Talisman Energy Inc.: Annual Meeting Voting Results on the Election of Directors

Talisman Energy Inc.'s (TSX:TLM) (NYSE:TLM) annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 1, 2013, where each of the eleven nominees proposed as directors and listed in the company's management proxy circular dated March 6, 2013 was elected as a director. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

NOMINEE                             VOTES FOR             VOTES WITHELD     
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Christiane Bergevin          709,630,016     95%     35,392,612      5%     
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Donald J. Carty              673,277,904     90%     71,744,725      10%    
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William R.P. Dalton          729,222,124     98%     15,800,505      2%     
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Kevin S. Dunne               723,947,546     97%     21,075,083      3%     
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Harold N. Kvisle             732,377,393     98%     12,644,391      2%     
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Brian M. Levitt              732,024,417     98%     12,998,212      2%     
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Lisa A. Stewart              652,935,546     88%     92,087,082      12%    
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Peter W. Tomsett             656,165,239     88%     88,857,390      12%    
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Michael T. Waites            729,492,478     98%     15,530,151      2%     
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Charles R. Williamson        719,860,392     97%     25,162,237      3%     
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Charles M. Winograd          724,073,962     97%     20,948,667      3%     
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Talisman Energy Inc. is a global upstream oil and gas company, headquartered in Canada. Talisman has two core operating areas: the Americas (North America and Colombia) and Asia-Pacific. Talisman is committed to conducting business safely, in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, and is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability (North America) Index. Talisman is listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TLM. Please visit our website at (www.talisman-energy.com).

Contacts: Talisman Energy Inc. - Media and General Inquiries Phoebe Buckland Manager, External Communications [e-mail] Talisman Energy Inc. - Shareholder and Investor Inquiries Lyle McLeod Vice-President, Investor Relations [e-mail] www.talisman-energy.com