Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2005

NEW YORK -- Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. ("Fund"), which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ESD," announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders held on February 25, 2005.

Carol L. Colman and Daniel P. Cronin were elected as Class I Directors of the Fund to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2006 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Leslie H. Gelb, William R. Hutchinson and R. Jay Gerken were elected as Class II Directors of the Fund to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2007 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Dr. Riordan Roett and Jeswald W. Salacuse were elected as Class III Directors of the Fund to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2008 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc., a non-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 consult the Fund's web site at www.sbam.com.