ＵＳスチール買収を阻止　米大統領が発表へ

やたらとニュースになっている日本製鉄によるUSスチールの件。
正直、日本は買収する側だし阻止されてもよくない？って思っておりました。アメリカ企業ってあまり良いイメージが無くて、ほら、東芝のウェスチングハウスの件もあったでしょ？

でもあまりにもどんどんニュースに上がってくるし共同声明も出していると報道されているものだから、いかほどか？と思ってUSスチールの声明文を読みに行ってみたら、、、、

結構かなり本気でバイデンに対して怒り心頭と言ったところでしょうか、、
ここまでと思っていなくてビックリしました。やはり原文を読みに行くことも必要ですね。USスチール側も買収には完全に同意、しかも締結内容もUSスチール側の意向を日本製鉄はきちんと受けいれているしＵＳスチール側に不利には働いていないことはすぐにわかる内容でした。この買収提案を国家安全保障を強化することに繋がるともUSスチール側が言ってるし、日本製鉄と本当に良好な関係の中で買収提案がすすめられていたと思える内容でした。
バイデンの政治的目的のための決定。将来の鉄鋼労働者を犠牲にする。なども記載されております。

Nippon Steel Corporation and U. S. Steel Condemn U.S. Government’s Unlawful Decision to Block Proposed Acquisition of U. S. Steel

Companies will take all appropriate action to protect their legal rights
TOKYO & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nippon Steel Corporation ("Nippon Steel") (TSE: 5401) and United States Steel Corporation ("U. S. Steel") (NYSE: X) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s decision to block their proposed transaction.
We are dismayed by President Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U. S. Steel, which reflects a clear violation of due process and the law governing CFIUS. Instead of abiding by the law, the process was manipulated to advance President Biden’s political agenda. The President’s statement and Order do not present any credible evidence of a national security issue, making clear that this was a political decision. Following President Biden’s decision, we are left with no choice but to take all appropriate action to protect our legal rights.
Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel are confident that our transaction would revitalize communities that rely on American steel, including in Pennsylvania and Indiana, provide job security for American steelworkers, enhance the American steel supply chain, help America’s domestic steel industry compete more effectively with China and bolster national security. Nippon Steel is the only partner both willing and able to make the necessary investments – including at least $1 billion to Mon Valley Works and approximately $300 million to Gary Works as a part of $2.7 billion in investment that it has already committed – to protect and grow U. S. Steel as an iconic American company for the benefit of the communities in which it operates and the entire American steel industry. Blocking this transaction means denying billions of committed investment to extend the life of U. S. Steel’s aging facilities and putting thousands of good-paying, family-sustaining union jobs at risk. In short, we believe that President Biden has sacrificed the future of American steelworkers for his own political agenda. We are committed to taking all appropriate action to protect our legal rights to allow us to deliver the agreed upon value of $55.00 per share for U. S. Steel’s stockholders upon closing.
Since the outset of the regulatory review process, we have diligently and transparently engaged with CFIUS. The record before CFIUS is abundantly clear that this transaction, with the commitments made by Nippon Steel, would strengthen, not weaken, national security. Yet, it is clear that the CFIUS process was deeply corrupted by politics, and the outcome was pre-determined, without an investigation on the merits, but to satisfy the political objectives of the Biden White House. It is shocking — and deeply troubling — that the U.S. government would reject a procompetitive transaction that advances U.S. interests and treat an ally like Japan in this way. Unfortunately, it sends a chilling message to any company based in a U.S. allied country contemplating significant investment in the United States.
To proactively address any concerns that could be raised by CFIUS, Nippon Steel voluntarily committed to various mitigation measures that would be fully enforceable by the U.S. government, including: having a majority of the go-forward board of directors of U. S. Steel be composed of U.S. citizens; having three independent directors who will be approved by CFIUS; ensuring that key positions such as CEO and CFO will be U.S. citizens; removing any Nippon Steel involvement in trade measures proposed by U. S. Steel; prohibiting the transfer of any production and jobs outside the U.S.; guaranteeing that production capacity at U. S. Steel’s facilities in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Alabama, Indiana and Texas would not be reduced for ten years without approval from CFIUS; regularly reporting to CFIUS on the status of compliance with the national security agreement; and allowing CFIUS to send an observer to the board of directors. However, CFIUS did not give due consideration to a single mitigation proposal offered by the Parties, as evidenced by the absence of any written feedback to the four robust national security agreements that the Parties proactively offered over 100 days. We are deeply disappointed to see President Biden’s decision today.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the wide range of stakeholders in the United States and Japan, including U. S. Steel employees, local business and community members, government officials, and elected officials for their tremendous cooperation and enthusiastic support for this transaction. We will never give up on pursuing business in the U.S. for the benefit of the U.S. domestic stakeholders. We continue to believe that a partnership between Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel is the best way to ensure that U. S. Steel, and particularly its USW-represented facilities, will be able to compete and thrive well into the future – and we will work closely with stakeholders, including government officials from Japan and allies and partners in the U.S., to take all appropriate action to protect our legal rights and secure that future.

