Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Declares Dividend of $0.15000 per Share for March, April and May 2004

Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Declares Dividend of $0.15000 per Share for March, April and May 2004 NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York StockExchange 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 2004. The dividend distribution schedule appears below: Ex-Dividend Record Payable March 03/12/04 03/16/04 03/26/04 April 04/16/04 04/20/04 04/30/04 May 05/14/04 05/18/04 05/28/04 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 http://www.sbam.com/ DATASOURCE: Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. CONTACT: Brenda Grandell, Director, Closed-End Funds, Citigroup Asset Management, +1-212-291-3775, for Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Web Site: http://www.sbam.com/