WSP Global : Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

MONTREAL, May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSP Global Inc. (TSX: WSP) (“WSP” or the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) virtually on May 13, 2021. A total of 82,233,242 common shares (representing approximately 72% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation) were represented at the Meeting. WSP hereby announces that shareholders of the Corporation (the “Shareholders”) voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the Meeting by the Corporation. The complete voting results for each item of business at the Meeting are presented below.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Corporation had fixed at eight the number of directors (the “Directors”) to be elected at the Meeting. Following the vote at the Meeting, each of the eight nominees listed in the Corporation’s Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2021 was duly elected as a Director of WSP until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation or until their successor is appointed. All the nominee directors were members of the Board of Directors of WSP prior to the Meeting.

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Louis-Philippe Carrière	81,710,017	99.45%	448,659	0.55%
Christopher Cole	77,214,138	93.98%	4,944,538	6.02%
Alexandre L’Heureux	82,115,344	99.95%	43,332	0.05%
Birgit Nørgaard	81,918,284	99.71%	240,392	0.29%
Suzanne Rancourt	82,130,235	99.97%	28,441	0.03%
Paul Raymond	82,087,602	99.91%	71,074	0.09%
Pierre Shoiry	81,867,903	99.65%	290,773	0.35%
Linda Smith-Galipeau	81,730,396	99.48%	428,280	0.52%

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Following the vote at the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were appointed as independent auditors of WSP until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders, and the Directors were authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

Votes For	% Votes For		Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
81,678,690	99.33%		554,552	0.67%

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Shareholders were also presented with a non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation to provide their views on WSP’s executive compensation plans and related disclosed objectives. Following the vote at the Meeting, such advisory resolution was adopted.

Votes For	% Votes For		Votes Against	% Votes Against
72,286,331	95.29%		3,872,358	4.71%

As mentioned in the Corporation’s Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2021, while Shareholders have provided their collective advisory vote, the Directors remain fully responsible for their compensation decisions and are not relieved of these responsibilities by a positive advisory vote by Shareholders.

The foregoing voting results will be published on the Corporation’s website (www.wsp.com) under “Investors” and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

VIRTUAL MEETING
This year again, the Corporation held its Meeting as a virtual only meeting, in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to prioritize and support the well-being of its shareholders, employees and other Meeting attendees. The Meeting audio webcast is available on WSP’s website in the “Investors” section and on https://www.gowebcasting.com/11228.

ABOUT WSP
As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. WSP's global experts include engineers, advisors, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, environmental specialists and surveyors, in addition to other design, program and construction management professionals. Our talented people are well positioned to deliver successful and sustainable projects, wherever clients need us. wsp.com.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Alain Michaud
Chief Financial Officer
WSP Global Inc.
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Source: Groupe WSP Global Inc.

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