1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The Georgia and Pennsylvania Portfolios (“Funds”) are separate investment funds of the Smith Barney Muni Funds (“Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end non-diversified management investment company.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.
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(c) Securities Traded on a When-Issued Basis. The Funds may trade securities on a when-issued basis. In a when-issued transaction, the securities are purchased or sold by the Funds with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Funds at the time of entering into the transaction. Purchasing such securities involves the risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. This transaction is subject to market fluctuations and its current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(d) Portfolio Concentration. Since the Georgia and Pennsylvania Portfolios invest primarily in obligations of issuers within Georgia and Pennsylvania, respectively, each Fund is subject to possible concentration risks associated with economic, political, or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting the respective state in which it invests.
(e) Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method.
(f) Distributions. Distributions from net investment income for the Funds, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. The Funds intend to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipals securities, which is exempt from federal and certain state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to the shareholders of the Funds. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are taxable and are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent that the Funds’ current year distributions of net investment income exceed current year tax-exempt income, such excess distributions will be taxable as ordinary income to shareholders to the extent of expenses attributable to tax-exempt income.
(g) Class Accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Funds on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution, transfer agency services and shareholder communications fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
(h) Federal and OtherTaxes. It is the Funds’policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains on investments, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
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(i) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. During the current year, the following reclassifications have been made:
| | | | Undistributed/ | | | | | | | |
| | | | (Overdistributed) | | Accumulated | | | |
| | | | Net Investment | | Net Realized | Paid-in |
Fund | | | | Income | | Loss | Capital |
|
| | (a) | | | — | | | $ | 1 | | $ | (1 | ) |
Georgia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (b) | | $ | (22,950 | ) | | | 22,950 | | | — | |
|
| | (c) | | | 42,124 | | | | — | | | (42,124 | ) |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (b) | | | (20,683 | ) | | | 20,683 | | | — | |
|
(a) | Reclassifications are primarily due to book/tax differences in the treatment of various items. |
|
(b) | Reclassifications are primarily due to differences between book and tax accretion of discount on fixed income securities. |
|
(c) | Reclassifications are primarily due to a taxable overdistribution. |
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2. Management Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), acts as investment manager to the Funds. The Funds pay SBFM a management fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.45% of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets. This fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
During the year ended March 31, 2005, the Georgia Portfolio’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares had voluntary expense limitations in place of 0.80%, 1.30% and 1.35%, respectively. The Pennsylvania Portfolio’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares had voluntary expense limitations in place of 0.80%, 1.30% and 1.35%, respectively. These expense limitations can be terminated at any time by SBFM.
During the year ended March 31, 2005, SBFM waived a portion of its management fee in the amount of $4,464 and $7,308 for Georgia Portfolio and Pennsylvania Portfolio, respectively. Additionally, SBFM reimbursed certain expenses of the Georgia Portfolio in the amount of $9,243.
Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb. (“CTB”), another subsidiary of Citigroup, acts as the Funds’ transfer agent and PFPC Inc. (“PFPC”) acts as the Funds’ sub-transfer agent. CTB receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the size and type of account. PFPC is responsible for shareholder recordkeeping and financial
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processing for all shareholder accounts and is paid by CTB. For the year ended March 31, 2005, the Funds paid transfer agent fees totaling $31,485 to CTB.
The totals for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | Transfer |
| | | | Agent Fees |
|
Georgia Portfolio | | | | $10,740 |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | 20,745 |
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), another indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, acts as the Funds’ distributor.
Effective April 29, 2004, Class L shares were renamed as Class C shares.
There is a maximum sales charge of 4.00% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 4.50% on Class B shares, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. This CDSC declines by 0.50% the first year after purchase payment and thereafter by 1.00% per year until no CDSC is incurred. Class C shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of Class A shares, equal or exceed $500,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur a sales charge.
For the year ended March 31, 2005, CDSCs paid to CGM and sales charges received by CGM were approximately:
| | | Sales Charges | | CDSCs |
| | |
| |
|
| | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C |
|
Georgia Portfolio | | | $44,000 | | $4,000 | | $ — |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | 53,000 | | 32,000 | | 1,000 |
|
All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Citigroup or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.
