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Overview March 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. We


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Overview

March 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 — More than 42,000 employees, active in 40 countries — Generating more than $CAD5.3 billion in net revenues and $CAD555.2 million in adjusted EBITDA in 2017 — 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 over 42,000 professionals

ASIA

3,400

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

4,600

MIDDLE EAST INDIA

2,220

NORDICS

5,140

UK IRELAND

7,800

CONTINENTAL EUROPE

720

SOUTH AFRICA

620

US

7,000

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

2,500

CANADA

8,000

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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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Our expertise is widely recognized

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Top international design firm Top international design firm in transport Top international design firm in buildings

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2017 ENR Rankings

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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

FANNIE JACQUES

VP, HR Global

MAGNUS MAYER Nordics GUY TEMPLETON ANZ DAVE MCALISTER

Transport and Infrastructure

TOM SMITH

Property and Buildings

DAVID TSUI Asia

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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

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NET REVENUES*

* In millions CAD – Non-IFRS measures

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

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

ADUSTED EBITDA* AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN*

PB Acquisition WSP Acquisition

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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: a successful track record of acquisitions

128.0 206.6 320.1 395.3 469.5 529.0 1,020.1 1,677.2 2,349.9 4,486.8 4,895.1 5,356.6

26.0 42.2 68.6 78.6 83.5 89.7 108.6 180.6 253.5 441.5 499.0 555.2 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Net revenues EBITDA

4 10 14

More than 100 well-integrated acquisitions since the 2006 IPO

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Growth: we have a well-defined road map

FROM LOCAL TO NATIONAL, TO INTERNATIONAL

More than 90 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)

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

42,000 employees TTM net revenues $5.3 B TTM adjusted EBITDA $552.5 M ENR Global Ranking

Top International Design Firms in Transportation - #1 Top International Design Firms - # 1

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

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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

  • f services

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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We have the resources to grow

(in $M,CAD)

Q4 2017

Financial liabilities $1,229.9 Less: Cash ($185.1) Net debt $1,044.8 TTM adjustedEBITDA* $555.2 Net debt / TTM adjustedEBITDA* (adjusted for 12-month net revenues for all acquisitions) 1.8x

* In millions CAD – Non-IFRS measures

Adequate flexibility to pursue our acquisition growth strategy

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2018 Outlook

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2018 Outlook

* Non-IFRS measure.

1) Due mainly to personnel and real estate integration costs related to the acquisition of Opus completed in Q4 2017, and to real estate integration costs pertaining to the Mouchel acquisition completed in Q4 2016

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 2.0x Acquisition and reorganization costs* Between $40 million and $50 million 1)

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2018 Regional operational outlook

AMERICAS

Strong US Transportation and Infrastructure spending Integration of POCH and ConCol expected to deliver synergies and improvement in operating margins

MIDDLE EAST

Difficult economic conditions

AUSTRALIA

Transportation is the fastest growing segment of all our businesses worldwide

CANADA

Solid backlog and good prospects

NORDICS

Significant increase in headcount should translate into higher utilization rates

ASIA

Continued slowdown in buildings market

UK

Large public sector work Continuing concerns

  • ver Brexit

SOUTH AFRICA

Difficult economic conditions

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