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SALOMON BROTHERS INVESTMENT SERIES
7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
(888) 777-0102
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 12, 1998
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the
information contained under the caption 'Investment Manager' in the Series'
current Prospectus entitled 'Management:'
Ross S. Margolies and John (Jack) B. Cunningham have been
named portfolio managers of Investors Fund.
Robert M. Donahue, Jr. has been named co-portfolio manager of Capital
Fund. Mr. Donahue joined SBAM in 1997 as a Vice President and
equity analyst. Prior to joining SBAM, Mr. Donahue was employed
as an analyst at Gabelli & Company from 1995 to 1997. From 1993
to 1995, he attended Columbia Business School, where he graduated
with an M.B.A. in Finance.
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