Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. ("EMD") Announces A Short-Term Capital Gain of $0.4125 Per Share for March 20

Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. ("EMD") Announces A
Short-Term Capital Gain of $0.4125 Per Share for March 2004 


NEW YORK, Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets
Income Fund Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "EMD," announces a short-term capital gain of $0.4125 per share. The
dividend distribution schedule for March 2004 appears below:

            Ex-Dividend     Record       Payable
   March     03/12/04       03/16/04     03/26/04



Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund 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 Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc.



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

for Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc.

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