Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21337

 

 

Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

125 Broad Street, New York,   NY 10004

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902


(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 725-6666

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

 

 

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2004


ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


LOGO

 

Salomon Brothers

Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2004

 

 

LOGO

 

PFPC Inc.

P.O. Box 43027

Boston, MA 02266-3027

 

EHISEMI 11/04

04-7650


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Letter From the Chairman

LOGO

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

The bond markets generated positive returns over the six-month period ended November 30, 2004. Although prices declined early in the period, they stabilized over recent months. The pullback in bond prices, which tend to move opposite anticipated interest rate movements, was triggered by heightened concern about resurgent inflation and rising interest rates. Rising interest rates can act as a brake on robust economic growth, helping to maintain a balance between steady growth and the inflation that generally can accompany it.

 

For the first time in four years, the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)i raised short-term interest rates during the six months ended November 30, 2004. The Fed raised its target for the closely watched federal funds rateii by 0.25% on several occasions, increasing it from a four-decade low of 1.00% in June to 2.00% in November, and then again to 2.25% on December 14th, after the fund’s reporting period had ended.

 

After declining in April and May, among significant U.S. Treasury volatility, the high-yield market benefited during the period due to a strong rally in U.S. Treasuries as the economy showed signs of slowing. Recent improvement in the U.S. economy has proved favorable for corporate earnings and the corporate bond credit environment. While markets will fluctuate, the high-yield market has remained healthy from a fundamental perspective, as many companies generated better-than-expected earnings and default rates continued to decline.

 

Emerging markets debt performed positively through the six months ended November 30, 2004, returning 13.82% as represented by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (“EMBI+”).iii Markets rallied over the summer — taking back losses in April and May — and performed strongly through the end of the period. Investors focused their attention on favorable country fundamentals and strength in commodity prices, such as metals, agriculture and oil. Despite concerns that high-energy prices might dampen a global recovery, the markets benefited from higher-than-expected global economic growth. Furthermore, continued progress on political and economic reforms and a generally positive macroeconomic environment led to a spate of bond rating upgrades or improved outlooks from credit rating services, which encouraged broader investor participation in emerging markets.

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2004, the Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc. returned 9.82%, based on its New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) market price and 8.46% based on its net asset value (“NAV”)iv per share. The fund outperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index,v which returned 3.82% for the same time frame. In comparison, the fund’s Lipper global income closed-end funds category averagevi was 11.44% over the six months ended November 30, 2004. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each fund’s NAV.

 

During this six-month period, the fund distributed dividends to shareholders totaling $0.6375 per share. The performance table on the next page shows the fund’s 30-day SEC yield as well as its six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of November 30, 2004. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The fund’s yields will vary.


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

 

FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2004

(unaudited)

 

Price Per Share   30-Day
SEC Yield
  Six-Month
Total Return
         
$15.06 (NAV)   6.51%   8.46%
         
$14.44 (NYSE)   6.79%   9.82%

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. The fund’s yields will vary.

 

Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Total returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and/or capital gains distributions, if any, in additional shares. The “SEC yield” is a return figure often quoted by bond and other fixed-income mutual funds. This quotation is based on the most recent 30-day (or one-month) period covered by the fund’s filings with the SEC. The yield figure reflects the dividends and interest earned during the period after deduction of the fund’s expenses for the period. These yields are as of November 30, 2004 and are subject to change.

 

 

Information About Your Fund

 

As you may be aware several issues in the mutual fund industry have recently come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. The fund’s Adviser and some of its affiliates have received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The fund has been informed that the Adviser and its affiliates are responding to those information requests, but are not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations.

 

As previously disclosed by Citigroup, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has notified Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”) and Citicorp Trust Bank (“CTB”), an affiliate of CAM, that the Staff is considering recommending a civil injunctive action and/or an administrative proceeding against CAM, CTB, the former CEO of CAM, two former employees and a current employee of CAM, relating to the creation, operation and fees of an internal transfer agent unit that serves various CAM-managed funds. Citigroup is cooperating with the SEC and will seek to resolve this matter in discussion with the SEC Staff. Although there can be no assurance, Citigroup does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the fund. For further information, please see the “Additional Information” note in the Notes to the Financial Statements included in this report.

 

Looking for Additional Information?

 

The fund is traded under the symbol “EHI” and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available on-line under symbol XEHIX. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday editions carry closed-end fund tables that will provide additional information. In addition, the fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.sbam.com.

 

In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 or 1-800-SALOMON (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for the fund’s current NAV, market price, and other information.


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

 

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you continue to meet your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

January 20, 2005

 

 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

RISKS: An investment in the fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. The fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on fund performance. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. High yield bonds involve greater credit and liquidity risks than investment grade bonds. Investments in small capitalization companies may involve a higher degree of risk and volatility than investments in larger, more established companies. Leverage may magnify gains and increase losses in the fund’s portfolio.

All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

i   The Fed is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.
ii   The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans.
iii   The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus is a total-return index that tracks the traded market for U.S. dollar-denominated Brady and other similar sovereign restructured bonds traded in the emerging markets.
iv   NAV is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from the closing value of all securities held by the fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in which the fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the fund is at the fund’s market price as determined by supply of and demand for the fund’s shares.
v   The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of Government, Corporate, Mortgage and Asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.
vi   Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2004, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, calculated among the 8 funds in the fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Fund at a Glance (unaudited)

 

LOGO


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  U.S. Government Agencies & Obligations (b)(c) — 50.1%       
      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Gold:

      
$ 70,000,000   

5.000%, 28 year

   $   69,146,840
  30,000,000   

5.500%, 28 year

     30,365,640
      

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):

      
  10,000,000   

6.000%, 27 year

     10,315,620
  40,000,000   

4.500%, 30 year

     38,437,520
  20,000,000   

5.500%, 30 year

     20,231,240
  60,000,000   

6.000%, 30 year

     61,931,280
           

      

Total U.S. Government Agencies & Obligations (Cost — $224,965,626)

     230,428,140
           

  Corporate Bonds & Notes — 33.8%       
  Basic Industries — 7.2%       
  375,000   

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., Sr. Notes, 7.250% due 10/1/12 (d)

     376,875
  475,000   

AK Steel Corp., 7.875% due 2/15/09

     485,688
  700,000   

Anchor Glass Container Corp., Secured Notes, 11.000% due 2/15/13

     752,500
      

Appleton Papers Inc.:

      
  375,000   

Sr. Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11

     405,938
  375,000   

Sr. Sub. Notes, Series B, 9.750% due 6/15/14

     415,313
  1,750,000   

Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., Series B, 10.750% due 7/1/11 (e)

     1,023,750
  950,000   

BCP Caylux Holdings Luxembourg SCA, Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.625% due 6/15/14 (d)

     1,071,125
  1,250,000   

Berry Plastics Corp., 10.750% due 7/15/12

     1,437,500
  300,000   

Borden U.S. Finance Corp., Secured Notes, 9.000% due 7/15/14 (d)

     331,500
  800,000   

Bowater Inc., Debentures, 9.500% due 10/15/12

     906,934
  1,500,000   

Buckeye Technologies Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.000% due 10/15/10

     1,522,500
  750,000   

Equistar Chemicals L.P., Sr. Notes, 10.625% due 5/1/11

     870,000
  1,000,000   

Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, Secured Notes, 11.000% due 7/15/10 (d)

     1,192,500
  1,250,000   

Huntsman ICI Chemicals, 10.125% due 7/1/09

     1,325,000
  750,000   

IMCO Recycling Inc., Secured Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/10

