Article contentForward-looking statements made by WSP are based on a number of assumptions believed by WSP to be reasonable as at the date hereof, including assumptions set out through this document and including, without limitation, principal assumptions about whether the potential transaction will be approved by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Arcadis, whether any definitive agreement will be successfully negotiated and executed in connection with the potential transaction, whether the potential transaction or any other transaction will be consummated, the possibility for the potential transaction, even if a definitive agreement is entered into, not to be completed on the terms or conditions, or on the timing, contemplated thereby, and that it may not be completed at all due to a failure to obtain or satisfy, in a timely manner or otherwise, the minimum acceptance level from shareholders for the potential transaction and other conditions (including the receipt of any regulatory approvals) to the closing of the potential transaction or for other reasons; WSP’s ability to retain and attract new business, achieve synergies and maintain market position arising from successful integration plans relating to the potential transaction; WSP’s ability to complete the integration of Arcadis within anticipated time periods and at expected cost levels; WSP’s ability to attract and retain key employees in connection with the potential transaction; Management’s estimates and expectations in relation to future economic and business conditions and other factors in relation to the potential transaction and resulting impact on growth and accretion in various financial metrics; Management’s expectations in relation to the future performance and economic conditions and other factors in relation to Arcadis; the realization of the expected strategic, financial and other benefits of the potential transaction in the timeframe anticipated; as well as the assumptions underlying the 2025-2027 Global Strategic Action Plan issued on February 12, 2025 and the 2026 financial outlook set out in WSP’s press releases dated February 25, 2026 and May 6, 2026.