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Overview August 2018 Our Guiding Principles We value our people and our reputation. 2 We are locally dedicated with international scale. We are future-focused and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do.


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Overview

August 2018

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Our Guiding Principles

We value our people and our reputation. We are locally dedicated with international scale. We are future-focused and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do. We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

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We are Our Brand

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WSP is…

— A global professional service firm headquartered in Canada, specializing in providing technical expertise and strategic advice to clients in the Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, Industry & Energy sectors — Approximately 43,600 employees, active in 40 countries — Generating TTM $CAD$5.8 billion in net revenues and TTM$CAD$603.4 million in adjusted EBITDA for the last 12 months ended June 30, 2018 — A pure play consulting and design firm, no construction risk — Led by an experienced board & management team and supported by long term shareholders

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A global player of approx. 43,600 professionals

Asia 3,210

As at June 30, 2018

Australia New Zealand 4,890 Middle East India 2,160 Nordics 5,530 UK Ireland 8,000 Continental Europe 730 South Africa 580 US 7,370 Central & South America 2,930 Canada 8,200

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By operating segment

37%

EMEIA

31%

AMERICAS 6

Percentage of net revenues – Based on Fiscal 2017 results *Includes Industry, Resources and Power & Energy

14%

APAC

18%

CANADA

By market segment

50%

TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE

29%

PROPERTY & BUILDINGS

11%

ENVIRONMENT

10%

INDUSTRY & ENERGY*

A global player with attractive geographic and business mix

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Our positioning in the infrastructure and construction value chain

PLANNING DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (Construction/Project Management)

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS MATERIALS AND ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

WE HAVE A HORIZONTAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE MODEL

ARCHITECTS CONTRACTORS AND DEVELOPERS

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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A young and experienced leadership team

HUGO BLASUTTA Canada GREGORY KELLY Americas MARK NAYSMITH UK ALEXANDRE L’HEUREUX

President and CEO

PAUL DOLLIN

Chief Operating Officer

BRUNO ROY

Chief Financial Officer

ROBERT OUELLETTE

Chief Corporate Services Officer

Steeve Robitaille

Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions

ISABELLE ADJAHI

Senior VP, IR & Communications

MAGNUS MAYER Nordics GUY TEMPLETON ANZ DAVE MCALISTER

Transport and Infrastructure

TOM SMITH

Property and Buildings

GREG KANE Middle East

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A proven and sustained performance

1,020.1 1,677.2 2,349.9 4,486.8 4,895.1 5,356.6 5,775.6

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TTM Q2 18

NET REVENUES*

* In millions CAD – Non-IFRS measures

125.4 180.6 253.5 441.5 499.0 555.2 603.4 12.3% 10.8% 10.8% 9.8% 10.2% 10.4% 11.0%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TTM Q2 18

ADUSTED EBITDA* AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN*

PB Acquisition WSP Acquisition

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Q2 2018 Highlights

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Q2 2018 Highlights

Solid Q2 18 financial results, with organic growth in net revenues spanning across all reportable segments and strong trailing twelve- month free cash flow Once we close Louis Berger transaction, all of our 2015- 2018 Strategic Plan

  • bjectives will have been

met Reiterating our 2018

  • utlook
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Net revenues were $1.5 billion, up 17.1% Organic growth in net revenues was strong at 8.7% Adjusted EBITDA at $169.5 million Adjusted EBITDA at 11% Backlog, stood at $6.7 billion, representing approximately 10.3 months of revenues Backlog organic growth amounted to 7.8%

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Louis Berger

RATIONALE

  • Strengthen our presence in the US
  • Adds depth to our transportation

team

  • Strengthens our expertise in

sectors and services that WSP had targeted for growth (critical mass in water and environment)

  • Provides a gateway to the Federal

Services Business

  • Increases our presence in

Continental Europe, specifically in countries we had previously intended for growth, notably, France and Spain.

  • US$480M revenues and US$45M

normalized EBITDA TRANSACTION

  • $US400M purchase price
  • Mid-single digit to accretive

adjusted net earnings per share before amortization of intangibles, without considering any synergies

  • Approximately US$15 million

recurring cost synergies

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Strategic Plan Update

48,000 45,000

Employees Once Louis Berger is closed

> 6.0B 6.0B

Net Revenues (CAD)

± 11.0 11.0

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%) 2018 Objective

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Our strategy

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Our strategy

  • Pure play consulting &

design firm without construction exposure

  • Leading presence in

Transport & Infrastructure and Property & Buildings

  • Focus on mature

geographies with niche growth in emerging markets Where we compete Four pillars:

  • Growth

(M&A, organic)

  • People & Expertise
  • Operational Excellence
  • Clients

How we compete

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Where we compete: Advantages of diversification

Exposure to various economies and risk mitigation Opportunity to better service local and international clients Access to pool of talent Knowledge sharing Leverage best business practices Communities of practice Cross-selling opportunities Opportunity to develop professionally and international careers Lower-cost design centres