     847,500
  50,000   

ISP Holdings Inc., Secured Notes, Series B, 10.625% due 12/15/09

     55,750
  525,000   

Ispat Inland ULC, Secured Notes, 9.750% due 4/1/14

     636,563
  1,250,000   

JSG Funding PLC, Sr. Notes, 9.625% due 10/1/12

     1,431,250
  1,500,000   

Koppers Inc., 9.875% due 10/15/13

     1,705,500
  1,425,000   

Lyondell Chemical Co., Secured Notes, Series A, 9.625% due 5/1/07

     1,578,187
  1,000,000   

Millennium America Inc., 9.250% due 6/15/08

     1,132,500
  200,000   

Mueller Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.000% due 5/1/12

     218,000
  925,000   

Mueller Holdings, Inc., Discount Notes, (zero coupon until 4/15/09, 14.750% thereafter), due 4/15/14

     629,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Basic Industries — 7.2% (continued)       
$   1,375,000   

NewMarket Corp., 8.875% due 5/1/10

   $     1,526,250
  1,450,000   

Plastipak Holdings Inc., 10.750% due 9/1/11

     1,631,250
      

Pliant Corp.:

      
  225,000   

13.000% due 6/1/10

     217,125
  100,000   

Secured Notes, 11.125% due 9/1/09

     110,000
  1,500,000   

Radnor Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10

     1,237,500
  625,000   

Resolution Performance Products Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 13.500% due 11/15/10

     685,937
  1,575,000   

Rhodia SA, Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.875% due 6/1/11

     1,551,375
      

Stone Container Corp., Sr. Notes:

      
  950,000   

9.750% due 2/1/11

     1,054,500
  1,000,000   

8.375% due 7/1/12

     1,100,000
  25,000   

Stone Container Finance Co., 7.375% due 7/15/14

     26,937
  1,400,000   

Tekni-Plex, Inc., Series B, 12.750% due 6/15/10

     1,246,000
  75,000   

Tembec Industries, Inc., 8.625% due 6/30/09

     75,187
  894,000   

Westlake Chemical Corp., 8.750% due 7/15/11

     1,012,455
  1,150,000   

Wolverine Tube, Inc., 10.500% due 4/1/09

     1,259,250
           

              33,085,139
           

  Consumer Cyclicals — 3.0%       
  2,000,000   

Buffets, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.250% due 7/15/10

     2,140,000
  1,000,000   

Carrols Corp., 9.500% due 12/1/08

     1,038,000
  1,150,000   

Cinemark Inc., Sr. Discount Notes, (zero coupon until 3/15/09, thereafter), 9.750% due 3/15/14

     851,000
  1,000,000   

Courtyard By Marriott II L.P., Sr. Notes, Series B, 10.750% due 2/1/08

     1,005,000
  875,000   

Denny’s Corp., Sr. Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12 (d)

     923,125
      

Eye Care Centers of America, Inc.:

      
  2,000,000   

6.289% due 5/1/08 (f)

     1,950,000
  325,000   

9.125% due 5/1/08

     326,625
      

FelCor Lodging L.P.:

      
  65,000   

9.000% due 9/15/08

     68,575
  675,000   

8.500% due 6/1/11

     759,375
  1,000,000   

John Q. Hammons Hotels L.P., 1st Mortgage, Series B, 8.875% due 5/15/12

     1,142,500
  75,000   

LCE Acquisition Corp., 9.000% due 8/1/14 (d)

     81,000
  1,200,000   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Sr. Notes, Series B, 10.375% due 7/15/08

     1,230,000
      

Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes:

      
  750,000   

11.625% due 1/15/08

     787,500
  25,000   

12.250% due 12/15/12

     26,500
  1,000,000   

MeriStar Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P., 10.500% due 6/15/09

     1,100,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Consumer Cyclicals — 3.0% (continued)       
      

Six Flags, Inc., Sr. Notes:

      
$      250,000   

9.750% due 4/15/13

   $        248,750
  200,000   

9.625% due 6/1/14

     197,750
           

              13,875,700
           

  Consumer Non-Cyclicals — 7.5%       
  925,000   

aaiPharma Inc., 11.500% due 4/1/10 (f)

     679,875
  614,724   

Ahold Lease U.S.A., Inc., Series A-1, 7.820% due 1/2/20

     675,044
  1,100,000   

AmeriPath, Inc., 10.500% due 4/1/13

     1,138,500
  337,000   

Applica Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.000% due 7/31/08

     337,000
  725,000   

Athena Neurosciences Finance LLC, 7.250% due 2/21/08

     760,344
  650,000   

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/08

     738,563
  1,500,000   

Doane Pet Care Co., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.750% due 5/15/07

     1,496,250
  140,000   

Elan Pharmaceutical Investment III Ltd., Series B, 7.720% due 3/15/05

     142,800
  585,000   

Elizabeth Arden, Inc., Secured Notes, Series B, 11.750% due 2/1/11

     691,763
  750,000   

Extendicare Health Services, Inc., 9.500% due 7/1/10

     843,750
  700,000   

Genesis HealthCare Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.000% due 10/15/13

     761,250
  750,000   

Global Cash Access LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/12

     813,750
  400,000   

HCA Inc., Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15

     397,093
  825,000   

Herbst Gaming Inc., Sr. Sub.Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14 (d)

     831,187
  1,400,000   

Hines Nurseries, Inc., 10.250% due 10/1/11

     1,536,500
  2,500,000   

Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., 10.125% due 6/1/08

     2,075,000
  750,000   

IASIS Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14 (d)

     819,375
  1,625,000   

Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., 11.250% due 4/1/12

     1,373,125
  1,375,000   

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Sr. Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10

     1,608,750
  425,000   

InSight Health Services Corp., Series B, 9.875% due 11/1/11

     433,500
  1,520,000   

Jafra Cosmetics International Inc., 10.750% due 5/15/11

     1,725,200
  450,000   

Jean Coutu Group Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.500% due 8/1/14 (d)

     459,000
  415,000   

Medical Device Manufacturing Inc., 10.000% due 7/15/12 (d)

     448,200
  1,600,000   

MGM MIRAGE, Sr. Notes, 6.750% due 9/1/12 (d)

     1,688,000
      

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.:

      
  800,000   

8.750% due 10/1/13

     866,000
  1,000,000   

Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

     1,040,000
  600,000   

Pinnacle Foods Holding Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.250% due 12/1/13 (d)

     546,000
  1,000,000   

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.625% due 6/15/13

     1,162,500
  1,000,000   

Rite Aid Corp., Notes, 6.125% due 12/15/08 (d)

     945,000
  525,000   

Sealy Mattress Co., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14

     557,812
  250,000   

Swift & Co., 10.125% due 10/1/09

     278,750
  536,000   

Tempur-Pedic Inc. & Tempur Production U.S.A. Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/10

     623,100

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Consumer Non-Cyclicals — 7.5% (continued)       
      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

      
$      125,000   

Notes, 7.375% due 2/1/13

   $        122,500
      

Sr. Notes.:

      
  1,250,000   

6.500% due 6/1/12

     1,168,750
  200,000   

9.875% due 7/1/14 (d)

     216,000
  2,000,000   

Turning Stone Casino Resort Enterprise, Sr. Notes, 9.125% due 12/15/10 (d)

     2,180,000
  1,500,000   

United Industries Corp., Series D, 9.875% due 4/1/09

     1,575,000
  475,000   

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, 11.000% due 6/15/10

     543,875
           

              34,299,106
           

  Energy — 1.9%       
  3,000,000   

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Secured Notes, 8.020% due 7/15/08 (d)(f)

     3,262,500
      

El Paso Corp.:

      
  125,000   

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

     129,375
      

Sr. Notes:

