Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2005, and January and February 2006

Business Wire, Nov 23, 2005

NEW YORK -- Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ESD," announced a December distribution totaling $1.0766 per common share, which is comprised of long-term capital gains. This distribution is in lieu of the Fund's regular distribution. The Fund also declared a distribution of $0.1200 per common share for the months of January and February 2006. The distribution schedule appears below:

Ex-Dividend       Record        Payable

    December      12/22/05        12/27/05       12/30/05

    January       01/20/06        01/24/06       01/27/06

    February      02/16/06        02/21/06       02/24/06

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.