Aerie Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2014 Stifel Nicolaus Annual Healthcare Conference

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AERI) today announced that Vicente Anido, Jr., Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer will present at the 2014 Stifel Nicolaus Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY. Dr. Anido will provide an Aerie overview and business update.

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting Aerie’s website at http://investors.aeriepharma.com/. A replay of the webcast will be available for 10 business days.

About Aerie Pharmaceuticals

Aerie is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. The Company is conducting two Phase 3 registration trials in the United States, named “Rocket 1” and “Rocket 2,” where the primary efficacy endpoint will be to demonstrate non-inferiority of IOP lowering for RhopressaTM compared to timolol, along with a third Phase 3 registration safety-only trial, named “Rocket 3,” in Canada.

The Company also completed a Phase 2b clinical trial where RoclatanTM met the primary efficacy endpoint, demonstrating the statistical superiority of RoclatanTM to each of its components. Phase 3 registration trials for RoclatanTM are expected to commence in mid-2015. Preparatory steps for these trials are in progress.