      
  2,050,000   

7.375% due 12/15/12

     2,055,125
  100,000   

7.750% due 1/15/32

     92,500
  812,000   

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., 9.600% due 3/15/12

     933,800
  275,000   

Swift Energy Co., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12

     312,125
      

The Williams Cos., Inc., Notes:

      
  1,000,000   

7.625% due 7/15/19

     1,120,000
  950,000   

8.750% due 3/15/32

     1,102,000
           

              9,007,425
           

  Housing Related — 0.4%       
  1,400,000   

Norcraft Cos. L.P., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11

     1,529,500
  450,000   

THL Buildco Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14 (d)

     486,000
           

              2,015,500
           

  Manufacturing — 2.3%       
  400,000   

Affinia Group Inc., 9.000% due 11/30/14 (d)

     414,000
  550,000   

Case New Holland Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.250% due 8/1/11 (d)

     611,875
  1,350,000   

Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.750% due 9/1/13

     1,390,500
  200,000   

General Binding Corp., 9.375% due 6/1/08

     202,000
  750,000   

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/13

     815,625
  1,500,000   

Kinetek, Inc., Sr. Notes, Series D, 10.750% due 11/15/06

     1,473,750
      

Sequa Corp., Sr. Notes.:

      
  225,000   

9.000% due 8/1/09

     253,125
  1,250,000   

Series B, 8.875% due 4/1/08

     1,368,750

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Manufacturing — 2.3% (continued)       
      

Tenneco Automotive Inc.:

      
$      350,000   

Series B, 11.625% due 10/15/09

   $        373,310
  75,000   

Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.625% due 11/15/14 (d)

     78,375
  375,000   

Titan Corp., 8.000% due 5/15/11

     399,375
  892,000   

TRW Automotive Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.375% due 2/15/13

     1,043,640
      

Wesco Distribution Inc.:

      
  1,000,000   

9.125% due 6/1/08

     1,035,000
  990,000   

Series B, 9.125% due 6/1/08

     1,024,650
           

              10,483,975
           

  Media & Cable — 4.3%       
  1,825,000   

Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.670% due 4/1/09 (d)(f)

     1,939,063
  3,487,678   

Canwest Media Inc., Sr. Sub.Notes, 8.000% due 9/1512 (d)

     3,749,254
      

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:

      
  2,500,000   

Sr. Discount Notes, (zero coupon until 5/15/06, 11.750% thereafter), due 5/15/11

     1,718,750
      

Sr. Notes:

      
  650,000   

8.250% due 4/1/07

     630,500
  1,500,000   

10.000% due 5/15/11

     1,241,250
  1,367,000   

Dex Media West LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes, Series B, 9.875% due 8/15/13

     1,585,720
  1,650,000   

Echostar DBS Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.625% due 10/1/14 (d)

     1,678,875
  1,300,000   

Houghton Mifflin Co., Sr. Discount Notes, (zero coupon until 10/15/08, 11.500% thereafter), due 10/15/13

     931,125
  1,000,000   

Insight Midwest, L.P., Sr. Notes, 10.500% due 11/1/10

     1,100,000
  500,000   

Interep National Radio Sales, Inc., Series B, 10.000% due 7/1/08

     363,125
  1,000,000   

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., Sr. Sub. Debentures, 9.500% due 6/15/13

     1,110,000
  525,000   

Mediacom Broadband LLC, 11.000% due 7/15/13

     557,812
  275,000   

Mediacom LLC, Sr. Notes, 9.500% due 1/15/13

     270,187
  850,000   

NextMedia Operating, Inc., 10.750% due 7/1/11

     955,187
  175,000   

NTL Cable PLC, Sr. Notes, 8.750% due 4/15/14 (d)

     198,187
  375,000   

PanAmSat Corp., 9.000% due 8/15/14 (d)

     403,125
  1,000,000   

R.H. Donnelly Finance Corp. I, 10.875% due 12/15/12

     1,200,000
           

              19,632,160
           

  Services & Other — 1.4%       
  987,500   

Advanstar Communications Inc., Secured Notes, 9.220% due 8/15/08 (f)

     1,039,344
  225,000   

Allied Security Escrow Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11 (d)

     241,875
      

Allied Waste North America, Inc., Series B:

      
  650,000   

9.250% due 9/1/12

     697,125
  900,000   

Sr. Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

     843,750
  825,000   

Cenveo Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.875 due 12/1/13

     783,750

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Services & Other — 1.4% (continued)       
      

Iron Mountain Inc.:

      
$      375,000   

8.250% due 7/1/11

   $        386,400
  750,000   

8.625% due 4/1/13

     795,000
  425,000   

7.750% due 1/15/15

     433,500
  1,375,000   

Muzak LLC, Sr. Notes, 10.000% due 2/15/09

     1,265,000
           

              6,485,744
           

  Technology — 0.6%       
      

Amkor Technology, Inc.,

      
  500,000   

Sr. Notes, 9.250% due 2/15/08

     492,500
  400,000   

Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.500% due 5/1/09

     376,000
  2,025,000   

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures, 6.450% due 3/15/29

     1,746,563
           

              2,615,063
           

  Telecommunications — 2.8%       
      

Alamosa (Delaware), Inc.:

      
  487,000   

11.000% due 7/31/10

     571,008
  679,000   

Zero coupon until 7/31/05, (12.000% thereafter), due 7/31/09

     729,925
  537,000   

American Tower Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.375% due 2/1/09

     569,220
  900,000   

AT&T Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.750% due 11/15/31

     1,047,375
  375,000   

Centennial Cellular Operating Co., 10.125% due 6/15/13

     410,625
      

Crown Castle International Corp., Sr. Notes:

      
  675,000   

7.500% due 12/1/13

     727,313
  1,000,000   

Series B, 7.500% due 12/1/13

     1,077,500
  175,000   

Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 7.375% due 8/1/15

     193,375
      

Qwest Services Corp., Notes:

      
  1,000,000   

14.000% due 12/15/10 (d)

     1,190,000
  1,750,000   

14.500% due 12/15/14 (d)

     2,170,000
      

SBA Communications Corp.:

      
  275,000   

Sr. Discount Notes, (zero coupon until 12/15/07, 9.750% thereafter), due 12/15/11

     230,312
  1,500,000   

Sr. Notes, 10.250% due 2/1/09

     1,599,375
  700,000   

UbiquiTel Operating Co., Sr. Notes, 9.875% due 3/1/11 (d)

     771,750
  700,000   

U.S. Unwired Inc., Secured Notes, Series B, 10.000% due 6/15/12

     775,250
  775,000   

Western Wireless Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.250% due 7/15/13

     840,875
           

              12,903,903
           

  Transportation — 0.2%       
      

Continental Airlines, Inc., Pass-Through Certificates:

      
  596,097   

Series 974C, 6.800% due 7/2/07

     536,467
  674,148   

Series 981C, 6.541% due 9/15/08

     601,526
           

              1,137,993
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Utilities — 2.2%       
      

The AES Corp., Sr. Notes:

      
$      525,000   

9.375% due 9/15/10

   $ 609,656
  875,000   

7.750% due 3/1/14

     952,656
  1,000,000   

Allegheny Energy Supply Statutory Trust 2001, Secured Notes, 10.250% due 11/15/07 (d)

     1,147,500
  2,450,000   

Calpine Corp., Secured Notes, 8.500% due 7/15/10 (d)

     1,953,875
      

Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes:

      
  1,525,000   

10.000% due 8/15/08

     1,776,625
  175,000   

9.875% due 4/15/11

     207,812
  1,525,000   

NRG Energy Inc., Secured Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/13 (d)

     1,692,750
      

Reliant Energy, Inc., Secured Notes:

      
  25,000   

9.250% due 7/15/10

     28,125
  1,425,000   

9.500% due 7/15/13

     1,642,313
           

              10,011,312
           

      

