Pricing Supplement No. 297 Dated 8/01/97 Rule 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus dated April 5, 1996) File No. 333-01807
SALOMON INC
Notes, Series G
Due More Than Nine Months from Date of Issue
Fixed Rate
Principal Amount: $10,000,000.00
Issue Price: 100.0000000000%
Proceeds to Company on original issuance: $10,000,000.00
Commission or Discount on original issuance: $.00
Salomon Brothers Inc's capacity on original issuance: | | As agent
If as principal |X| As principal
|X| The Notes are being offered at varying prices related
to prevailing market conditions but not to exceed %.
| | The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public
offering price of % of Principal Amount.
Original Issue Date: 8/21/97
Stated Maturity: 8/21/2017
Interest Rate: 7.5000000%
Interest Payment Dates:
|X| Monthly, on the 21st. First coupon 9/21/97.
| | Quarterly
| | Semi-annually
Amortizing Note: | | Yes |X| No
Amortization Schedule:
Optional Redemption: |X| Yes | | No
Optional Redemption Dates: CALLABLE ON COUPON DATES STARTING 8/21/98 WITH
15 CALENDAR DAYS NOTIFICATION.
Redemption Prices:
Redemption: | | In whole only and not in part |X| May be in whole or in part
Optional Repayment: | | Yes |X| No
Optional Repayment Dates:
Optional Repayment Prices:
Survivor's Option: |X| Yes | | No
Discount Note: | | Yes |X| No
Total Amount of OID:
Bond Yield to Call :
Bond Yield to Maturity:
Yield to Maturity:
CUSIP: 79549GD52
Pricing Supplement No. 297 Dated 8/01/97
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
General
The description in this Pricing Supplement of the
particular terms of the Registered Notes offered hereby (the
"Notes") supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith
replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of
the Registered Notes set forth in the accompanying Prospectus, to
which descriptions reference is hereby made.
Redemption
The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the
Company, in whole or in any part thereof, at a Redemption Price
equal to 100% of the Issue Price set forth on the face of this
Pricing Supplement (such redemption an "Optional Redemption"), on
August 21, 1998 and any interest payment date thereafter
(such date an "Optional Redemption Date"). The Company may
exercise its right of Optional Redemption by notifying the
Trustee of its exercise of such option at least 15 calendar days
prior to the Optional Redemption Date. At least 15 calendar days
but not more than 60 calendar days prior to such Optional
Redemption Date, the Trustee shall mail notice of such
redemption, first class, postage prepaid, to the Depositary's
nominee, as sole Holder of the Notes under the Indenture. The
Depositary will distribute any such notice to the owners of
beneficial interests in the Notes in accordance with its regular
practice.
Plan of Distribution
The Company intends to sell Notes at a price equal to
principal amount thereof to the Underwriter for its own account
or for resale to one or more purchasers, including dealers, at
varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of
resale, as determined by the Underwriter. Notes sold by the
Underwriter to a dealer may be resold at varying prices related
to prevailing market prices at the time of resale.
The Underwriter will enter into a swap agreement with
an affiliate in connection with its sale of the Notes and may
earn additional income as a result payments pursuant to such swap
or related hedge transactions.
