The company’s CEO backed away from her plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant to spin off or sell two units but that the company would retain ownership of two others as well as the core company.

A. plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B. plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C. plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D. planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E. planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still

C