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $148,314,137)

     155,553,020
           

Face
Amount†


         
  Sovereign Bonds — 56.1%       
  Argentina — 0.9%       
      

Republic of Argentina:

      
  1,100,000   

Discount Bond, Series L-GL, 3.000% due 3/31/23 (e)(f)

     618,406
  6,525,000   

Par Bond, Series L-GP, 6.000% due 3/31/23 (e)

     3,621,375
           

              4,239,781
           

  Brazil — 13.1%       
      

Federative Republic of Brazil:

      
  1,675,000   

10.125% due 5/15/27

     1,834,125
  475,000   

12.250% due 3/6/30

     603,250
  10,155,000   

11.000% due 8/17/40

     11,696,021
  11,637,088   

C Bonds, 8.000% due 4/15/14

     11,702,256
  1,150,000   

Collective Action Securities, 7.720% due 6/29/09 (f)

     1,304,675
      

DCB, Series L:

      
  26,876,686   

Bearer, 3.125% due 4/15/12 (f)

     25,146,499
  220,589   

Registered, 3.125% due 4/15/12 (f)

     206,664
  7,788,462   

FLIRB, Series L, 3.063% due 4/15/09 (f)

     7,710,577
           

              60,204,067
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount†
  Security(a)    Value
Bulgaria — 0.3%       
1,542,857  

Republic of Bulgaria, FLIRB, Series A, 2.750% due 7/28/12 (f)

   $     1,542,857
        

Colombia — 2.5%       
   

Republic of Colombia:

      
950,000  

11.750% due 2/25/20

     1,199,375
1,150,000  

8.125% due 5/21/24

     1,090,200
8,170,000  

10.375% due 1/28/33

     9,283,163
        

           11,572,738
        

Ecuador — 2.0%       
   

Republic of Ecuador:

      
5,030,000  

12.000% due 11/15/12 (d)

     5,118,025
4,705,000  

8.000% due 8/15/30 (d)(f)

     4,054,534
        

           9,172,559
        

EL Salvador — 0.1%       
450,000  

Republic of El Salvador, 7.750% due 1/24/23 (d)

     487,125
        

Germany — 6.0%       
3,100,000  

Aries Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH, Russian Federation Credit-Linked Notes, Series C, 9.600% due 10/25/14 (d)

     3,661,875
   

Republic of Germany:

      
8,400,000EUR  

4.750% due 7/4/08

     11,886,905
8,300,000EUR  

5.250% due 1/4/11

     12,201,809
        

           27,750,589
        

Mexico — 8.3%       
   

Petroleos Mexicanos:

      
5,000,000  

8.625% due 12/1/23 (d)

     984,000
800,000  

9.500% due 9/15/27

     5,637,500
   

United Mexican States:

      
4,325,000  

11.375% due 9/15/16

     6,314,500
   

Medium-Term Notes:

      
1,100,000  

6.625% due 3/3/15

     1,160,225
   

Series A:

      
13,465,000  

6.375% due 1/16/13

     14,114,686
294,000  

5.875% due 1/15/14

     296,426
9,160,000  

7.500% due 4/8/33

     9,567,620
        

           38,074,957
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value
Panama — 1.3%       
6,377,599   

Republic of Panama, IRB, 2.750% due 7/17/14 (f)

   $     6,122,495
         

Peru — 2.1%       
    

Republic of Peru:

      
1,270,000   

9.125% due 2/21/12

     1,433,830
9,275,000   

FLIRB, 4.500% due 3/7/17 (f)

     8,430,975
         

            9,864,805
         

The Philippines — 1.8%       
    

Republic of the Philippines:

      
1,475,000   

9.000% due 2/15/13

     1,495,281
3,500,000   

9.375% due 1/18/17

     3,626,875
2,950,000   

10.625% due 3/16/25

     3,067,853
         

            8,190,009
         

Russia — 10.1%       
    

Russian Federation:

      
225,000   

11.000% due 7/24/18 (d)

     304,594
10,425,000   

12.750% due 6/24/28 (d)

     16,523,625
29,910,000   

5.000% due 3/31/30 (d)(f)

     29,751,178
         

            46,579,397
         

South Africa — 0.8%       
    

Republic of South Africa:

      
1,350,000   

9.125% due 5/19/09

     1,596,375
1,700,000   

6.500% due 6/2/14

     1,840,250
         

            3,436,625
         

Sweden — 1.3%       
38,600,000   

Kingdom of Sweden, 4.000% due 12/1/09

     5,865,255
         

Turkey — 2.4%       
    

Republic of Turkey:

      
475,000   

11.750% 6/15/10

     591,375
4,725,000   

11.500% due 1/23/12

     5,953,500
1,100,000   

11.000% due 1/14/13

     1,366,750
1,170,000   

11.875% due 1/15/30

     1,611,675
1,225,000   

Collective Action Securities, 9.500% due 1/15/14

     1,417,937
         

            10,941,237
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value
  Ukraine — 0.6%       
      

Republic of Ukraine:

      
  1,201,701   

11.000% due 3/15/07 (d)

   $     1,258,782
  1,300,000   

7.650% due 6/11/13 (d)

     1,313,000
           

              2,571,782
           

  Venezuela — 2.5%       
      

Republic of Venezuela:

      
  4,270,000   

5.375% due 8/7/10

     3,993,518
  2,275,000   

8.500% due 10/8/14

     2,371,687
  950,000   

9.250% due 9/15/27

     989,662
      

Collective Action Securities:

      
  3,250,000   

10.750% due 9/19/13

     3,859,375
  350,000   

9.375% due 1/13/34

     367,325
           

              11,581,567
           

      

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $245,711,345)

     258,197,845
           

Face
Amount


         
  Loan Participation (f)(g) — 0.7%       
$   3,138,410   

Kingdom of Morocco, Tranche A, 2.781% due 1/2/09 (UBS Financial Services Inc.)
(Cost — $3,065,447)

     3,083,488
           

  Asset-Backed Securities — 3.7%       
  1,121,158   

AQ Finance Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-RN5, Class A, 5.193% due 6/25/34 (d)

     1,119,379
      

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities, Net Interest Margin Trust:

      
      

Series 2004-HE5N:

      
  1,368,377   

Class A1, 5.000% due 7/25/34 (d)

     1,366,391
  158,000   

Class A2, 5.000% due 7/25/34 (d)

     156,961
  768,024   

Series 2004-HE6N, Class A1, 5.250% due 8/25/34 (d)

     766,854
  1,555,920   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5N, 5.500% due 10/25/35 (d)

     1,556,020
  1,071,431   

Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-1, Class N1, 5.250% due 6/27/34 (d)

     1,068,786
  954,517   

First Consumers Master Trust, Series 2001-A, Class A, 2.410% due 9/15/08 (f)

     931,823
  1,316,777   

Novastar Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-N2, 4.458% due 6/26/34 (d)

     1,310,513

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 3.7% (continued)       
      

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes,

      
      

Class A:

      
$ 290,496   

Series 2003-6A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (d)

   $ 290,108
  326,664   

Series 2003-7A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (d)

     326,153
    1,641,962   

Series 2004-8A, 5.000% due 9/27/34 (d)

     1,638,459
  2,658,460   

Series 2004-AA, 4.500% due 10/27/34 (d)

     2,648,491
  1,450,091   

Class B, Series 2004-AA, 7.500% due 10/27/34 (d)

     1,415,651
  1,040,109   

Sharps SP I LLC Net Interest Margin Note Trust, 2004-HS, 5.920% due 2/25/34 (d)

     1,040,109
  1,500,000   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2003-BC10, Class M2, 3.465% due 10/25/33 (f)

