The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc. ``SBF'' Announces a Distribution of $0.0500 per Share payable May 2006

The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc., which is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SBF," announced today a
distribution of $0.0500 per share payable May 19, 2006. The
distribution schedule appears below:
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Declaration Date    Ex-Dividend         Record            Payable
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    04/26/06         05/12/06          05/16/06           05/19/06
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   The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc., a diversified closed-end
investment management company, is managed by Salomon Brothers Asset
Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc.
   For more information, call Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102 or
visit the Fund's web site at www.leggmason.com/InvestorServices.

   Note: On December 1, 2005, Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup") sold
substantially all of its worldwide asset management business,
Citigroup Asset Management ("CAM"), to Legg Mason, Inc. ("Legg
Mason"). As part of this transaction, the investment adviser for the
fund(s) referenced herein became a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg
Mason.
   Under a licensing agreement between Citigroup and Legg Mason, the
names of the funds, the names of any classes of shares of funds, and
the names of investment advisers of the funds, as well as all logos,
trademarks, and service marks related to Citigroup or any of its
affiliates ("Citi Marks") are licensed for use by Legg Mason. Citi
Marks include, but are not limited to, "Smith Barney," "Salomon
Brothers," "Citi," and "Citigroup Asset Management". Legg Mason and
its affiliates, as well as the Fund's investment adviser, are not
affiliated with Citigroup.
   All Citi Marks are owned by Citigroup, and are licensed for use
until no later than one year after the date of the licensing
agreement.