CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 10, 2013) - 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 | ||
| Christiane Bergevin | 709,630,016 | 95% | 35,392,612 | 5% |
| Donald J. Carty | 673,277,904 | 90% | 71,744,725 | 10% |
| William R.P. Dalton | 729,222,124 | 98% | 15,800,505 | 2% |
| Kevin S. Dunne | 723,947,546 | 97% | 21,075,083 | 3% |
| Harold N. Kvisle | 732,377,393 | 98% | 12,644,391 | 2% |
| Brian M. Levitt | 732,024,417 | 98% | 12,998,212 | 2% |
| Lisa A. Stewart | 652,935,546 | 88% | 92,087,082 | 12% |
| Peter W. Tomsett | 656,165,239 | 88% | 88,857,390 | 12% |
| Michael T. Waites | 729,492,478 | 98% | 15,530,151 | 2% |
| Charles R. Williamson | 719,860,392 | 97% | 25,162,237 | 3% |
| Charles M. Winograd | 724,073,962 | 97% | 20,948,667 | 3% |
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).
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403-767-5732
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