     1,513,572
           

      

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $17,189,277)

     17,149,270
           

  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.6%       
      

Fannie Mae Strip:

      
  14,198,578   

Series 329, Class 2, 5.500% due 1/1/33 — Interest Only

     3,250,970
  17,318,951   

Series 338, Class 2, 5.500% due 6/1/33 — Interest Only

     3,971,444
           

      

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $7,635,383)

     7,222,414
           

Shares

         
  Preferred Stock — 0.2%       
  1,394   

Alamosa Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.500% due 7/31/13 (Cost — $431,471)

     1,168,521
           

Warrants

         
  Warrants (h) — 0.0%       
  450   

Mueller Holdings, Inc., (Exercise price of $0.01 per share expiring on 4/15/14. Each warrant exercisable for 109.820 shares of common stock) (d) (Cost — $19,992)

     31,613
           

      

Sub-Total Investments (Cost — $647,332,678)

     672,834,311
           

Face
Amount


         
  Repurchase Agreements — 23.2%       
$ 18,000,000   

Bank of America Securities Inc. dated 11/30/04, 2.070% due 12/1/04; Proceeds at maturity —$18,001,035; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government agency obligations, 0.000% to 6.000% due 1/21/05 to 1/15/13; Market value — $18,360,002)

     18,000,000
  18,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. dated 11/30/04, 2.060% due 12/1/04; Proceeds at maturity —$18,001,030; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government agency obligations, 2.500% to 6.625% due 1/15/06 to 12/27/29; Market value — $18,360,030)

     18,000,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2004

 

Face
Amount
   Security(a)    Value  
  Repurchase Agreements — 23.2% (continued)         
$ 18,499,000   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. dated 11/30/04, 2.060% due 12/1/04; Proceeds at maturity —$18,500,059) (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government obligations, 1.625% to 14.000% due 12/31/04 to 8/15/28; Market value — $18,869,017)

   $ 18,499,000  
  26,000,000   

Merrill Lynch Government Securities Inc. dated 11/30/04, 2.050% due 12/1/04; Proceeds at maturity — $26,001,480; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government agency obligations, 0.000% to 3.750% due 1/07/05 to 7/28/09; Market value — $26,520,206)

     26,000,000  
  26,000,000   

UBS Securities LLC dated 11/30/04, 2.070% due 12/1/04; Proceeds at maturity — $26,001,495; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government agency obligations, 0.000% to 8.875% due 12/10/04 to 1/15/30; Market value — $26,520,087)

     26,000,000  
           


      

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost — $106,499,000)

     106,499,000  
           


      

Total Investments — 169.4% (Cost — $753,831,678*)

     779,333,311  
      

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (69.4)%

     (319,359,802 )
           


      

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 459,973,509  
           



  Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
(a)  All securities are segregated as collateral pursuant to revolving credit facility, forward foreign currency contracts or “to-be-announced” securities.
(b)  Security acquired under mortgage dollar roll agreement (See Note 3).
(c)  Security is traded on a “to-be-announced” basis (See Note 3).
(d)  Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. These securities have been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.
(e)  Security is currently in default.
(f)  Rate shown reflects current rate on instrument with variable rates or step coupon rates.
(g)  Participation interest was acquired through the financial institution indicated parenthetically.
(h)  Non-income producing security.
*  Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

C BOND

 

— Capitalization Bond

DCB

 

— Debt Conversion Bond

EUR

 

— Euro

FLIRB

 

— Front Loaded Interest Reduction Bond

IRB

 

— Interest Reduction Bond

NMB

 

— New Money Bond

PDI

 

— Past Due Interest

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

November 30, 2004

 

ASSETS:         

Investments, at value (Cost — $647,332,678)

   $ 672,834,311  

Repurchase agreements, at value (Cost — $106,499,000)

     106,499,000  

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $248,029)

     247,304  

Cash

     464  

Interest receivable

     9,273,747  

Receivable for securities sold

     5,273,664  

Deposits with brokers for initial margin on futures contracts

     1,441,200  

Receivable for open forward and spot currency contracts

     109,563  
    


Total Assets

     795,679,253  
    


LIABILITIES:         

Payable for securities purchased

     234,476,593  

Loan payable (Note 4)

     100,000,000  

Management fee payable

     551,606  

Deferred dollar roll income

     234,458  

Interest payable (Notes 3 and 4)

     186,976  

Offering cost payable

     60,259  

Payable to broker — variation margin

     59,438  

Accrued expenses

     136,414  
    


Total Liabilities

     335,705,744  
    


Total Net Assets

   $ 459,973,509  
    


NET ASSETS:         

Par value of capital shares ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,542,075
shares outstanding)

   $ 30,542  

Capital paid in excess of par value

     436,689,863  

Undistributed net investment income

     850,354  

Accumulated net realized loss from investment transactions and futures contracts

     (3,215,504 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     25,618,254  
    


Total Net Assets

   $ 459,973,509  
    


Net Asset Value, per share ($459,973,509 ÷ 30,542,075 shares outstanding)

     $15.06  
    


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2004

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:         

Interest

   $ 16,985,429  

Dividends

     13,141  
    


Total Investment Income

     16,998,570  
    


EXPENSES:         

Management fee (Note 2)

     3,291,986  

Interest expense (Notes 3 and 4)

     1,087,455  

Custody

     70,180  

Shareholder communications

     43,412  

Audit and tax services

     33,558  

Legal fees

     32,919  

Directors’ fees

     28,098  

Shareholder servicing fees

     19,872  

Stock exchange listing fees

     10,526  

Loan fees

     4,277  

Insurance

     2,304  

Other

     6,440  
    


Total Expenses

     4,631,027  
    


Net Investment Income

     12,367,543  
    


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS
AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES (NOTES 1 AND 3):
        

Realized Gain (Loss) From:

        

Investment transactions

     7,094,007  

Futures contracts

     (3,729,349 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,259,852 )
    


Net Realized Gain

     2,104,806  
    


Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From:

        

Investments

     23,852,507  

Futures contracts

     (3,471,497 )

Foreign currencies

     1,698,328  
    


Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation of Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currencies

     22,079,338  
    


Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currencies

     24,184,144  
    


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

   $ 36,551,687  
    


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited) and the Year Ended May 31, 2004†

 

     November 30     May 31  
OPERATIONS:                 

Net investment income

   $ 12,367,543     $ 30,395,718  

Net realized gain

     2,104,806       3,571,596  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     22,079,338       3,538,916  
    


 


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     36,551,687       37,506,230  
    


 


DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

                

Net investment income

     (14,305,908 )     (29,548,481 )

Net realized gains

     (5,164,665 )     (1,829,628 )
    


 


Decrease in Net Assets From Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

     (19,470,573 )     (31,378,109 )
    


 


FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                

Net proceeds from sale of shares (30,325,000 shares issued, net of $909,750
offering costs)

           433,495,875  

Proceeds from shares issued on reinvestment of dividends (210,080 shares issued)

           3,168,399  
    


 


Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

           436,664,274  
    


 


Increase in Net Assets

     17,081,114       442,792,395  

NET ASSETS:

                

Beginning of period

     442,892,395       100,000  
    


 


End of period*

   $ 459,973,509     $ 442,892,395  
    


 


* Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $850,354       $4,048,571  
    


 



  For the period July 28, 2003 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2004.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2004

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         

Interest and dividends received

   $ 16,242,457  

Operating expenses paid

     (3,853,980 )

Net sales of short-term investments

     36,501,000  

Realized loss on foreign currencies transactions

     (1,259,852 )

Realized loss on futures contracts

     (3,729,349 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     (3,471,497 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies

