November 2, 2007—The Board of Directors of the Hyperion Brookfield Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: HTR) has declared a monthly dividend of $0.065 per share, payable on November 29, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 13, 2007. The ex-dividend date is November 8, 2007. Based on the NYSE closing price of $7.26 on November 1, 2007, the yield of the Fund was 10.74% which was 6.73% higher than the yield of the 5-year U.S. Treasury Note. Additional portfolio characteristics, including portfolio allocation and NAV information, will be posted on the Company’s website at www.hyperionbrookfield.com on Monday, November 5, 2007.
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 $23 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$75 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