NEW YORK, NY—December 18, 2007— The Board of Directors of the Hyperion Brookfield Total Return
Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: HTR) declared a monthly dividend of $0.065 per share, payable on
January 28, 2008 to stockholders of record on December 24, 2007. The ex-dividend date is December
20, 2007. Based on the NYSE closing price of $6.93 on December 17, 2007, the Fund’s yield was
11.26%. Based on the net asset value per share of $7.78 on December 13, 2007, the Fund’s yield was
10.03%.
The Hyperion Brookfield Total Return Fund, Inc. is managed by Hyperion Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc, a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was founded in
1989 to provide relative value driven fixed income investment strategies, such as core fixed income, high
yield, and specialized MBS. Hyperion Brookfield manages in excess of $22 billion for a client base
including pension funds, financial institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, REITs and
foundations. Hyperion Brookfield is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc, a global asset
manager focused on property, power and other infrastructure assets with approximately US$90 billion of
assets under management.
For more information, please contact:
The Hyperion Brookfield Total Return Fund, Inc.
Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10281-1010
1-800 HYPERION