MPT Western Asset Munici

Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MPT," announced distributions of $0.0680 per common share for the months of December 2005, and January and February 2006. The distribution schedule appears below: -0- *T Ex-Dividend Record Payable ----------- ------ ------- December 12/22/05 12/27/05 12/30/05 January 01/20/06 01/24/06 01/27/06 February 02/16/06 02/21/06 02/24/06 *T Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., a diversified investment management company, is managed by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. For more information, call Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102 or 1-800-SALOMON, or visit the Fund's web site at www.sbam.com.