Salomon Brothers Asset Management and Citigroup Asset Management Announce Third Quarter Conference Call

Salomon Brothers Asset Management and Citigroup Asset Management
Announce Third Quarter Conference Call


NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PR Newswire/ -- Salomon Brothers Asset Management and
Citigroup Asset Management today announced that it will hold a conference call
on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 4:15 pm Eastern time.  The purpose of the call
is to discuss recent trends in both the fixed income and equity markets and to
talk specifically about the portfolio allocation of several of our most recent
fund offerings.

   Date:       Thursday, November 4, 2004
   Time:       4:15 EST
   Dial-In:    1-888-550-8509
   Passcode:   Salomon Brothers



Following the call, a replay will be available until Friday, November 12, 2004
at 11.59 Eastern time.  The replay number is 1-888-437-4655. No password is
required.

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc and other entities comprising Citigroup
Asset Management are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Citigroup Inc.

SYMBOLS:  NYSE: EDF; EFL; EHI; EMD; ESD; GDF; HIF; HIO; HIX; MHY; SBG; SBW;
SCD; ZIF 

DATASOURCE: Salomon Brothers Asset Management; Citigroup Asset Management



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

or Edward Giltenan, Head of Public Relations, [phone], both of

Citigroup Asset Management

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