Summary of COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company") was held on April 26, 2012. There were 410,687,816 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 357,607,393 (approximately 87%) were represented at the meeting.

The proposals voted upon at the annual meeting and the final results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1 - The election of twelve directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting, and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

                                                             Not Voted
Nominees                   Votes For    Votes Withheld   (Broker Non-Votes)

Joseph H. Bryant          333,001,932       17,666,977            6,938,484
Peter R. Coneway          323,735,550       26,933,359            6,938,484
Michael G. France         327,245,581       23,423,328            6,938,484
Jack E. Golden            343,514,998        7,153,911            6,938,484
N. John Lancaster         323,449,652       27,219,257            6,938,484
Scott L. Lebovitz         327,246,576       23,422,333            6,938,484
Jon A. Marshall           346,988,606        3,680,303            6,938,484
Kenneth W. Moore          327,240,269       23,428,640            6,938,484
Kenneth A. Pontarelli     323,456,614       27,212,295            6,938,484
Myles W. Scoggins         347,490,600        3,178,309            6,938,484
D. Jeff van Steenbergen   323,284,866       27,384,043            6,938,484
Martin H. Young, Jr.      348,661,407        2,007,502            6,938,484

Proposal 2 - The ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

For Against Abstain

357,166,124 63,277 377,992

Proposal 3 - Advisory vote on executive compensation to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in its proxy statement

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved by advisory vote as follows:

For Against Abstain (Broker Non-Votes)

340,504,504 2,046,317 8,118,088 6,938,484