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3. Investments
During the year ended March 31, 2005, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
| | | | Georgia | | Pennsylvania |
| | | | Portfolio | | Portfolio |
|
Purchases | | | | $ 8,935,350 | | $ 7,488,507 |
|
Sales | | | | 13,326,259 | | 12,811,120 |
|
At March 31, 2005, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Georgia | | Pennsylvania |
| Portfolio | | Portfolio |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 4,137,425 | | | $ 3,948,738 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (186,127 | ) | | (862,736 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation | $ 3,951,298 | | | $ 3,086,002 | |
|
At March 31, 2005, the Funds had the following open futures contracts:
Georgia | | Number of | | Expiration | | Basis | | Market | | Unrealized |
Portfolio | | Contracts | | Date | | Value | | Value | | Gain |
|
To Sell: | | | | | | | | | | |
20-Year 6.000% | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | 170 | | 6/05 | | $19,007,032 | | $18,933,750 | | $73,282 |
|
|
Pennsylvania | | Number of | | Expiration | | Basis | | Market | | Unrealized |
Portfolio | | Contracts | | Date | | Value | | Value | | Gain |
|
To Sell: | | | | | | | | | | |
20-Year 6.000% | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | 250 | | 6/05 | | $27,948,438 | | $27,843,750 | | $104,688 |
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4. Class Specific Expenses
Pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), each Fund pays a service fee with respect to Class A, B and C shares, calculated at an annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. In addition, each Fund pays a distribution fee with respect to its Class B and C shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.50% and 0.55% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2005,total Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan fees, which are accrued daily and paid monthly, were as follows:
| | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C |
|
Georgia Portfolio | | | $58,605 | | $ 57,432 | | $60,088 |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | 53,943 | | 190,639 | | 87,438 |
|
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CGM has agreed to reimburse the Funds for any amount which exceeds the payments made by the Funds with respect to the Plan for Class A shares over the cumulative unreimbursed amounts spent by CGM in performing its services under the Plan. During the year ended March 31, 2005, no reimbursement was required.
For the year ended March 31, 2005, total Transfer Agency Services expenses were as follows:
| | | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C |
|
Georgia Portfolio | | | | $ 8,222 | | $ 3,844 | | $3,464 |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | 10,403 | | 13,764 | | 5,711 |
|
For the year ended March 31, 2005,total Shareholder Communications expenses were as follows:
| Class A | | Class B | | Class C |
|
Georgia Portfolio | $15,151 | | $ 7,315 | | $6,408 |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | 15,801 | | 17,272 | | 7,925 |
|
5. Distributions Paid to Shareholders by Class
| | Year Ended | Year Ended |
Georgia Portfolio | | March 31, 2005 | March 31, 2004 |
|
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,814,628 | | $ | 2,021,225 | |
Class B | | | 358,939 | | | 468,304 | |
Class C* | | | 345,389 | | | 389,582 | |
|
Total | | $ | 2,518,956 | | $ | 2,879,111 | |
|
|
| | Year Ended | Year Ended |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | March 31, 2005 | March 31, 2004 |
|
Class A | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,658,341 | | $ | 1,774,966 | |
In excess of net investment income | | | 19,476 | | | 37,119 | |
|
Total | | $ | 1,677,817 | | $ | 1,812,085 | |
|
Class B | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,196,207 | | $ | 1,526,834 | |
In excess of net investment income | | | 15,883 | | | 36,469 | |
|
Total | | $ | 1,212,090 | | $ | 1,563,303 | |
|
Class C* | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 504,031 | | $ | 542,080 | |
In excess of net investment income | | | 6,765 | | | 13,020 | |
|
Total | | $ | 510,796 | | $ | 555,100 | |
|
* On April 29, 2004, Class L shares were renamed as Class C shares.49 Smith Barney Muni Funds | 2005 Annual Report
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6. Shares of Beneficial Interest
At March 31, 2005, the Trust had an unlimited amount of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Funds have the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each share of a class represents an identical interest in its respective Fund and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain expenses specifically related to the distribution of its shares.
Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:
| Year Ended | | Year Ended |
| March 31, 2005 | | March 31, 2004 |
|
| |
|
Georgia Portfolio | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 568,699 | | | $ | 7,344,354 | | | 500,118 | | | $ | 6,600,431 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 45,391 | | | | 585,896 | | | 48,832 | | | | 645,452 | |
Shares reacquired | (528,888 | ) | | | (6,847,693 | ) | | (552,207 | ) | | | (7,328,648 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) | 85,202 | | | $ | 1,082,557 | | | (3,257 | ) | | $ | (82,765 | ) |
|
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 14,519 | | | $ | 187,623 | | | 95,060 | | | $ | 1,255,701 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 10,663 | | | | 137,308 | | | 16,609 | | | | 218,948 | |
Shares reacquired | (227,091 | ) | | | (2,927,496 | ) | | (257,541 | ) | | | (3,398,718 | ) |
|
Net Decrease | (201,909 | ) | | $ | (2,602,565 | ) | | (145,872 | ) | | $ | (1,924,069 | ) |
|
Class C* | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 30,521 | | | $ | 393,986 | | | 113,112 | | | $ | 1,496,206 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 18,683 | | | | 240,236 | | | 21,337 | | | | 280,905 | |
Shares reacquired | (138,899 | ) | | | (1,795,405 | ) | | (75,970 | ) | | | (1,002,889 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) | (89,695 | ) | | $ | (1,161,183 | ) | | 58,479 | | | $ | 774,222 | |
|
|
| Year Ended | | Year Ended |
| March 31, 2005 | | March 31, 2004 |
|
| |
|
Pennsylvania Portfolio | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | | Amount |
|
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 773,417 | | | $ | 9,982,380 | | | 1,160,913 | | | $ | 15,341,833 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 65,587 | | | | 844,554 | | | 77,337 | | | | 1,019,400 | |
Shares reacquired | (754,549 | ) | | | (9,749,321 | ) | | (905,771 | ) | | $ | (11,912,851 | ) |
|
Net Increase | 84,455 | | | $ | 1,077,613 | | | 332,479 | | | $ | 4,448,382 | |
|
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 73,459 | | | $ | 944,811 | | | 237,971 | | | $ | 3,140,149 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 47,179 | | | | 605,445 | | | 60,216 | | | | 791,144 | |
Shares reacquired | (578,933 | ) | | | (7,452,386 | ) | | (715,094 | ) | | | (9,408,774 | ) |
|
Net Decrease | (458,295 | ) | | $ | (5,902,130 | ) | | (416,907 | ) | | $ | (5,477,481 | ) |
|
Class C* | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 90,737 | | | $ | 1,166,710 | | | 140,394 | | | $ | 1,844,799 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | 21,987 | | | | 281,930 | | | 23,948 | | | | 314,324 | |
Shares reacquired | (186,557 | ) | | | (2,398,463 | ) | | (150,659 | ) | | | (1,981,503 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) | (73,833 | ) | | $ | (949,823 | ) | | 13,683 | | | $ | 177,620 | |
|
* On April 29, 2004, Class L shares were renamed as Class C shares.50 Smith Barney Muni Funds | 2005 Annual Report
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7. Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders
Subsequent to the fiscal year end, the Funds have made the following distributions:
Georgia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Declaration Date | | Record Date | | Payable Date | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C |
|
March 23, 2005 | | April 26, 2005 | | April 29, 2005 | | | $0.0475 | | | $0.0416 | | | $0.0412 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Declaration Date | | Record Date | | Payable Date | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C |
|
March 23, 2005 | | April 26, 2005 | | April 29, 2005 | | | $0.0485 | | | $0.0426 | | | $0.0422 |
|
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 were as follows:
| | Georgia | Pennsylvania |
| | Portfolio | Portfolio |
|
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | |
Tax Exempt Income | | $ | 2,518,956 | | $ | 3,358,579 | |
Ordinary Income | | | — | | | 42,124 | |
|
Total Distributions Paid | | $ | 2,518,956 | | $ | 3,400,703 | |
|
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 were as follows:
| | Georgia | Pennsylvania |
| | Portfolio | Portfolio |
|
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | |
Tax Exempt Income | | $ | 2,871,300 | | $ | 3,843,880 | |
Ordinary Income | | | 7,811 | | | 86,608 | |
|
Total Distributions Paid | | $ | 2,879,111 | | $ | 3,930,488 | |
|
As of March 31, 2005, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Georgia | | Pennsylvania |
| | Portfolio | | Portfolio |
|
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | $ | 21,459 | | | $ | — | |
|
Total undistributed earnings | | $ | 21,459 | | | $ | — | |
Capital loss carryforward(a) | | | (4,343,739 | ) | | | (4,839,319 | ) |
Other book/tax temporary differences | | | (247,467 | )(b) | | | (109,755 | )(c) |
Unrealized appreciation(d) | | | 4,024,580 | | | | 3,190,690 | |
|
Total accumulated losses | | $ | (545,167 | ) | | $ | (1,758,384 | ) |
|
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(a) As of March 31, 2005, the Funds had the following net capital loss carryforwards remaining:
| | Georgia | | Pennsylvania |
Year of Expiration | | Portfolio | | Portfolio |
|
3/31/2008 | | $ | (732,152 | ) | | $ | (648,452 | ) |
3/31/2009 | | | (946,633 | ) | | | (857,242 | ) |
3/31/2010 | | | — | | | | (159,254 | ) |
3/31/2012 | | | (244,540 | ) | | | (266,329 | ) |
3/31/2013 | | | (2,420,414 | ) | | | (2,908,042 | ) |
|
| | $ | (4,343,739 | ) | | $ | (4,839,319 | ) |
|
These amounts will be available to offset any future taxable capital gains.
