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SALOMON BROTHERS OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
(800) 725-6666
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 12, 1998
TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 29, 1997
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the
information contained under the caption 'Investment Manager' in the Fund's
current Prospectus entitled 'Management:'
Effective September 1, 1998, CFBDS, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Signature Financial Group, Inc., serves as the Fund's
distributor.
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