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How we compete: our 2015-2018 Strategic Plan

CLIETS CLIENTS

1st

CHOICE FOR ALL CLIENTS, LARGE OR SMALL

10%

OF OUR REVENUES FROM GLOBAL CLIENTS

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

11%

EBITDA MARGIN

> 100%

CASH FLOW/NET INCOME

< 85 DAYS

DAYS SALES OUTSTANDING (DSO) CONSOLIDATE AND EXPAND OUR EXPERTISE IN OUR CORE SECTORS (T&I, P&B, ENV.) OPPORTUNISTIC DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED GEOGRAPHIES IN OTHER SECTORS

45,000

EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES GROWTH

$6.0B

NET REVENUES

$ 1.3B

THROUGH ACQUISITIONS

5%

ANNUAL ORGANIC GROWTH

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Growth: we have a well-defined road map

FROM LOCAL TO NATIONAL, TO INTERNATIONAL

More than 100 acquisitions Major acquisitions

WSP 9,000 people (2012) Focus 1,800 people (2014) Parsons Brinckerhoff 13,500 people (2014) MMM 2,000 people (2015) Mouchel 2,000 people (2016) Opus 3,000 people (2017) Louis Berger* 5,000 people (2018)

2006-2017 TODAY 2015-2018 A TRULY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FIRM

43,600 employees (Approx. 48,000 with Louis Berger) TTM net revenues: $5.8 B (Louis Berger 2017 revenue: US$480M) TTM adjusted EBITDA: $603.4 M (Louis Berger 2017 normalized EBITDA: US$45M)

A STRATEGY OF CONTINUITY TO EXPAND OUR STRATEGIC SERVICES OFFERING TO CLIENTS

Our objectives

45,000 employees $6.0B in net revenues ($1.3B through acquisitions) 5% annual organic growth 11% adjusted EBITDA margin

Continue to consolidate the industry to create the best professional services firm in each of our geography and sector

*Pending

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Growth: the benefits of consolidation

Size of project is increasing Financial strength is an asset Geographic and market diversification provide resilience Ability to mobilize depth of workforce

SCALE CLIETS EXPERTISE INTEGRATED SERVICES

Acquire best in class expertise Benefit of knowledge sharing, collaboration and cross-selling Access low cost production centers and improve competitiveness Cover the project lifecycle with full suite

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Offer a one-stop shop Develop a multidisciplinary

  • ffering
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Growth: our recipe for successful combinations

— Performing and accretive companies — Complementary activities and services — Successful and respected in their fields — Strong portfolio of projects and client base — Share our vision and corporate culture

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Growth: Acquisitions will be key to our continued success

TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT

SUBSCALE IN CERTAIN SECTORS EXPANDING GEOGRAPHICALLY EXPANDING GEOGRAPHICALLY ADDING SPECIFIC EXPERTISE SUBSCALE IN CERTAIN SECTORS

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(in $M,CAD)

Q2 2018

Financial liabilities $1,280.1 Less: Cash ($153.4) Net debt $1,126.7 TTM adjustedEBITDA* $603.4 Net debt / TTM adjustedEBITDA* (adjusted for 12-month net revenues for all acquisitions) 1.8x

* In millions CAD – Non-IFRS measures

We have the resources to grow

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2018 Outlook

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25 * Non-IFRS measure.

1) Target excluding any debt required to finance acquisitions 2) Due mainly to personnel and real estate integration costs related to the acquisition of Opus completed in Q4 2017, to real estate integration costs pertaining to the Mouchel acquisition completed in Q4 2016 and IT outsourcing program costs.

Net revenues* Between $5,700 million and $5,900 million Adjusted EBITDA* Between $610 million and $660 million Seasonality and adjustedEBITDA* fluctuations Q1: 18% to 21% Q2: 25% to 28% Q3: 26% to 29% Q4: 24% to 27% Taxrate 23% to 25% DSO* 80 to 85 days Amortization of intangibleassets related toacquisitions Between $60 and $70 million Capitalexpenditures Between $115 and $125 million Net debt to adjustedEBITDA* 1.5x to 2.0x1) Acquisition and reorganization costs* Between $40 million and $50 million 2)

2018 Outlook Reiterated

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H2 2018 Regional operational outlook

AMERICAS

Strong US Transportation and Infrastructure spending Integration of POCH and ConCol to deliver synergies and improvement in operating margins Negative organic growth in net revenues in Q4 2018 due to the substantial FEMA net revenues recognized in Q4 2017

MIDDLE EAST

Difficult economic conditions Negative organic growth

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

Solid transportation market Mid to high single digits

CANADA

Solid backlog and good prospects Low to mid single digit

NORDICS

Higher utilization rates Mid to high single digits

ASIA

Continued slowdown in buildings market Negative organic growth

UK

Large public sector work Low single digits

SOUTH AFRICA

Difficult economic conditions Negative organic growth

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