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Franklin departed as Director at UR-ENERGY INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Upon adjournment of the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, the size of the Board, as temporarily increased, is expected to be reduced to seven members upon the retirement of Dr. James M. Franklin, Chair of the HSE and Technical Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and Mr. W. William Boberg, who is a member of the HSE and Technical Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, each of whom has decided to not stand for re-election.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495424004419/0001654954-24-004419-index.htm","confidence":0.8,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"not stand for re-election"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"8dd6776a96","claim":"W. 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