Salomon Brothers 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc. Announces Reclassification of June and July Distributions to L

Salomon Brothers 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc.
Announces Reclassification of June and July Distributions to Long-Term Capital
Gains 


NEW YORK, July 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salomon Brothers 2008 Worldwide
Dollar Government Term Trust Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "SBG," announced today that the June and July 2004
distributions of $0.0730 per share previously attributed to ordinary income
have been reclassified as long-term capital gains distributions. This
reclassification results from the unanticipated redemption of bonds by the
issuer prior to the bonds' scheduled maturity that has resulted in the
realization of a long-term capital gain in lieu of ordinary income.

The Fund's August 2004 distribution of $0.0730 per share payable August 27,
2004 to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2004 remains attributable to
ordinary income.  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 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc., a
non-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 consult the Fund's web site at
http://www.sbam.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Salomon Brothers 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc.



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

Salomon Brothers 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc.



Web site: http://www.sbam.com/ 

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