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Salomon Brothers Fund Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SBF," announced a distribution of $0.0300 per common share. The dividend distribution schedules for September 2005 appear below: -0- *T Ex-Dividend Record Payable ------------- -------- --------- September 2005 09/09/05 09/13/05 09/30/05 *T Salomon Brothers Fund Inc., a diversified investment management company, is managed by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. For more information, call 1-888-777-0102 or 1-800-SALOMON. Source: Brenda Grandell Director, Closed-End Funds Citigroup Asset Management