: Birkenstock prices IPO at $46 a share: reports

German sandal maker Birkenstock has priced its initial public offering at $46 a share, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. The company had expected an IPO price of between $44 and $49 a share. Birkenstock did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker “BIRK.”

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