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SIGNATURE ANTHONY PACE
TITLE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 1
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE TOTAL RETURN FUND
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[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
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[SHARES-REINVESTED] 9,745
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 5,871,002
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[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 2
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE INVESTORS FUND
<TABLE>
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[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 3
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
<TABLE>
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[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
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[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (60,799)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (275,564)
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[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0
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[OTHER-INCOME] 0
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[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (60,799)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (275,564)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (35,744)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
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[SHARES-REINVESTED] 31,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 6,949,101
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
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[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 6,177,583
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 10.00
[PER-SHARE-NII] 00.43
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[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 00.43
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[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 4
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE CAPITAL FUND
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 4,179,369
[RECEIVABLES] 240,281
[ASSETS-OTHER] 27,693
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 4,447,343
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 130,108
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
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[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 157,460
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 3,811,516
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[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (2,489)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 480,856
[NET-ASSETS] 4,289,883
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 34,776
[INTEREST-INCOME] 21,397
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 23,926
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 32,247
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 51,566
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[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 564,669
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 32,219
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 54,083
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[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 376,499
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 13,275
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 7,459
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 3,811,506
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
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[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 10.00
[PER-SHARE-NII] 00.09
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[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 00.15
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</TABLE>
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 5
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS STRATEGIC BOND FUND
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 12,567,461
[RECEIVABLES] 282,781
[ASSETS-OTHER] 25,809
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 12,876,051
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 2,399,033
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
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[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 10,455,120
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 1,030,824
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] (99,447)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (11,906)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 94,088
[NET-ASSETS] 10,437,855
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0
[INTEREST-INCOME] 436,531
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 60,382
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 376,149
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (22,952)
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[PER-SHARE-NII] 00.38
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[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0001047909
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS VARIABLE SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 5
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS STRATEGIC BOND FUND
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
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[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1998
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