Salomon Brothers Asset Management and Citigroup Asset Management Announce Conference Call to Discuss Current Trends in Emerging

Salomon Brothers Asset Management and Citigroup Asset Management
Announce Conference Call to Discuss Current Trends in Emerging Markets Debt,
Global High Yield and Equity Closed-End Funds 


NEW YORK, May 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salomon Brothers Asset Management
and Citigroup Asset Management today announced that it will hold a conference
call on Monday, May 17, 2004 at 12:00 (noon) Eastern time to discuss the market
environment and trends in emerging markets debt, global high yield and equity
closed-end funds.

Speakers will include Peter Wilby, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio
Manager, and Mark McAllister, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of
Salomon Brothers Asset Management. Jerry Raio, Director, of Citigroup Asset
Management will host the call.

   Date:          May 17, 2004
   Time:          12:00 EDT
   Telephone:     [phone]
   Password: Salomon Brothers



Following the call, a telephone replay will be available at 1-800-873-1933
until May 24, 2004. (No passcode is required to access the replay.)

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: Citigroup Asset Management



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

or Media Relations - Edward Giltenan, Head of Public Relations,

[phone], both of Citigroup Asset Management

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