(b) | Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on certain futures contracts and the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes. |
|
(c) | Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on certain futures contracts and differences in the book/tax treatment of various items. |
|
(d) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book & tax accretion methods for market discounts on fixed income securities. |
|
8.Additional Information
Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) have submitted an Offer of Settlement of an administrative proceeding to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with an investigation into the 1999 appointment of an affiliated transfer agent for the Smith Barney family of mutual funds (the “Funds”). SBFM and CGMI understand that the SEC has accepted the Offer of Settlement, but has not yet issued the administrative order.
The SEC order will find that SBFM and CGMI willfully violated Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Specifically, the order will find that SBFM and CGMI knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose to the boards of the Funds in 1999 when proposing a new transfer agent arrangement with an affiliated transfer agent that:First Data Investors Services Group (“First Data”), the Funds’then-existing transfer agent, had offered to continue as transfer agent and do the same work for substantially less money than before; and that Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”) had entered into a side letter with First Data under which CAM agreed to recommend the appointment of First Data as sub-transfer agent to the affiliated transfer agent in exchange, among other things, for a guarantee by First Data of specified amounts of asset management and investment banking fees to CAM and CGMI. The order also will find that SBFM and CGMI willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Advisers Act by virtue of the omissions discussed above and other misrepresentations and omissions in the materials provided to the Funds’ boards, including the failure to make clear that the affiliated transfer agent would earn a high profit for performing limited functions while First Data continued to perform almost all of the
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transfer agent functions, and the suggestion that the proposed arrangement was in the Funds’ best interests and that no viable alternatives existed. SBFM and CGMI do not admit or deny any wrongdoing or liability. The settlement will not establish wrongdoing or liability for purposes of any other proceeding.
The SEC will censure SBFM and CGMI and order them to cease and desist from violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act. The order will require Citigroup to pay $208.1 million, including $109 million in disgorgement of profits, $19.1 million in interest, and a civil money penalty of $80 million. Approximately $24.4 million has already been paid to the Funds, primarily through fee waivers. The remaining $183.7 million, including the penalty, will be paid to the U.S. Treasury and then distributed pursuant to a plan to be prepared by Citigroup and submitted within 90 days of the entry of the order for approval by the SEC. The distribution plan may also include a portion of certain escrowed transfer agency fees, in accordance with the terms of the order.
The order will require SBFM to recommend a new transfer agent contract to the Fund boards within 180 days of the entry of the order; if a Citigroup affiliate submits a proposal to serve as transfer agent or sub-transfer agent, an independent monitor must be engaged at the expense of SBFM and CGMI to oversee a competitive bidding process. Under the order, Citigroup also will be required to comply with an amended version of a vendor policy that Citigroup instituted in August 2004. That policy, as amended, among other things, requires that when requested by a Fund board, CAM will retain at its own expense an independent consulting expert to advise and assist the board on the selection of certain service providers affiliated with Citigroup.
At this time, there is no certainty as to how the proceeds of the settlement will be distributed, to whom such distributions will be made, the methodology by which such distributions will be allocated, and when such distributions will be made. Although there can be no assurance, Citigroup does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Funds.
