** Shares of Birkenstock BIRK.N up as much as 17% at $38.88
** Shares set for their best day on record since listing in 2023
** Co enters into a $250 million accelerated share repurchase program with Goldman Sachs
** Under the agreement, co to make a payment of $250 million to Goldman Sachs and expects to receive an initial delivery of about 6 million shares
** Co last week missed sales and profit estimates and warned of rising second-half cost pressures from U.S. tariffs and the Middle East conflict
** Accelerated share repurchase is expected to be completed before June 30
** Including session moves, shares down 5.2% YTD
(Reporting by Koyena Das from Bengaluru)
((Koyena.das@thomsonreuters.com))