Press ReleaseSource: RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc.

RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. Monthly Dividend Declaration
Friday November 7, 2008 4:10 pm ET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 7, 2008 -- RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:RMA - News) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a monthly dividend of $0.015 per share, payable on November 26, 2008 to stockholders of record on November 18, 2008. The ex-dividend date is November 14, 2008. Based on the NYSE closing price of $0.90 on November 6, 2008, the Fund's annualized dividend yield is 20.00%.

Dividends may include net investment income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The dividend yield referenced above is calculated as the annualized amount of the most recent monthly dividend declared divided by the stated stock price.

 

               Portfolio of Investments as of October 31, 2008
              Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Total Assets
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Asset-Backed Securities ("ABS")                                        13%
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Collateralized Debt Obligations ("CDOs")                                9%
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High Yield Corporates                                                  72%
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Investment Grade Corporates                                             2%
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Equities                                                                2%
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Cash                                                                    2%
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            Credit Allocation as a Percentage of Total Assets
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A and Above                                                            11%
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BBB                                                                     8%
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BB                                                                     26%
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B                                                                      36%
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CCC                                                                     7%
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Unrated                                                                10%
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Cash                                                                    2%
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The Fund uses its web site as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the Fund is routinely posted on and accessible at www.hyperionbrookfield.com/strategies/retail_funds.htm.

RMK Advantage 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 $19 billion for a client base including pension funds, financial institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies 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.


Contact:
     Contacts:
     RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc.
     Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street, 10th Floor
     New York, NY, 10281-1010
     1-800-HYPERION
      

Source: RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc.


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