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United Technologies Corp. (UTX) has offered to sell assets to secure EU approval for its $16.5 billion takeover of U.S. aircraft components manufacturer Goodrich Corp. (GR), the Reuters news agency reported Monday on its website, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

United Technologies has proposed divestments, the sources said in the report.

"All regulatory filings are on track and we continue to anticipate timing of close in line with what we have previously communicated," spokesman John Moran was quoted in the report as saying. "Beyond that we cannot comment on the details of the regulatory review."

Goodrich was unavailable for comment, the report said.