-- 牧野フライス製作所（東証：6135）は、MMホールディングスが計画していた株式公開買付け（TOB）を中止すると発表した。これは、政府によるTOB中止勧告を受け入れたためである。同社は金曜日に東京証券取引所に提出した書類で明らかにした。 MMホールディングスは、外貨取引法に基づき財務省と経済産業省からTOB中止勧告を受け、牧野フライス製作所とのTOB契約を4月30日付で解除したと発表した。 当局は、牧野フライス製作所が防衛関連企業向けの高性能工作機械を製造し、関連技術やデータを保有していることを理由に、今回の買収提案は国家安全保障上の懸念を生じさせると判断した。 MMホールディングスは、約10カ月にわたり規制当局と協議し、緩和策を提案してきたが、最終的にTOBの中止を決定したと述べた。
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