Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BAIN PETER L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH INCOME FUND II INC [HIX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
LEGG MASON INC, 100 LIGHT ST		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BAIN PETER L
LEGG MASON INC
100 LIGHT ST
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
FETTING MARK R
C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
1414 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10019		   X      
SCHEVE TIMOTHY C
LEGG MASON INC
100 LIGHT ST
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
MANDIA THOMAS C
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
STAMFORD, CT 06902		       secretary  
Murphy Terrence
CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, 4TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06902		       chief financial officer  
GERKEN R JAY
399 PARK AVENUE 4TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X      
SHEPLER ROBERT P
300 FIRST STAMFORD
CICIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
STAMFORD, CT 06902		       Senior Vice President  
Kelly Jeanne
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
4TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06902		       Senior Vice President  
Becker Ted P
399 PARK AVENUE
4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		       Chief Compliance Officer  

Signatures

William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Peter Bain 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Mark Fetting 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Tim Scheve 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Tom Mandia 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Terrence Murphy 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Jay Gerken 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Robert Shepler 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Jeanne Kelly 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William J. Renahan by Power of Attorney for Ted Becker 08/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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