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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ This PER shares the same goals as PSR-12.
 > of guidelines to be used among all those projects. Thus, the benefit of this guide is
 > not in the rules themselves, but in the sharing of those rules.
 
-This PER is an extension of PSR-12, and therefore also an extension of PSR-1.
+This PER extends, expands and replaces PSR-12, and is therefore also an extension of PSR-1.
 With PSR-12 being the base of this PER, a list of differences is provided below to assist with migration,
 but it should be considered as an independent specification.
 
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ This PER will include coding style guidelines related to new functionality added
 after the publication of PSR-12. This PER will also include clarifications on the text of
 PSR-12.
 
+The question of whether to include or replace requirements from PSR-1 was examined by the Working Group. However it was decided to omit any such requirements for further consideration in a subsequent release.
+
 ### 3.2. Non-Goals
 
 It is not the intention of this PER to add entirely new coding style guidelines. It will