Talisman Energy Annual Meeting Voting Results on the Election of Directors

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) - Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX:TLM) (NYSE:TLM) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 7, 2014, at which each of the thirteen nominees proposed as directors and listed in its management proxy circular dated March 3, 2014 were elected as directors. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

For Withheld
Christiane Bergevin 701,139,987 20,303,635
97 % 3 %
Donald J. Carty 683,539,015 37,904,607
95 % 5 %
Jonathan Christodoro 714,041,543 7,403,772
99 % 1 %
Thomas W. Ebbern 716,064,737 5,378,885
99 % 1 %
Harold N. Kvisle 715,578,896 5,866,419
99 % 1 %
Brian M. Levitt 711,669,477 9,774,144
99 % 1 %
Samuel J. Merksamer 706,989,936 14,455,379
98 % 2 %
Lisa A. Stewart 687,822,496 33,621,127
95 % 5 %
Henry W. Sykes 697,257,343 24,186,279
97 % 3 %
Peter W. Tomsett 687,744,855 33,698,767
95 % 5 %
Michael T. Waites 716,424,129 5,019,493
99 % 1 %
Charles R. Williamson 704,909,162 16,536,153
98 % 2 %
Charles M. Winograd 713,473,057 7,970,463
99 % 1 %

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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