The Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. Dividend Declaration

The Board of Directors of the Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: HSM) declared a monthly dividend of $0.090 per share, payable on May 29, 2008 to stockholders of record on May 13, 2008. The ex-dividend date is May 9, 2008. Based on the NYSE closing price of $8.90 on May 1, 2008, the Fund's yield was 12.13%. Based on the net asset value per share of $9.04 on April 30, 2008, the Fund's yield was 11.95%. As of April 30, 2008, the portfolio's average duration, as measured on a net asset basis, was 4.2 years.

               Portfolio of Investments as of April 30, 2008
             Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Total Assets

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Non-Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities ("MBS")              19.9%
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Commercial MBS                                                         24.9%
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Agency MBS Pass-throughs                                               39.8%
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Asset-Backed Securities                                                 1.7%
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U.S. Treasury Securities                                               13.2%
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Other                                                                   0.5%
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            Credit Allocation as a Percentage of Total Assets

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U. S. Government / Agency and AAA Rated                                61.0%
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AA Rated                                                                3.3%
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A Rated                                                                 4.0%
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BBB Rated                                                              20.0%
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Below Investment Grade                                                 11.7%
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The Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income 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 $21 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 $95 billion of assets under management.

Contacts: The Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10281-1010 1-800-HYPERION