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THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC
388 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

March 8, 2002

To the Stockholders:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of The Salomon Brothers
Fund Inc (the "Fund") will be held at the offices of Salomon Brothers Asset
Management Inc, 388 Greenwich Street, 27th Floor, auditorium, New York, New
York, on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 1:30 p.m., for the purposes of considering
and voting upon the following:

1. The election of directors (Proposal 1); and

2. Any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.

The close of business on February 21, 2002 has been fixed as the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Christina T. Sydor
Secretary

TO AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, WE URGE YOU TO
INDICATE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY, DATE AND SIGN IT AND
RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR HOW
SMALL YOUR HOLDINGS MAY BE.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS

The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance
to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund involved in validating your
vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

1. Individual Accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the
registration on the proxy card.

2. Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing
should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.

3. All Other Accounts: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy
card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of
registration. For example:

REGISTRATION VALID SIGNATURE
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTS
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(1) ABC Corp. .................................... ABC Corp. (by John Doe, Treasurer)
(2) ABC Corp. .................................... John Doe, Treasurer
(3) ABC Corp. c/o John Doe, Treasurer ........... John Doe
(4) ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan ................ John Doe, Trustee

TRUST ACCOUNTS
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(1) ABC Trust .................................... Jane B. Doe, Trustee
(2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee u/t/d 12/28/78 ......... Jane B. Doe

CUSTODIAL OR ESTATE ACCOUNTS
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(1) John B. Smith, Cust. f/b/o John B. Smith, John B. Smith
Jr. UGMA ....................................
(2) John B. Smith ................................ John B. Smith, Jr., Executor

THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC
388 GREENWICH STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013

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PROXY STATEMENT

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation by the
Board of Directors of The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc (the "Fund") of proxies to
be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at the
offices of Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, 388 Greenwich Street, 27th
Floor, auditorium, New York, New York, on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 1:30 p.m.,
New York Time, (and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof) for the
purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. This proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first
being mailed to stockholders on or about March 8, 2002. Stockholders who
execute proxies retain the right to revoke them in person at the Meeting or by
written notice received by the Secretary of the Fund at any time before they
are voted. Unrevoked proxies will be voted in accordance with the
specifications thereon and, unless specified to the contrary, will be voted FOR
the election of directors. The close of business on February 21, 2002 has been
fixed as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote
for each full share and an appropriate fraction of a vote for each fractional
share held. As of February 21, 2002, there were 100,939,750 shares of Common
Stock outstanding.

In accordance with the Fund's By-Laws, a quorum is constituted by the
presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Fund's Common Stock entitled to vote at the Meeting.
In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or in the event that
a quorum is present but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals are
not received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments
of the Meeting to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date
to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require
the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at the Meeting
in person or by proxy. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies
which they are entitled to vote FOR or AGAINST any such proposal in their
discretion. A stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in
this proxy statement prior to any such adjournment if sufficient votes have
been received for approval. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes (reflected by
signed but unvoted proxies), as defined below, do not count as votes cast with
respect to any proposal. With respect to a proposal requiring the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the effect of
abstentions and Broker Non-Votes is the same as a vote against such proposal.
"Broker Non-Votes" are shares held in the name of a broker or nominee for which
an executed proxy is received by the Fund, but are not voted on the proposal
because voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners
or persons entitled to vote and the broker or nominee does not have
discretionary voting power.

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc ("SBAM"), whose principal business
address is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, is the Fund's
investment adviser and administrator.

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, seven Directors are to be elected to hold office until the
next Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the
proxy to vote the proxy FOR the election of the nominees named below. Each
nominee has indicated that he or

she will serve if elected, but if any nominee should be unable to serve, the
proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the persons named in the
proxy in accordance with their judgment. Each nominee has previously been
elected a Director by the Fund's stockholders. As of January 29, 2001, Charles
F. Barber became a director emeritus* of the Fund.

The following table provides information concerning each nominee for
election as Director:

NUMBER OF
FUNDS ADVISED
BY SBAM AND
OVERSEEN OTHER
BY NOMINEE DIRECTORSHIPS
POSITION HELD LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION (INCLUDING HELD BY
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE WITH FUND TERM SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS THE FUND) NOMINEE
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Andrew L. Breech Director and Since 1991 President, Dealer 4 None
2120 Wilshire Blvd Member of Operating Control Service,
Santa Monica, CA 90403 the Audit Inc.
Age: 49 Committee

Carol L. Colman, Director Since 1992 Consultant, Colman 7 None
278 Hawley Road Consulting.
North Salem, NY 10560
Age: 56

William R. Dill, Director and Since 1985 Retired (Formerly, 4 None
25 Birch Lane Member President, Boston
Cumberland Foreside, of the Architectural Center;
ME 04110 Nominating formerly President, Anna
Age: 71 Committee Maria College; President
Emeritus Babson College).

