Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2017 (April 12, 2017)

 

 

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)

2030 Main Street, Suite 1500

Irvine, California 92614

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

 

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):

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K (“Amendment No. 1”) furnished with the SEC on April 12, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”), to refurnish the slides describing the six-month topline results of Rocket 4 because Slide 9 in Exhibit 99.2 included in the Original Form 8-K included only the Company’s logo. The slides presented by management and available on the Company’s website (aeriepharma.com) remain unchanged.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1		Rhopressa TM (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02% Rocket 4 Phase 3 6-Month Topline Results.

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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: April 12, 2017				By:		/s/ Richard J. Rubino
						Richard J. Rubino
						Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Rhopressa TM (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02% Rocket 4 Phase 3 6-Month Topline Results.