERI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FORT WORTH, TX 76102		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned (1) (2) 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DUYK GEOFFREY M
C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC 301 COMMERCE STREET
SUITE 3300
FORT WORTH, TX 76102		   X      

Signatures

By: Ronald Cami on behalf of Geoffrey M. Duyk (3) 10/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Dr. Geoffrey M. Duyk is a TPG Partner. TPG is affiliated with TPG Biotechnology Partners, L.P. and TPG Biotech Reinvest AIV, L.P. (collectively, the "TPG Funds"), which collectively hold shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Series A-2 Preferred Stock of the Issuer, Series A-3 Preferred Stock of the Issuer and Series B Preferred Stock of the Issuer. The shares of preferred stock of each series are convertible into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer.
(2) Dr. Duyk disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by the TPG Funds or any of their affiliates. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Duyk is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise.
 
Remarks:
(3) Ronald Cami is signing on behalf of Dr. Duyk pursuant to the authorization and designation letter dated July 1, 2013, which is filed as an exhibit to this Form 3.

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