Nippon Steel Corporation and U. S. Steel Condemn U.S. Government’s Unlawful Decision to Block Proposed Acquisition of U. S. Steel - www.ussteel.com

なんか腑に落ちないなと思っていたら、はい来た。さすがアメリカ。
だからアメリカ相手嫌なのよ。なぜに日本が払わないといけないの？ってね。

ＵＳスチール買収阻止、アメリカ政府への訴訟以外に打開策見当たらず…日本製鉄側に違約金支払い義務か

　米国のバイデン大統領は３日、日本製鉄による米鉄鋼大手ＵＳスチールの買収計画を禁止する命令を出した。両社は同日付の共同声明で、米政府への訴訟などを通じ、引き続き買収の実現を目指すと表明した。
ただ現状では、訴訟以外に打つ手は見当たらず、事態打開のハードルは非常に高い。バイデン氏は国家安全保障上の懸念や 強靱（きょうじん） なサプライチェーン（供給網）の維持などを理由として、原則３０日以内に「買収計画を完全かつ永久に放棄するために必要な全ての措置」を講じるよう両社に命じた。２月上旬が期限となる。

一方、両社は、米政府の対米外国投資委員会（ＣＦＩＵＳ）による買収計画の審査が「著しく適正さを欠いていた。バイデン政権の政治的目的を満たすためにあらかじめ決定されたものだ」と非難した。「法的権利を守るためのあらゆる措置を講じていく」とし、手続きの適正さなどを争い、提訴などに踏み切る方針だ。

両社は共同声明で「米国で事業を遂行することを決してあきらめない」と、今後も買収計画の実現を目指す方針を示した。しかし、２０日に就任するトランプ次期大統領も計画には「全面的に反対」の立場で、決定は覆らないとみられる。

買収計画では、今年６月までに買収が完了しなければ、日鉄がＵＳスチールに５億６５００万ドル（約８９０億円）の違約金を支払う義務が生じる可能性もあり、日鉄には重荷となる。

同盟国の民間企業が合意したＭ＆Ａ（合併・買収）を米大統領が阻止する異例の決定は、日本企業の対米投資に影響する可能性もある。武藤経済産業相は３日、「理解しがたく、残念だ。日本政府としても重く受け止めざるを得ない」とコメントした。

一方、米国のジョン・カービー大統領補佐官は３日、記者団に「これは日本を巡る決定ではない。あくまで米国最大の製鉄企業の一つを米国所有の企業として維持し、鉄鋼の国内生産能力を保つためだ」と述べ、火消しに追われた。

日鉄は２０２３年１２月に買収計画を発表し、ＵＳスチールは２４年４月の臨時株主総会で承認した。ＣＦＩＵＳは、審査期限の２４年１２月２３日までに買収に伴う安全保障上のリスクを巡って合意できず、バイデン氏に最終判断を委ねていた。