Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. ('MPT') Announces a Dividend From Ordinary Income of $0.0680 Per Share for the

Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. ('MPT')
Announces a Dividend From Ordinary Income of $0.0680 Per Share for the Months
of June, July and August 2004 


NEW YORK, May 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Salomon
Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "MPT," has declared a dividend from ordinary income
of $0.0680 per share.  The dividend distribution schedules for the months of
June, July and August 2004 appear below:

                        Ex-Dividend      Record      Payable

            June           6/11/04       6/15/04     6/25/04

            July            7/9/04       7/13/04     7/30/04

            August         8/13/04       8/17/04     8/27/04



Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II 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. 

DATASOURCE: Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc.



CONTACT:  Brenda Grandell, Director, Closed-End Funds, [phone],

for Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc.

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