Clifford M. Kirtland, Jr. Director and Since 1987 Retired (Member of 4 None
9 Parkway Square Member of Advisory Committee,
4200 Northside Pkwy, the Audit Noro-Moseley Partners;
NW Committee formerly Director, Oxford
Atlanta, GA 30327 Industries, Inc., Shaw
Age: 78 Industries, Inc., Graphic
Industries, Inc. and CSX
Corp.; formerly, Chairman
and President, Cox
Communications).

**Heath B. McLendon Director, Since 1998 Managing Director, SBAM; 17 Director of six
125 Broad Street Chairman Managing Director, registered investment
New York, NY 10004 of the Salomon Smith Barney Inc. companies managed by
Age: 68 Board and ("SSB"); President and The Travelers
President Director, Smith Barney Investment
Fund Management LLC Management Company;
("SBFM") and Travelers Director of seven
Investment Adviser, Inc. registered investment
("TIA") companies managed by
Travelers Asset
Management
International
Corporation; Director of
43 registered
investment companies
managed and/or
administered by SBFM;
Director of 16
registered investment
companies managed by
Citi Fund Management
Inc.; Trustee, Drew
University; Advisory
Director, M&T Bank.

Louis P. Mattis Director and Since 1991 Principal, Mattis & Co. LLP 3 Director of Epgenix
446 Oak Ridge Rd Member of the
Snowmass Village, Nominating
CO 81615 Committee
Age: 60

Thomas F. Schlafly Director and Since 1986 Of Counsel to Blackwell 3 None
720 Olive Street Member of Audit Sanders Peper Martin LLP
St. Louis, MO 63101 and Nominating (attorneys); President, The
Age: 53 Committees Saint Louis Brewery, Inc.

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* Upon attainment of age 80, Fund Directors are required to change to
emeritus status. Directors emeritus are entitled to serve in emeritus
status for a maximum of 10 years during which time they are paid 50% of
the annual retainer fee and meeting fees otherwise applicable to Fund
directors, together with reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for each
meeting attended.
** Mr. McLendon is an "interested person," as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") because he is Managing
Director of SBAM and a director and/or officer of affiliates of SBAM, the
Fund's investment adviser.

The following table provides information concerning the dollar range* of
equity securities beneficially owned by each nominee for election as Director:

DOLLAR RANGE* OF EQUITY AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE* OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN
NAME OF NOMINEE SECURITIES IN THE FUND BY NOMINEE AND ADVISED BY SBAM
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Andrew L. Breech D E
Carol L. Colman D E
William R. Dill C E
Clifford M. Kirtland, Jr. D E
**Heath B. McLendon C E
Louis P. Mattis C D
Thomas F. Schlafly C E

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* The dollar ranges are as follows: "A" = none; "B" = $1 - $10,000; "C" =
$10,001 - $50,000; "D" = $50,001 - $100,000; "E" = over $100,000.

** Mr. McLendon is an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.

Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to provide to
stockholders, for each nominee for election as Director who is not an
"interested person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, and his or her
immediate family members, information as to each class of securities owned
beneficially or of record in SBAM, the Fund's investment adviser, or person or
entity (other than the Fund) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with SBAM. SBAM is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of Citigroup, Inc. As of January 20, 2002, none of the nominees for election as
Director who are not "interested persons" of the Fund and none of their
immediate family members owned beneficially or of record shares of Citigroup,
Inc.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that the Fund is
managed in the best interests of its stockholders. The Directors oversee the
Fund's business by, among other things, meeting with the Fund's management and
evaluating the performance of the Fund's service providers including SBAM, the
custodian, the transfer agent and the administrator. As part of this process,
the Directors consult with the Fund's independent auditors and with their own
separate independent counsel.

The Board of Directors has four regularly scheduled meetings each year and
additional meetings are scheduled as needed. In addition, the Board has an
audit committee and a nominating committee, which meet periodically during the
year and whose responsibilities are described below.

The Directors regularly review the Fund's financial statements,
performance and market price as well as the quality of the services being
provided to the Fund. As part of this process, the Directors review the Fund's
fees and expenses to determine if they are reasonable and competitive in light
of the services being received and while also ensuring that the Fund continues
to have access to high quality services in the future. Based on these reviews,
the Directors periodically make suggestions to the Fund's management and
monitor to ensure that responsive action is taken. The Directors also monitor
potential conflicts of interest among the Fund, SBAM and its affiliates and
other funds and clients managed by SBAM to ensure that the Fund is managed in a
manner which is in the best interests of the Fund's stockholders.