9. Legal Matters
Beginning in June, 2004, class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws were filed against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Distributor”) and a number of its affiliates, including Smith Barney Fund Management LLC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (the “Advisers”), substantially all of the mutual funds managed by the Advisers (the “Funds”), and directors or trustees of the Funds. The complaints alleged, among other things, that the Distributor cre-
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ated various undisclosed incentives for its brokers to sell Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers funds. In addition, according to the complaints, the Advisers caused the Funds to pay excessive brokerage commissions to the Distributor for steering clients towards proprietary funds. The complaints also alleged that the defendants breached their fiduciary duty to the Funds by improperly charging Rule 12b-1 fees and by drawing on fund assets to make undisclosed payments of soft dollars and excessive brokerage commissions. The complaints also alleged that the Funds failed to adequately disclose certain of the allegedly wrongful conduct. The complaints sought injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, rescission of the Funds’contracts with the Advisers, recovery of all fees paid to the Advisers pursuant to such contracts and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.
On December 15, 2004, a consolidated amended complaint (the “Complaint”) was filed alleging substantially similar causes of action. While the lawsuit is in its earliest stages, to the extent that the Complaint purports to state causes of action against the Funds, Citigroup Asset Management believes the Funds have significant defenses to such allegations, which the Funds intend to vigorously assert in responding to the Complaint.
Additional lawsuits arising out of these circumstances and presenting similar allegations and requests for relief may be filed against the defendants in the future.
As of the date of this report, Citigroup Asset Management and the Funds believe that the resolution of the pending lawsuit will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Funds or the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates to continue to render services to the Funds under their respective contracts.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Smith Barney Muni Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Georgia Portfolio and Pennsylvania Portfolio (“Funds”) of Smith Barney Muni Funds as of March 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Georgia Portfolio and Pennsylvania Portfolio of Smith Barney Muni Funds as of March 31, 2005, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
NewYork, NewYork
May 27, 2005
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Additional Information (unaudited)
Information about Trustees and Officers
The business and affairs of the Smith Barney Muni Funds (“Trust”) — Georgia and Pennsylvania Portfolios (“Funds”) are managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to theTrustees and Officers of theTrust is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling theTrust’s transfer agent (Citigroup Trust Bank, fsb. at 1-800-451-2010).
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| | | | Term of | | | | Portfolios | | |
| | | | Office* and | | Principal | | In Fund | | Other Board |
| | Position(s) | | Length | | Occupation(s) | | Complex | | Memberships |
Name, Address | | Held with | | of Time | | During Past | | Overseen | | Held by |
and Birth Year | | Fund | | Served | | Five Years | | by Trustee | | Trustee |
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NON-INTERESTED | | | | | | | | | | |
TRUSTEES: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Lee Abraham | | Trustee | | Since | | Retired; Former Director | | 27 | | None |
13732 LeHavre Drive | | | | 1999 | | of Signet Group PLC | | | | |
Frenchman’s Creek | | | | | | | | | | |
Palm Beach Gardens, | | | | | | | | | | |
FL 33410 | | | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1927 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Jane F. Dasher | | Trustee | | Since | | Controller of PBK | | 27 | | None |
Korsant Partners | | | | 1999 | | Holdings Inc. , a family | | | | |
283 Greenwich Avenue | | | | | | investment company | | | | |