     1,536,281  

Net purchases of long-term investments

     (239,240,767 )

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

     192,197,126  

Interest paid

     (1,023,772 )

Net change in payable to broker — variation margin

     864,875  
    


Net Cash Used By Operating Activities

     (5,237,478 )
    


CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         

Cash distributions paid on Common Stock

     (19,470,573 )

Net receipt from dollar roll transactions

     27,719,097  

Offering costs paid

     (444,125 )
    


Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

     7,804,399  
    


Net Increase in Cash

     2,566,921  

Due to Custodian, Beginning of period

     (877,953 )
    


Cash, End of period

   $ 1,688,968  
    


RECONCILIATION OF INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

   $ 36,551,687  
    


Accretion of discount on securities

     (1,795,464 )

Amortization of premium on investments

     1,422,317  

Increase in investments, at value

     (36,840,902 )

Increase in interest receivable

     (170,590 )

Increase in receivable for securities sold

     (4,358,939 )

Increase in payable of securities purchased

     1,250,885  

Increase in receivable for open forward and spot currency contacts

     (1,702,246 )

Increase in payable to broker — variation margin

     812,391  

Capitalized income on payment-in-kind securities

     (159,892 )

Increase in interest payable

     63,683  

Decrease in accrued expenses

     (310,408 )
    


Total Adjustments

     (41,789,165 )
    


Net Cash Flows Used By Operating Activities

   $ (5,237,478 )
    


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Financial Highlights

 

Data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period ended May 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

       2004(1)(3)            2004(2)(3)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $14.50        $14.30 *
      

    

Income From Operations:

                 

Net investment income

     0.41        1.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain

         0.79            0.23  
      

    

Total Income From Operations

         1.20            1.23  
      

    

Less Dividends and Distributions From:

                 

Net investment income

     (0.47 )         (0.97 )

Net realized gains

        (0.17 )         (0.06 )
      

    

Total Dividends and Distributions

        (0.64 )         (1.03 )
      

    

Increase in Net Asset Value Due to Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of Dividends

             —            0.00 #
      

    

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $15.06        $14.50  
      

    

Market Price, End of Period

     $14.44        $13.76  
      

    

Total Return, Based on Market Price(4)

     9.82 %      (1.63 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

                 

Total expenses, including interest expense†

     2.05 %      1.79 %

Total expenses, excluding interest expense (operating expenses)†

     1.57 %      1.45 %

Net investment income†

     5.48 %      7.93 %

Supplemental Data:

                 

Net Assets, End of Period (000s)

     $459,974        $442,892  

Portfolio Turnover Rate**

     31 %      100 %

Loans Outstanding, End of Period (000s)

     $100,000        $100,000  

Asset Coverage (000s)

     $559,974        $542,892  

Asset Coverage for Loan Outstanding

     560 %      543 %

Weighed Average Loan (000s)

     $100,000        $108,367  

Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loans†

     2.17 %      1.65 %

(1)  For the six months ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited).
(2)  For the period July 28, 2003 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2004.
(3)  Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares method.
(4)  For purposes of this calculation, dividends are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan and the broker commission paid to purchase or sell a share is excluded.
*  Initial public offering price of $15.00 per share less offering costs and sales load totaling $0.70 per share.
**  Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. For the six months ended November 30, 2004 and the period ended May 30, 2004, if mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 217% and 285%, respectively.
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
  Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year.
  Annualized.

 

Page 21

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Note  1.  Significant  Accounting  Policies

 

Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc. (“Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end, management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund seeks to maintain a high level of current income by investing primarily in a portfolio of high-yield fixed income securities issued by corporate issuers, emerging market fixed income securities and investment grade fixed income securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks total return.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. 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.

 

(a) SECURITIES VALUATION. In valuing the Fund’s assets, all securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued (i) at the last sale price prior to the time of determination if there were a sale on the date of determination, (ii) at the mean between the last current bid and asked prices if there were no sales on such date and bid and asked quotations are available, and (iii) at the bid price if there were no sales price on such date and only bid quotations are available. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the last current bid and asked price as of the close of business of that market. Securities may also be valued by independent pricing services which use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics. When market quotations are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

(b) REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that a custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults

 

Page 22


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) FUTURES CONTRACTS. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to the extent permitted by its investment policies and objectives. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin. Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the futures contracts. Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying financial instrument, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contracts. The Fund enters into such contracts typically to hedge a portion of the portfolio. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, investing in futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction.

 

(d) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the credit risk should a counterparty fail to meet the terms of such contracts.

 

(e) MORTGAGE DOLLAR ROLLS. The Fund enters into dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by a fee paid by the counterparty. Dollar rolls are accounted for as financing arrangements; the fee is accrued into interest income ratably over the term of the dollar roll and any gain or loss on the roll is deferred and realized upon disposition of the rolled security. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price of the similar securities.

 

(f) LOAN PARTICIPATIONS. The Fund invests in fixed and floating rate loans arranged through private negotiations between a foreign sovereign entity and one or more financial institutions (“lenders”). The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or

 

Page 23


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing loan participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, the Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan, except that under certain circumstances such rights may be more limited than those held by the assigning lender. The Fund may have difficulty disposing of participations/assignments because the market for certain instruments may not be highly liquid.

 

(g) CASH FLOW INFORMATION. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains from investment transactions which are paid in cash and may be reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

(h) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

(i) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Translation gains or losses resulting from changes in the exchange rate during the reporting period and realized gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions are reported in the statement of operations for the current period. The Fund does not isolate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in securities, which are due to changes in the foreign exchange rate from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.

 

(j) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Dividends from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Distributions of net realized gains to shareholders of the Fund, if any, are declared at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP due primarily to differences in the treatment of foreign currency gains/losses, deferral of wash sales, and post-October losses incurred by the Fund.

 

Page 24


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Note  2.  Management  Fee  and  Other  Transactions

 

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (“SBAM”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), acts as investment manager and administrator to the Fund. SBAM is responsible on a day-to-day basis for the management of the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies and for making decisions to buy, sell or hold particular securities of the Fund. The fee for these services is payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings.

 

In connection with SBAM’s service as investment manager to the Fund, Citigroup Asset Management Ltd. (“CAM Ltd.”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, may provide certain advisory services to SBAM relating to currency transactions and investments in non-dollar-denominated debt securities for the benefit of the Fund pursuant to a sub-advisory consulting agreement. SBAM pays CAM Ltd. a fee for its services at no additional expense to the Fund.

 

During periods in which the Fund is utilizing financial leverage, the fee which is payable to SBAM as a percentage of the Fund’s assets will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize leverage because the fee is calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s assets, including those investments purchased with leverage.

 

At November 30, 2004, Citigroup Financial Products Inc., an affiliate of SBAM and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, held 7,982 shares of the Fund.

 

Certain officers and/or directors of the Company are also officers and/or directors of SBAM and do not receive compensation from the Company.

