WSP Closes $207 Million Public Offering and $86 Million Concurrent Private Placement of Common Shares

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WSP Global Inc. (TSX:WSP) ("WSP" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce
that it has completed today its previously announced bought-deal and private
placement common share financings for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately
$293 million. 


The Corporation issued 6,132,950 common shares, including the 799,950 common
shares issued as a result of the exercise of the over-allotment option granted
to the underwriters from treasury at a price of $33.75 per common share, on a
bought-deal basis, for aggregate gross proceeds of $206,987,063, through a
syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC, Raymond James Ltd., BMO Capital
Markets and National Bank Financial Inc., with CIBC and Raymond James Ltd.
acting as joint book-runners (the "Offering"). In addition, the Corporation
issued 2,547,750 common shares from treasury at a price of $33.75 per common
share by way of a private placement with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
("CPPIB") and the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (the "Caisse"), for
aggregate gross proceeds of $85,986,563 (the "Concurrent Private Placement"). A
total of 1,185,000 and 1,362,750 common shares were issued to CPPIB and the
Caisse, respectively.


WSP intends to use the proceeds of the Offering and the Concurrent Private
Placement, together with the funds drawn under an existing credit facility, to
fund a portion of the purchase price and related transaction costs payable in
connection with the previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") of all
of the issued and outstanding shares of Focus Group Holding Inc. to be completed
through a plan of arrangement. The Acquisition is expected to become effective
on or about April 15, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.
Alternatively, in the event the Acquisition is not completed, the net proceeds
from the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement will be used to pay down
amounts outstanding under the Corporation's existing credit facility and for
general corporate purposes. WSP intends to make acquisitions from time to time
as part of its strategy to grow its business. The Corporation is currently in
the process of evaluating several potential acquisitions but has not entered
into any definitive agreements with respect to such acquisitions. If the
proposed Acquisition is not completed and the Corporation ultimately proceeds
with another acquisition, a portion of the net proceeds of the Offering and the
Concurrent Private Placement may be used for the purposes of financing the
purchase price of such acquisition.


The holders of newly issued common shares under the Offering, as well as CPPIB
and the Caisse, will be entitled to receive the previously declared dividend of
$0.375 per common share that will be payable on or about April 15, 2014. 


Legal advice is being provided to WSP by Stikeman Elliott L.L.P. and to the
underwriters by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin L.L.P. CPPIB and the Caisse are being
represented by Blake, Cassels & Graydon L.L.P. and Lavery, de Billy L.L.P.,
respectively.


Availability of Documents 

Copies of related documents, such as the final prospectus, the underwriting
agreement, the subscription agreements and the arrangement agreement regarding
the Acquisition are available on SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com, as part of
the public filings of WSP and on WSP's website at www.wspgroup.com. 


Forward-looking information 

Certain information regarding WSP contained herein may constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include statements
with respect to, among other things, the use of proceeds from the Offering or
the Concurrent Private Placement, the consummation of the Acquisition and the
timing thereof, estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts,
projections, guidance or other statements that are not statements of fact.
Although WSP believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will
prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties and may be based on assumptions that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements. WSP's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained
in this press release are made as of the date hereof and WSP does not assume any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise unless expressly required
by applicable securities laws. 


This news release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States
and is not an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of
WSP, nor shall it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with any
contract for purchase or subscription. The common shares will only be offered in
certain provinces of Canada by means of the prospectus referred to above.
Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "securities act") or an exemption
from registration thereunder. These securities have not been and will not be
registered under the securities act or the securities laws of any state and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the
securities act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an applicable
exemption therefrom.


ABOUT WSP 

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms, working with
governments, businesses, architects and planners and providing integrated
solutions across many disciplines. The firm provides services to transform the
built environment and restore the natural environment, and its expertise ranges
from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic
buildings to designing sustainable transport networks, and from developing the
energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential
resources. It has approximately 15,000 employees, mainly engineers, technicians,
scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, other design professionals, as well
as various environmental experts, based in more than 300 offices, across 30
countries, on 5 continents. www.wspgroup.com 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Alexandre L'Heureux
Chief Financial Officer
WSP Global Inc.
(514) 340-0046 x.5310
alexandre.lheureux@wspgroup.com


Isabelle Adjahi
Director, Communications and Investor Relations
WSP Global Inc.
(514) 340-0046 x.5648
Isabelle.adjahi@wspgroup.com
WSP Global (TSX:WSP)
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