3rd Floor | | | | | | | | | | |
Greenwich, CT 06830 | | | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1949 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Donald R. Foley | | Trustee | | Since | | Retired | | 18 | | None |
3668 Freshwater Drive | | | | 1985 | | | | | | |
Jupiter, FL 33477 | | | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1922 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Richard E. Hanson, Jr. | | Trustee | | Since | | Retired; Former Head of | | 27 | | None |
2751 Vermont Route 140 | | | | 1999 | | the New Atlanta Jewish | | | | |
Poultney, VT 05764 | | | | | | Community High School | | | | |
Birth Year: 1941 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Paul Hardin | | Trustee | | Since | | Professor of Law & | | 34 | | None |
12083 Morehead Drive | | | | 1994 | | Chancellor Emeritus | | | | |
Chapel Hill, | | | | | | at the University of | | | | |
NC 27514-8426 | | | | | | North Carolina | | | | |
Birth Year: 1931 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Roderick C. Rasmussen | | Trustee | | Since | | Investment Counselor | | 27 | | None |
9 Cadence Court | | | | 1985 | | | | | | |
Morristown, NJ 07960 | | | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1926 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
John P. Toolan | | Trustee | | Since | | Retired | | 27 | | John Hancock |
13 Chadwell Place | | | | 1985 | | | | | | Funds |
Morristown, NJ 07960 | | | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1930 | | | | | | | | | | |
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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | Number of | | |
| | | | Term of | | | | Portfolios | | |
| | | | Office* and | | Principal | | In Fund | | Other Board |
| | Position(s) | | Length | | Occupation(s) | | Complex | | Memberships |
Name, Address | | Held with | | of Time | | During Past | | Overseen | | Held by |
and Birth Year | | Fund | | Served | | Five Years | | by Trustee | | Trustee |
|
INTERESTED | | | | | | | | | | |
TRUSTEE: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
R. Jay Gerken, CFA** | | Chairman, | | Since | | Managing Director of | | 219 | | None |
Citigroup Asset | | President | | 2002 | | Citigroup Global Markets | | | | |
Management | | and Chief | | | | Inc. (“CGM”); Chairman, | | | | |
(“CAM”) | | Executive | | | | President and Chief | | | | |
399 Park Avenue | | Officer | | | | Executive Officer of Smith | | | | |
4th Floor | | | | | | Barney Fund Management | | | | |
New York, NY 10022 | | | | | | LLC (“SBFM”), Travelers | | | | |
Birth Year: 1951 | | | | | | Investment Adviser, Inc. | | | | |
| | | | | | (“TIA”) and Citi Fund | | | | |
| | | | | | Management Inc. (“CFM”); | | |
| | | | | | President and Chief | | | | |
| | | | | | Executive Officer of certain | | | | |
| | | | | | mutual funds associated | | | | |
| | | | | | with Citigroup Inc. | | | | |
| | | | | | (“Citigroup”); Formerly, | | | | |
| | | | | | Portfolio Manager of | | | | |
| | | | | | Smith Barney Allocation | | | | |
| | | | | | Series Inc. (from 1996 to | | | | |
| | | | | | 2001) and Smith Barney | | | | |
| | | | | | Growth and Income Fund | | | | |
| | | | | | (from 1996 to 2000) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
OFFICERS: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Andrew B. Shoup | | Senior Vice | | Since | | Director of CAM; Senior | | N/A | | N/A |
CAM | | President | | 2003 | | Vice President and Chief | | | | |
125 Broad Street | | and Chief | | | | Administrative Officer of | | | | |
11th Floor | | Administrative | | mutual funds associated | | | | |
New York, NY 10004 | | Officer | | | | with Citigroup; Head of | | | | |
Birth Year: 1956 | | | | | | International Funds | | | | |
| | | | | | Administration of CAM | | | | |
| | | | | | (from 2001 to 2003); | | | | |
| | | | | | Director of Global Funds | | | | |
| | | | | | Administration of CAM | | | | |
| | | | | | (from 2000 to 2001); | | | | |
| | | | | | Head of U.S. Citibank | | | | |
| | | | | | Funds Administration | | | | |
| | | | | | of CAM (from 1998 | | | | |
| | | | | | to 2000) | | | | |
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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | Number of | | |
| | | | Term of | | | | Portfolios | | |
| | | | Office* and | | Principal | | In Fund | | Other Board |
| | Position(s) | | Length | | Occupation(s) | | Complex | | Memberships |