 

Note  3.  Portfolio  Activity

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2004, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and mortgage dollar rolls) were as follows:

 

Purchases

   $ 240,331,760
    

Sales

   $ 196,551,659
    

 

At November 30, 2004, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 29,255,731  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,754,098 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 25,501,633  
    


 

Page 25


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

At November 30, 2004, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

Contracts to Sell


  Number
of
Contracts


  Expiration

  Basis Value

  Market
Value


  Unrealized
Gain (Loss)


 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

  634   12/04   $ 69,866,483   $ 69,561,688   $ 304,795  

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  1,248   12/04     138,744,004     139,093,500     (349,496 )
                       


                        $ (44,701 )
                       


 

At November 30, 2004, the Fund had open forward foreign currency contracts as described below. The unrealized loss on the contracts reflected in the accompanying financial statements were as follows:

Foreign Currency


   Local
Currency


   Market
Value


   Settlement
Date


   Unrealized
Gain (Loss)


 

Contracts to Buy:

                         

Euro

   29,238,427    $ 38,786,029    2/24/05    $ 650,458  

Contracts to Sell:

                         

Euro

   36,310,665      48,167,656    2/24/05      (540,144 )
                     


                      $ 110,314  
                     


 

At November 30, 2004, the average monthly balance of mortgage dollar rolls outstanding was $225,665,253. For the six months ended November 30, 2004, the Fund had outstanding mortgage dollar rolls with a total cost of $224,965,626. Counterparties with mortgage dollar rolls outstanding in excess of 10% of total net assets at November 30, 2004 included JP Morgan Chase & Co. ($67,179,167) and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. ($63,908,958).

 

At November 30, 2004, the Fund held TBA securities with a total cost of $224,965,626.

 

At November 30, 2004, the Fund held loan participations with a total cost of $3,065,447 and a total market value of $3,083,488.

 

Note  4.  Loan

 

At November 30, 2004, the Fund had outstanding a $100,000,000 loan pursuant to a revolving credit and security agreement with Three Pillars Funding Corp. and Citicorp North America Inc. (“CNA”), an affiliate of SBAM. In addition, CNA acts as administrative agent. The loans generally bear interest at a variable rate based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying commercial paper or LIBOR, plus any applicable margin. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding

 

Page 26


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

and any additional expenses. For the six months ended November 30, 2004, the Fund paid interest expense on this loan of $1,023,772.

 

Note  5.  Dividends  Subsequent  to  November   30,  2004

 

On October 22, 2004, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Fund declared three dividends from net investment income, each in the amount of $0.10625 per share, payable on December 17, 2004, January 28, 2004 and February 25, 2005 to shareholders of record on December 7, 2004, January 19, 2004 and February 15, 2005, respectively.

 

Note  6.  Capital  Shares

 

On October 22, 2003, the Fund’s Board authorized the Fund to repurchase from time to time in the open market up to 3,000,000 shares of the Fund’s common stock. The Board directed the management of the Fund to repurchase shares of the Fund’s common stock at such times and in such amounts as management believes will enhance shareholder value, subject to review by the Fund’s Board. As of November 30, 2004 the Fund had not repurchased any shares since the inception of the repurchase plan.

 

Note  7.  Additional  Information

 

In connection with an investigation previously disclosed by Citigroup, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has notified Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), the Citigroup business unit that includes the funds’ investment manager and other investment advisory companies; Citicorp Trust Bank (“CTB”), an affiliate of CAM; Thomas W. Jones, the former CEO of CAM; and three other individuals, one of whom is an employee and two of whom are former employees of CAM, that the SEC Staff is considering recommending a civil injunctive action and/or an administrative proceeding against each of them relating to the creation and operation of an internal transfer agent unit to serve various CAM-managed funds.

 

In 1999, CTB entered the transfer agent business. CTB hired an unaffiliated subcontractor to perform some of the transfer agent services. The subcontractor, in exchange, had signed a separate agreement with CAM in 1998 that guaranteed investment management revenue to CAM and investment banking revenue to a CAM affiliate. The subcontractor’s business was later taken over by PFPC Inc., and at that time the revenue guarantee was eliminated and a one-time payment was made by the subcontractor to a CAM affiliate.

 

CAM did not disclose the revenue guarantee when the boards of various CAM-managed funds hired CTB as transfer agent. Nor did CAM disclose to the boards of the various CAM-managed funds the one-time payment received by the CAM affiliate when it was made. As previously disclosed, CAM has already paid the applicable funds, primarily through fee waivers, a total of approximately $17 million (plus interest), which is the amount of the revenue received by Citigroup relating to the revenue guarantee.

 

Page 27


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

In addition, the SEC Staff has indicated that it is considering recommending action based on the adequacy of the disclosures made to the fund boards that approved the transfer agency arrangement, CAM’s initiation and operation of, and compensation for, the transfer agent business and CAM’s retention of, and agreements with, the subcontractor.

 

Citigroup is cooperating fully in the SEC’s investigation and is seeking to resolve the matter in discussions with the SEC Staff. On January 20, 2005, Citigroup stated that it had established an aggregate reserve of $196 million ($25 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $171 million in the fourth quarter of 2004) related to its discussions with the SEC Staff. Settlement negotiations are on going and any settlement of this matter with the SEC will require approval by the Citigroup Board and acceptance by the Commission.

 

Unless and until any settlement is consummated, there can be no assurance that any amount reserved by Citigroup will be distributed. Nor is there at this time any certainty as to how the proceeds of any settlement would be distributed, to whom any such distribution would be made, the methodology by which such distribution would be allocated, and when such distribution would be made.

 

Although there can be no assurance, Citigroup does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the funds. The Fund did not implement the contractual arrangement described above and will not receive any payments.

 

Page 28


SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Additional Information (unaudited)

 

Result of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc. (“Fund”) was held on August 30, 2004, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the election of: Carol L. Colman and Daniel P. Cronin, as Class I Directors to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting; William R. Hutchinson, Leslie H. Gelb and R. Jay Gerken as Class II Directors to serve until the 2006 Annual Meeting; and Riordan Roett and Jeswald W. Salacuse as Class III Directors of the Fund, to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following table provides information concerning the matter voted upon at the Meeting:

 

Nominee


   Votes For

   Votes Withheld

Carol L. Colman

   29,676,123    333,854

Daniel P. Cronin

   29,703,428    306,549

Leslie H. Gelb

   29,664,455    345,522

R. Jay Gerken

   29,704,434    305,543

William R. Hutchinson

   29,707,417    302,118

Riordan Roett

   29,701,417    308,560

Jeswald W. Salacuse

   29,673,574    336,403

 

At November 30, 2004, the foregoing Directors constituted the entire Board of Directors of the Fund.

 

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited)

 

Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash, all dividends, including any capital gain dividends, on your Common Shares will be automatically reinvested by PFPC, as agent for the Common Shareholders (the “Plan Agent”), in additional Common Shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). You may elect not to participate in the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent. If you do not participate, you will receive all cash distributions paid by check mailed directly to you by PFPC as dividend paying agent.

 

If you participate in the Plan, the number of Common Shares you will receive will be determined as follows:

 

(1)  If the market price of the Common Shares on the record date (or, if the record date is not a New York Stock Exchange trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) for determining shareholders eligible to receive the relevant dividend or distribution (the “determination date”) is equal to or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares, the Fund will issue new Common Shares at a price equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the market price per share of the Common Shares on the determination date.

 

(2)  If 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares exceeds the market price of the Common Shares on the determination date, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will buy Common Shares in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, for your account as soon as practicable commencing on the trading day following the determination date and terminating no later than the earlier of (a) 30 days after the dividend or distribution payment date, or (b) the record date for the next succeeding dividend or distribution to be made to the Common Shareholders; except when necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. If during this period: (i) the market price rises so that it equals or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date before the Plan Agent has completed the open market purchases or (ii) if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount eligible to be reinvested in open market purchases, the Plan Agent will cease purchasing Common Shares in the open market and the Fund shall issue the remaining Common Shares at a price per share equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the then current market price per share.

 

The Plan Agent maintains all participants’ accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. Common Shares in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Shares you have received under the Plan.

