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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

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THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P.
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                    [LETTERHEAD OF ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.]

For More Information Contact:
Scott Tagliarino
(212) 506-2999
(917) 922-2364 (cell)

       ELLIOTT SENDS LETTER TO SALOMON BROTHERS FUND STOCKHOLDERS URGING
                THEM NOT TO RETURN MANAGEMENT'S WHITE PROXY CARD

                  "Clear Message" Needed to Make SBF Eliminate
                    Substantial Discount to Net Asset Value

NEW  YORK   (September  7,  2005)  -  Elliott   Associates,   L.P.  and  Elliott
International,  L.P. (collectively  "Elliott"),  who together are reportedly the
largest  stockholder of The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc.(NYSE:  SBF), today sent a
letter to fellow SBF  stockholders  urging  them NOT to return  any WHITE  proxy
cards sent to them by the management of SBF until they have had the  opportunity
to review Elliott's proxy materials concerning the upcoming Special Meeting vote
to approve the proposed New Management Agreement scheduled for October 21, 2005.
The  requested  vote is a step in the  pending  transaction  between  Citigroup,
Inc.(NYSE:C) and Legg Mason, Inc.(NYSE:LM), which contemplates a transfer of the
SBF management agreement from Citigroup to Legg Mason.

Elliott is opposed to the  approval of the New  Management  Agreement  until SBF
takes  immediate  steps to eliminate or nearly  eliminate the Fund's discount to
Net Asset Value.

Elliott,  which  is  the  beneficial  owner  of  5.88  million  shares  of  SBF,
representing  in the  aggregate  approximately  6% of the  Fund's  total  shares
outstanding,  and has  owned  SBF  shares  since  2002,  said in its  letter  to
stockholders:

     |X|  ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES AND ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, SBF'S LARGEST
          STOCKHOLDER ON A COMBINED BASIS, OPPOSE APPROVAL OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT
          AGREEMENT UNTIL SBF'S BOARD TAKES IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ELIMINATE OR
          NEARLY ELIMINATE OUR FUND'S DISCOUNT TO NET ASSET VALUE

     |X|  DO NOT RETURN MANAGEMENT'S WHITE PROXY CARD FOR ANY REASON

     |X|  DO NOT VOTE YOUR SHARES UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED OUR PROXY STATEMENT
          AND BLUE PROXY CARD

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

You may shortly be receiving proxy materials from The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc.
("SBF" or the "Fund") for the Special Meeting of Stockholders  scheduled October
21, 2005. At the Special Meeting,  SBF  stockholders  will be asked to approve a
new management agreement for our Fund in connection with the pending transaction
contemplated  between Citigroup,  Inc. and Legg Mason, Inc. We strongly urge you
not to return any White  proxy card you may receive  from The  Salomon  Brothers
Fund Inc.  until you have had a chance to review our  detailed  proxy  materials
concerning  our  reasons  for  opposing  the  new  management   agreement  ("New
Management Agreement"). We expect to mail that information to you shortly.



Elliott Associates and its sister fund, Elliott  International,  (the "Concerned
Stockholders")  private investment  partnerships under common control, have more
than $5.2 billion of capital under  management as of July 2005.  Collectively we
are  the  Fund's  largest  stockholder  owning  approximately  6% of the  Fund's
outstanding  Common Stock. We have owned shares of SBF since 2002, and have been
long-term investors in the Fund.

For many  years  the  Fund's  shares  have  traded at a  significant  percentage
discount to the net asset value of the portfolio of securities  held by the Fund
("NAV").  Steps  taken to date by the  Fund  and its  management  to  reduce  or
eliminate the discount,  in our opinion, have been inadequate and have failed to
enhance  stockholder  value in any  meaningful  way. The Concerned  Stockholders
believe it is  inappropriate  to approve a New Management  Agreement  unless and
until the Fund agrees to take specific action to eliminate (or nearly eliminate)
this discount.

                     OUR PATIENCE HAS RUN OUT. HASN'T YOURS?

We believe  stockholders need to send SBF's Board of Directors one clear message
- -eliminate or nearly  eliminate the discount to NAV now. In our opinion,  voting
"AGAINST"  the  approval  of that New  Management  Agreement  is the best way to
deliver that message.

In the absence of such action by the Board,  we believe that this  discount will
continue to persist  indefinitely.  Assuming  the New  Management  Agreement  is
approved  by Fund  stockholders,  we believe  the  discount to NAV that has been
adversely  affecting the value of your  investment  will continue.  The upcoming
vote on the New Management Agreement provides  stockholders of the Fund a unique
opportunity  to send a strong message to management and the Board that immediate
steps must be taken to eliminate or nearly eliminate the discount to NAV.

We will soon be sending you proxy materials  containing our reasons for opposing
approval of the New  Management  Agreement.  Again,  we strongly urge you NOT to
return any WHITE proxy cards you may receive.

Please wait until you have received our proxy  materials  before deciding how to
vote your shares. If you have any questions, or need further information, please
contact  our  proxy  solicitor,   Innisfree  M&A  Incorporated,   toll-free,  at
1-888-750-5834.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ Mark Levine
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Mark Levine
Portfolio Manager

About Elliott Associates, L.P.

Elliott Associates,  L.P. and its sister fund, Elliott International,  L.P. have
more than $5.2 billion of capital under  management as of July 2005.  Founded in
1977, Elliott Associates is one of the oldest funds of its kind under continuous
management.

PLEASE  READ THE  PROXY  STATEMENT  OF  ELLIOTT  ASSOCIATES,  L.P.  AND  ELLIOTT
INTERNATIONAL,  L.P. WHEN IT BECOMES  AVAILABLE,  BECAUSE IT CONTAINS  IMPORTANT
INFORMATION INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN
THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES OF THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC. STOCKHOLDERS.  YOU
MAY OBTAIN THIS PROXY STATEMENT,  OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT  DOCUMENTS,  FOR FREE AT
WWW.SEC.GOV.  YOU MAY ALSO OBTAIN THIS PROXY STATEMENT, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION
RELEVANT  TO THE  SOLICITATION  OF  PROXIES BY ELLIOTT  ASSOCIATES  AND  ELLIOTT
INTERNATIONAL, BY CONTACTING INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED, 501 MADISON AVENUE, NEW
YORK, NEW YORK 10022 TOLL FREE AT (888) 750-5834.  PRESENTLY, A PRELIMINARY FORM
OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

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