Name, Address | | Held with | | of Time | | During Past | | Overseen | | Held by |
and Birth Year | | Fund | | Served | | Five Years | | by Trustee | | Trustee |
|
Robert J. Brault | | Chief | | Since | | Director of CGM; Chief | | N/A | | N/A |
CAM | | Financial | | 2004 | | Financial Officer and | | | | |
125 Broad Street | | Officer and | | | | Treasurer of certain | | | | |
11th Floor | | Treasurer | | | | mutual funds | | | | |
New York, NY 10004 | | | | | | associated with | | | | |
Birth Year: 1965 | | | | | | Citigroup; Director of | | | | |
| | | | | | Internal Control for | | | | |
| | | | | | CAM U.S. Mutual Fund | | | | |
| | | | | | Administration (from | | | | |
| | | | | | 2002 to 2004); | | | | |
| | | | | | Director of Project | | | | |
| | | | | | Management & | | | | |
| | | | | | Information Systems | | | | |
| | | | | | for CAM U.S. Mutual | | | | |
| | | | | | Fund Administration | | | | |
| | | | | | (from 2000 to 2002); | | | | |
| | | | | | Vice President of | | | | |
| | | | | | Mutual Fund | | | | |
| | | | | | Administration at | | | | |
| | | | | | investors Capital | | | | |
| | | | | | Services (from 1999 | | | | |
| | | | | | to 2000) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Peter M. Coffey | | Vice | | Since | | Managing Director of | | N/A | | N/A |
CAM | | President | | 1987 | | CGM; Investment Officer | | | | |
399 Park Avenue | | and | | | | of SBFM | | | | |
4th Floor | | Investment | | | | | | | | |
New York, NY 10022 | | Officer | | | | | | | | |
Birth Year: 1944 | | | | | | | | | | |
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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | Number of | | |
| | | | Term of | | | | Portfolios | | |
| | | | Office* and | | Principal | | In Fund | | Other Board |
| | Position(s) | | Length | | Occupation(s) | | Complex | | Memberships |
Name, Address | | Held with | | of Time | | During Past | | Overseen | | Held by |
and Birth Year | | Fund | | Served | | Five Years | | by Trustee | | Trustee |
|
Andrew Beagley | | Chief Anti- | | Since | | Director of CGM (since | | N/A | | N/A |
CAM | | Money | | 2002 | | 2000); Director of | | | | |
399 Park Avenue | | Laundering | | | | Compliance, North | | | | |
4th Floor | | Compliance | | | | America, CAM (since | | | | |
New York, NY 10022 | | Officer | | | | 2000); Chief Anti- | | | | |
Birth Year: 1962 | | | | | | Money Laundering | | | | |
| | Chief | | Since | | Compliance Officer and | | | | |
| | Compliance | | 2004 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | | | |
| | Officer | | | | of certain mutual funds | | | | |
| | | | | | associated with | | | | |
| | | | | | Citigroup; Director of | | | | |
| | | | | | Compliance, Europe, | | | | |
| | | | | | the Middle East and | | | | |
| | | | | | Africa, CAM (from | | | | |
| | | | | | 1999 to 2000); Chief | | | | |
| | | | | | Compliance Officer, | | | | |
| | | | | | SBFM, CFM, TIA | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Robert I. Frenkel | | Secretary | | Since | | Managing Director and | | N/A | | N/A |
CAM | | and Chief | | 2003 | | General Counsel of | | | | |
300 First Stamford Place | | Legal | | | | Global Mutual Funds | | | | |
4th Floor | | Officer | | | | for CAM and its | | | | |
Stamford, CT 06902 | | | | | | predecessor (since | | | | |
Birth Year: 1954 | | | | | | 1994); Secretary and | | | | |
| | | | | | Chief Legal Officer of | | | | |
| | | | | | mutual funds associated | | | | |
| | | | | | with Citigroup | | | | |
* | Each Trustee and Officer serves until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
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** | Mr. Gerken is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because Mr. Gerken is an officer of SBFM and certain of its affiliates. |
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59 Smith Barney Muni Funds | 2005 Annual Report
Important Tax Information (unaudited)
All of the net investment income distributions paid monthly by the Georgia Portfolio during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.
All of the net investment income distributions paid monthly by the Pennsylvania Portfolio from April 2004 through February 2005 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes. Additionally, 84.60% of the net investment income distribution paid in March 2005 qualifies as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.
Please retain this information for your records.
