Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund Declares Dividend

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On February 27, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0285 per share of beneficial interest, payable on April 1, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2008. The ex-dividend date is March 11, 2008. The previous dividend declared in January was $0.0285 per share of beneficial interest.

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