At February 21, 2002, the Directors and officers of the Fund as a group
owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund's Common
Stock. To the knowledge of management, no person owned of record or owned
beneficially more than 5% of the Fund's shares of Common Stock outstanding at
that date, except that Cede & Co., a nominee for participants in Depository
Trust Company, held of record 72,821,249 shares, equal to approximately 72.14%
of the Fund's outstanding shares.

The Fund's executive officers are chosen each year at the first meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Fund following the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, to hold office until the meeting of the Board following the next
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly
elected and qualified. In addition to Mr. McLendon, the Fund's Chairman and
President, the executive officers of the Fund currently are:

POSITION(S) LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE HELD WITH TIME SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS
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Lewis E. Daidone Senior Vice Since 1998 Managing Director of SSB; Chief
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. President and Financial Officer of the Smith Barney
125 Broad Street Treasurer Mutual Funds; Director and Senior Vice
New York, NY 10004 President of SBFM and TIA.
Age: 44

Michael A. Kagan Executive Vice Since 2001 Managing Director of SBAM.
Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. President
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Age: 40

Anthony Pace Controller Since 1998 Director of SSB.
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Age: 37

Christina T. Sydor Secretary Since 1998 Managing Director of SSB; General
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Counsel and Secretary of SBFM and TIA.
800 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
Age: 51

The Fund's Audit Committee is composed entirely of Directors who are not
"interested persons" of either the Fund, SBAM or their affiliates within the
meaning of the 1940 Act, and who are "independent" as defined in the New York
Stock Exchange listing standards. The principal functions of the Audit
Committee are: (i) to recommend to the Board the appointment of the Fund's
independent auditors; (ii) to review with the independent auditors the scope
and anticipated cost of their audit; and (iii) to receive and consider a report
from the independent auditors concerning their conduct of the audit, including
any comments or recommendations they might want to make in that connection.
This Committee held two meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001. The Fund adopted an Audit Committee Charter at a meeting held on April
11, 2000.

The Fund's Nominating Committee, whose principal function is to recommend
nominees for election as directors of the Fund, is composed of Messrs. Dill,
Mattis and Schlafly. This Committee held one meeting during the year ended
December 31, 2001. The Nominating Committee will accept nominations for the
office of director made by the stockholders in a written request addressed to
the Secretary of the Fund which includes biographical data and sets forth the
qualifications of the proposed nominee.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Pursuant to a meeting of the Audit Committee on February 20, 2002, the
Audit Committee reports that it has (i) reviewed and discussed the Fund's
audited financial statements with management; (ii) discussed with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), the independent auditors to the Fund the
matters (such as the quality of the Fund's accounting principles and internal
controls) required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61;
and (iii) received written confirmation from PwC that it is independent and
written disclosures regarding such independence as required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1, and discussed with PwC the auditors
independence. Based on review and discussions referred to in items (i) through
(iii) above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the
Board has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the
Fund's annual report for the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. The
Fund's Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Breech, Kirtland and Schlafly.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, the Board of Directors met
four times. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of
meetings of the Board and the committees for which he/she was eligible.

A representative of PwC will be available at the Meeting to answer
appropriate questions and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or
she chooses to do so.

Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to provide to
stockholders in connection with the Meeting information regarding compensation
paid to the directors by the Fund, as well as by the various other investment
companies advised by SBAM. The following table provides information concerning
the compensation paid to each director during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2001. Certain of the directors listed below are members of the Audit
Committee of the Fund and other committees of certain other investment
companies advised by SBAM, and, accordingly, the amounts provided in the table
include compensation for service on such committees. Please note that the Fund
does not provide any pension or retirement benefits to directors. In addition,
the Fund paid no remuneration during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 to
Mr. McLendon who is an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.

AGGREGATE TOTAL COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION FROM FUND AND
NAME OF DIRECTORS FROM THE FUND FUND COMPLEX
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DIRECTORSHIPS(A)

Andrew L. Breech .................. $10,500 $ 25,750(4)
Carol L. Colman ................... $ 9,750 $ 46,625(7)
William R. Dill ................... $ 9,000 $ 22,875(4)
Clifford M. Kirtland, Jr. ......... $11,250 $ 28,125(4)
Louis P. Mattis ................... $ 9,000 $ 20,000(3)
Thomas F. Schlafly ................ $11,250 $ 25,250(3)

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(A) The numbers in parentheses indicate the applicable number of investment
company directorships held by that director.