60 Smith Barney Muni Funds | 2005 Annual Report
SMITH BARNEY MUNI FUNDS | | |
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| TRUSTEES | INVESTMENT MANAGER |
| Lee Abraham | Smith Barney Fund |
| Jane F. Dasher | Management LLC |
| Donald R. Foley | |
| R. Jay Gerken, CFA | DISTRIBUTOR |
| Chairman | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
| Richard E. Hanson, Jr. | |
| Paul Hardin | CUSTODIAN |
| Roderick C. Rasmussen | State Street Bank and |
| John P. Toolan | Trust Company |
| | |
| OFFICERS | TRANSFER AGENT |
| R. Jay Gerken, CFA | Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb. |
| President and | 125 Broad Street, 11th Floor |
| Chief Executive Officer | New York, New York 10004 |
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| Andrew B. Shoup | |
| Senior Vice President and | SUB-TRANSFER AGENT |
| Chief Administrative Officer | PFPC Inc. |
| | P. O. Box 9699 |
| Robert J. Brault | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Chief Financial Officer | 02940-9699 |
| and Treasurer | |
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| Peter M. Coffey | |
| Vice President and | |
| Investment Officer | |
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| Andrew Beagley | |
| Chief Anti-Money Laundering | |
| Compliance Officer | |
| and Chief Compliance Officer | |
|
| Robert I. Frenkel | |
| Secretary and | |
| Chief Legal Officer | |
Smith Barney Muni Funds
Georgia Portfolio Pennsylvania Portfolio The Funds are separate investment funds of the Smith Barney Muni Funds, a Massachusetts business trust. | | This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Smith Barney Muni Funds —Georgia and Pennsylvania Portfolios, but it may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current Prospectus. SMITH BARNEY MUNI FUNDS Smith Barney Mutual Funds 125 Broad Street 10th Floor, MF-2 New York, New York 10004 This report must be preceded or accompanied by a free prospectus. Investors should consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. www.citigroupam.com |
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The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Funds, shareholders can call 1-800-451-2010. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2004 and a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the Funds’ website at www.citigroupam.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. | | ©2005 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Member NASD, SIPC
FD0789 5/05 05-8558 |
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
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| The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller. |
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ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
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| The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Jane Dasher, Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Ms. Dasher as the Audit Committee’s financial expert. Ms. Dasher is an “independent” Trustee pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR. |
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Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
| (a) | Audit Fees for the Smith Barney Muni Funds were $170,500 and $170,500 for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. |
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| (b) | Audit-Related Fees for the Smith Barney Muni Funds were $0 and $0 for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. |
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| (c) | Tax Fees for Smith Barney Muni Funds were $38,600 and $18,500 for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services, which include (the filing and amendment of federal, state and local income tax returns, timely RIC qualification review and tax distribution and analysis planning) rendered by the Accountant to Smith Barney Muni Funds. |
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| (d) | All Other Fees for Smith Barney Muni Funds were $0 and $0 for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. |
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| (e) | (1) Audit Committee’s pre–approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
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| | The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by Smith Barney Fund Management LLC or Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee. |
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| | The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent registered public accounting firm, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible. |
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| | Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit. |
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| | (2) For the Smith Barney Muni Funds, the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04; and Other Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. |
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| (f) | N/A |
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| (g) | Non-audit fees billed by the Accountant for services rendered to Smith Barney Muni Funds and CAM and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CAM that provides ongoing services to Smith Barney Muni Funds. Fees billed to and paid by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. related to transfer agent matter as fully described in the notes to the financial statements titled “Additional Information” were $75,000 and $0 for the years ended 3/31/05 and 3/31/04. |
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| (h) | Yes. The Smith Barney Muni Funds’ Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the Accountant's independence. All services provided by the Accountant to the Smith Barney Muni Funds or to Service Affiliates which were required to be pre-approved were pre-approved as required. |
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ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
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| Not applicable. |
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ITEM 6. | [RESERVED] |
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ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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| Not applicable. |
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ITEM 8. | [RESERVED] |
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ITEM 9. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
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| Not applicable. |
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ITEM 10. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
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| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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ITEM 11. | EXHIBITS. | |
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| (a) | Code of Ethics attached hereto. |
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| Exhibit 99.CODE ETH |
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| (b) | Attached hereto. |
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| Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley of 2002 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
Smith Barney Muni Funds
By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken |
| R. Jay Gerken |
| Chief Executive Officer of |
| Smith Barney Muni Funds |
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Date: June 9, 2005 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken |
| R. Jay Gerken |
| Chief Executive Officer of |
| Smith Barney Muni Funds |
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Date: | June 9, 2005 |
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By: | /s/ Robert J. Brault |
| Robert J. Brault |
| Chief Financial Officer of |
| Smith Barney Muni Funds |
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Date: June 9, 2005 |