 

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited) (continued)

 

You may withdraw from the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing at P.O. Box 43027, Boston, Massachusetts 02266-3027 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-800-331-1710. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten business days prior to any dividend or distribution record date; otherwise such withdrawal will be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Agent’s investment of the most recently declared dividend or distribution on the Common Shares. The Plan may be terminated by the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to Common Shareholders at least 30 days prior to the record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Fund for which the termination is to be effective. Upon any termination, you will be sent a certificate or certificates for the full Common Shares held for you under the Plan and cash for any fractional Common Shares. You may elect to notify the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of your shares on your behalf. You will be charged $5.00 plus a $0.05 per Common Share service charge and the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct brokerage charges actually incurred for this transaction from the proceeds.

 

There is no service charge for reinvestment of your dividends or distributions in Common Shares. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases. Because all dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares, this allows you to add to your investment through dollar cost averaging, which may lower the average cost of your Common Shares over time.

 

Automatically reinvesting dividends and distributions does not mean that you do not have to pay income taxes due upon receiving dividends and distributions.

 

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan and your account may be obtained from the Plan Agent at 1-800-331-1710.

 

 

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Additional Shareholder Information (unaudited)

 

The report is transmitted to the shareholders of the Fund for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase at market prices from time to time shares of its common stock in the open market.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s 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 Fund, shareholders can call 1-800-446-1013.

 

Information on how the Fund 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 Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-446-1013, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.citigroupAM.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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SALOMON BROTHERS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC  .

Directors

 

CAROL L. COLMAN

DANIEL P. CRONIN

LESLIE H. GELB

R. JAY GERKEN, CFA

WILLIAM R. HUTCHINSON

RIORDAN ROETT

JESWALD W. SALACUSE

 

Officers

 

R. JAY GERKEN, CFA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

PETER J. WILBY, CFA

President

ANDREW B. SHOUP

Senior Vice President and

Chief Administrative Officer

FRANCES M. GUGGINO

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

JAMES E. CRAIGE, CFA

Executive Vice President

ROGER M. LAVAN, CFA

Executive Vice President

BETH A. SEMMEL, CFA

Executive Vice President

ANDREW BEAGLEY

Chief Compliance Officer

WENDY S. SETINCKA

Controller

ROBERT I. FRENKEL

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

125 Broad Street

10th Floor, MF-2

New York, New York 10004

Telephone 1-888-777-0102

 

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

 

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company

225 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

DIVIDEND DISBURSING AND TRANSFER AGENT

PFPC Inc.

P.O. Box 43027

Boston, Massachusetts 02266-3027

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3909

 

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL

EHI

 


ITEM 2.

   CODE OF ETHICS.
     Not Applicable.

ITEM 3.

   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
     Not Applicable.

ITEM 4.

   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
     Not Applicable.

ITEM 5.

   AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
     Not applicable.

ITEM 6.

   [RESERVED]

ITEM 7.

   DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
     The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated the authority to develop policies and procedures relating to proxy voting to the Manager. The Manager is part of Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), a group of investment adviser affiliates of Citigroup, Inc. (“Citigroup”). Along with the other investment advisers that comprise CAM, the Manager has adopted a set of proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) to ensure that the Manager votes proxies relating to equity securities in the best interest of clients.
     In voting proxies, the Manager is guided by general fiduciary principles and seeks to act prudently and solely in the best interest of clients. The Manager attempts to consider all factors that could affect the value of the investment and will vote proxies in the manner that it believes will be consistent with efforts to maximize shareholder values. The Manager may utilize an external service provider to provide it with information and/or a recommendation with regard to proxy votes. However, such recommendations do not relieve the Manager of its responsibility for the proxy vote.
     In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a stated position in the Policies, CAM generally votes in accordance with such stated position. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above and considering such enumerated factors. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is no stated position or list of factors that CAM considers in voting on such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above. Issues for which there is a stated position set forth in the Policies or for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on such issues fall into a variety of categories, including election of directors, ratification of auditors, proxy and tender offer defenses, capital structure issues, executive and director compensation, mergers and corporate restructurings, and social and environmental issues. The stated position on an issue set forth in


     the Policies can always be superseded, subject to the duty to act solely in the best interest of the beneficial owners of accounts, by the investment management professionals responsible for the account whose shares are being voted. Issues applicable to a particular industry may cause CAM to abandon a policy that would have otherwise applied to issuers generally. As a result of the independent investment advisory services provided by distinct CAM business units, there may be occasions when different business units or different portfolio managers within the same business unit vote differently on the same issue.
     In furtherance of the Manager’s goal to vote proxies in the best interest of clients, the Manager follows procedures designed to identify and address material conflicts that may arise between the Manager’s interests and those of its clients before voting proxies on behalf of such clients. To seek to identify conflicts of interest, CAM periodically notifies CAM employees (including employees of the Manager) in writing that they are under an obligation (i) to be aware of the potential for conflicts of interest with respect to voting proxies on behalf of client accounts both as a result of their personal relationships and due to special circumstances that may arise during the conduct of CAM’s and the Manager’s business, and (ii) to bring conflicts of interest of which they become aware to the attention of compliance personnel. The Manager also maintains and considers a list of significant relationships that could present a conflict of interest for the Manager in voting proxies. The Manager is also sensitive to the fact that a significant, publicized relationship between an issuer and a non-CAM affiliate might appear to the public to influence the manner in which the Manager decides to vote a proxy with respect to such issuer. Absent special circumstances or a significant, publicized non-CAM affiliate relationship that CAM or the Manager for prudential reasons treats as a potential conflict of interest because such relationship might appear to the public to influence the manner in which the Manager decides to vote a proxy, the Manager generally takes the position that non-CAM relationships between Citigroup and an issuer (e.g. investment banking or banking) do not present a conflict of interest for the Manager in voting proxies with respect to such issuer. Such position is based on the fact that the Manager is operated as an independent business unit from other Citigroup business units as well as on the existence of information barriers between the Manager and certain other Citigroup business units.
     CAM maintains a Proxy Voting Committee, of which the Manager personnel are members, to review and address conflicts of interest brought to its attention by compliance personnel. A proxy issue that will be voted in accordance with a stated position on an issue or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party is not brought to the attention of the Proxy Voting Committee for a conflict of interest review because the Manager’s position is that to the extent a conflict of interest issue exists, it is resolved by voting in accordance with a pre-determined policy or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party. With respect to a conflict of interest brought to its attention, the Proxy Voting Committee first determines whether such conflict of interest is material. A conflict of interest is considered material to the extent that it is determined that such conflict is likely to influence, or appear to influence, the Manager’s decision-making in voting proxies.

 

 

 


     If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is not material, the Manager may vote proxies notwithstanding the existence of the conflict.
     If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is material, the Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for determining an appropriate method to resolve such conflict of interest before the proxy affected by the conflict of interest is voted. Such determination is based on the particular facts and circumstances, including the importance of the proxy issue and the nature of the conflict of interest. Methods of resolving a material conflict of interest may include, but are not limited to, disclosing the conflict to clients and obtaining their consent before voting, or suggesting to clients that they engage another party to vote the proxy on their behalf.

ITEM 8.

   [RESERVED]

ITEM 10.

   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
     Not Applicable.

ITEM 10.

   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
    

(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.

    

(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.

ITEM 11.

   EXHIBITS.
    

(a)    Code of Ethics attached hereto.

    

Exhibit 99.CODE   ETH

    

(b)    Attached hereto.

    

Exhibit 99.CERT                 Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

    

Exhibit 99.906CERT           Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 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.

 

Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

By:

 

/s/ R. Jay Gerken


    R. Jay Gerken
    Chief Executive Officer of
    Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Date: February 4, 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
    Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Date: February 4, 2005

 

By:

 

/s/ Frances M. Guggino


    (Frances M. Guggino)
    Chief Administrative Officer of
    Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Date: February 4, 2005