During the Fund's last fiscal year, total compensation paid by the Fund to
Mr. Barber, in his capacity as director emeritus, totaled $7,125.

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 30(h) of
the 1940 Act in combination require the Fund's directors and officers, persons
who own more than 10% of the Fund's Common Stock, SBAM and its directors and
officers, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The
Fund believes that all relevant persons have complied with applicable filing
requirements during its most recently completed fiscal year.

REQUIRED VOTE

The nominees as Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by
the holders of shares of the Fund's Common Stock present in person or
represented by proxy at a meeting with a quorum present. For purposes of the
election of directors, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered
votes cast, and do not affect the plurality vote required for directors.

THE DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT "INTERESTED PERSONS,"
AS DEFINED IN THE 1940 ACT, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
"FOR" EACH OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.

AUDIT FEES. Fees for the annual audit of the Fund's financial statements
by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001 were $39,000.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES. There were
no fees billed for financial information systems design and implementation
services rendered by PwC to the Fund, SBAM and entities controlled by or
affiliated with SBAM that provide services to the Fund for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001.

ALL OTHERS FEES. The aggregate fees billed for all other non-audit
services, including fees for tax related services, rendered by PwC to the Fund,
SBAM and entities controlled by or affiliated with SBAM that provide services
to the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 were $271,000. The
Audit Committee of the Fund has determined that provision of these non-audit
services is compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC.

PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED BY STOCKHOLDERS

All proposals by stockholders of the Fund which are intended to be
presented at the Fund's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2003
must be received by the Fund for inclusion in the Fund's proxy statement and
proxy relating to that meeting no later than November 8, 2002. Any stockholder
who desires to bring a proposal at the Fund's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
without including such proposal in the Fund's proxy statement must deliver
written notice thereof to the Secretary of the Fund (addressed to The Salomon
Brothers Fund Inc, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013) during the
period from January 23, 2003 to February 22, 2003.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Fund's Annual Report containing financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001 is available, free of charge, by writing to the
Fund c/o Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc at the address listed on the
front cover, or by calling 1-888-777-0102.

EXPENSES OF PROXY SOLICITATION

The costs of preparing, assembling and mailing material in connection with
this solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Fund. Proxies may also be
solicited personally by officers of the Fund and by regular employees of SBAM,
or its affiliates, or other representatives of the Fund or by telephone or
telegraph, in addition to the use of mails. Brokerage houses, banks and other
fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation material to their
principals to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies, and they will
be reimbursed by the Fund for such out-of-pocket expenses.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Fund's Board of Directors does not know of any other matter which may
come before the Meeting. If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting,
it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxies in
accordance with their judgment on that matter.

March 8, 2002

DETACH PROXY CARD HERE

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[ ] PLEASE MARK, SIGN, AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.

[X] VOTES MUST BE INDICATED (X) IN BLACK OR BLUE INK.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

1. The election of directors

FOR WITHHOLD
ALL [ ] FOR ALL [ ] EXCEPTIONS [ ]

Nominees: Andrew L. Breech, Carol L. Colman, William R. Dill, Clifford M.
Kirtland, Jr., Heath B. McLendon, Louis P. Mattis, Thomas F. Schlafly

(INSTRUCTIONS: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, MARK
THE "EXCEPTIONS" BOX AND WRITE THAT NOMINEE'S NAME IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW.)

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2. Any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

I will attend the meeting. [ ]

To change your address, please mark this box. [ ]

To include any comments, please mark this box. [ ]

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NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. If joint owners,
EITHER may sign this Proxy. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title.

Date Share Owner sign here Co-Owner sign here
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THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned hereby appoints Heath B. McLendon, Robert A. Vegliante and
Lewis E. Daidone and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and revocation to represent the undersigned and
to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of The Salomon Brothers Fund Inc
(the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Fund's Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held at Salomon Smith Barney, 388
Greenwich Street, 27th Floor, auditorium, New York, New York on Tuesday, April
23, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby
acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement
and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated
hereon. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the Meeting. A majority of the proxies
present and acting at the Meeting in person or by sub-stitute (or, if only one
shall be so present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power
and authority of said proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes any
proxy previously given.

This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by
the stockholder.

IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE TO THE CONTRARY, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE
ELECTION OF NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.

Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.

Please Sign and Date on Reverse Side and Mail in Accompanying Postpaid Envelope.

THE SALOMON BROTHERS FUND INC
P.O. BOX 11193
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10203-0193