Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund Declares Monthly Distributions of $0.1511 Per Share

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (“the Fund”), which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EDI”, announced the declaration of monthly distributions of $0.1511 per common share, payable on the dates noted below. Based of the Fund’s current share price of $18.50 and net asset value per share of $20.29 (as of close on April 15, 2014), the distributions represent an annualized distribution rate of 9.80% and 8.94% respectively.

The following dates apply to the distributions declared:

Ex-Distribution Date: May 14, 2014
Record Date: May 16, 2014
Payable Date: May 29, 2014

Ex-Distribution Date: June 12, 2014
Record Date: June 16, 2014
Payable Date: June 26, 2014

Ex-Distribution Date: July 17, 2014
Record Date: July 21, 2014
Payable Date: July 31, 2014

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of the Fund’s distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. In early 2015, after definitive information is available, the Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by the Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder’s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that is managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (“Stone Harbor”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation on its investments in emerging markets securities. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets debt, which includes fixed income securities and other instruments, including derivatives, that are economically tied to emerging market countries, that are denominated in the predominant currency of the local market of an emerging market country or whose performance is linked to those countries’ markets, currencies, economies or ability to repay loans. The Fund normally expects to invest up to 20% of its total assets in emerging markets equity, which includes securities issued by either single country or regional exchange-traded funds, common stocks, preferred stocks, other equity securities and other instruments (including derivatives) that are economically tied to the equity markets of emerging market countries, that are denominated in the predominant currency of the local market of an emerging market country or whose performance is linked or otherwise related to those countries’ markets, currencies, or economies. A security or instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if it is principally traded on the country’s securities markets or if the issuer is organized or principally operates in the country, derives a majority of its income from its operations within the country or has a majority of its assets within the country.