TORONTO, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DREAM HARD ASSET ALTERNATIVES TRUST (TSX:DRA.UN) announced that, at its annual general meeting held today, all of the nominees for election as trustees of Dream Hard Asset Alternatives Trust referred to in its management information circular for the meeting were elected by acclamation. If a ballot vote had been taken, based solely upon proxies received by Dream Hard Asset Alternatives Trust, the voting results for the election of trustees would have been as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld |
| Amar Bhalla | 25,924,914 | 88.33 | 3,424,395 | 11.67 |
| David Kaufman | 24,880,714 | 84.77 | 4,468,595 | 15.23 |
| Karine MacIndoe | 24,887,558 | 84.80 | 4,461,751 | 15.20 |
Dream Alternatives provides an opportunity for unitholders to invest in hard asset alternative investments, real estate development, real estate lending, real estate, and renewable power managed by an experienced team with a successful track record in these areas. The objectives of the Trust are to build and maintain a growth-oriented portfolio, provide predictable cash distributions to unitholders on a tax efficient basis, and grow and reposition the portfolio to increase NAV per unit over time. For more information, please visit: www.dreamalternatives.ca.
For further information, please contact:
| Michael J. Cooper | Pauline Alimchandani | Kim Lefever |
| Portfolio Manager | Chief Financial Officer | Investor Relations |
| (416) 365-5145 mcooper@dream.ca | (416) 365-5992 palimchandani@dream.ca | (416) 365-6339 klefever@dream.ca |