Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. -''ESD''- Announces a Dividend of $0.15000 Per Share for the Months of March, April and May 2005

Business Wire, Feb 8, 2005

NEW YORK -- Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ESD," announced today a dividend from ordinary income of $0.15000 per common share for the months of March, April and May 2005 appear below:

Ex-Dividend         Record               Payable
            -----------         ------               -------
March       03/04/05           03/08/05             03/18/05

April       04/08/05           04/12/05             04/29/05

May         05/13/05           05/17/05             05/27/05

Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc., a non-diversified closed-end investment management company, is managed by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc.

For more information, call Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102 or 1-800-SALOMON, or visit the Fund's web site at www.sbam.com