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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001010412-10-000153
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100520
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100521

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878932
		IRS NUMBER:				760345915
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00098
		FILM NUMBER:		10851344

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 930
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135290900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 930
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUUS II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970422
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDED CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K/A DATED MAY 20, 2010
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<head><title>8-K d8k</title> </head> <body style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman; COLOR:#000000; FONT-SIZE:10pt"> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:20pt"><b>___________________________________________</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:20pt" align=center><b>UNITED STATES</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:20pt" align=center><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:14pt" align=center><b>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:20pt" align=center><b>FORM 8-K/A</b></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:14pt" align=center>CURRENT REPORT</p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:14pt" align=center>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></
p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): &nbsp;May 20, 2010</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:20pt" align=center><b>EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p></div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-SIZE:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr height=0 style=FONT-SIZE:0px> <td width=196> <td width=196> <td width=196 /> <tr> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Delaware</b></p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>814-00098</b></p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SI
ZE:11pt" align=center><b>76-0345915</b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(State or Other Jurisdiction</p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(Commission File</p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(IRS Employer</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>Of Incorporation)</p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>Number)</p></td> <td width=196 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>Identification No.)</p></td></tr></table> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p></div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-SIZE:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr height=0 style=FONT-SIZE:0px> <td width=295> <td
 width=295 /> <tr> <td width=295 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center><b>Eight Greenway Plaza, Suite 930, Houston, Texas</b></p></td> <td width=295 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center><b>77046</b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=295 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</p></td> <td width=295 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=top> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>(Zip Code)</p></td></tr></table> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center><b>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: &nbsp;(713) 529-0900</b></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center><b>N/A</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px;
 FONT-SIZE:8pt" align=center>&nbsp;(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-k filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">[ &nbsp;] &nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">[ &nbsp;] &nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">[ &nbsp;] &nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">&nbsp;</p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">[ &nbsp;] &nbsp;Pre-commencement communica
tions pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM:4px; MARGIN:0px" align=right><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px align=center><br><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <hr size=1 noshade style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:9px; PADDING-TOP:9px"> <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE:always; MARGIN:0px"><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b><u>Explanatory Note</u></b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">&nbsp;</p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">This Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment (&#147;Amendment No. 1&#148;) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Equus Total Return, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2010 (the &#147;Form 8-K&#148;). &nbsp;Amendment No. 1 is being filed to amend the Form 8-K to include the final &#147;certified&#148; voting results receiv
ed from the independent inspector of elections for the Fund&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2010.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; WIDTH:73px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; HEIGHT:34px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Item 5.Item 5.07</b></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; CLEAR:left"><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2010, the stockholders of the Fund voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Fund&#146;s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2010: (i) to elect nine (9) Directors to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal (&#147;Proposal 1&#148;); and (ii) 
to ratify the appointment of UHY LLP as the independent auditor of the Fund for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 (&#147;Proposal 2&#148;). &nbsp;</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">On May 20, 2010, the independent inspector of elections for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders delivered its final &#147;certified&#148; results, which reported that the Fund&#146;s nine nominees were elected to the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">The final results for Proposal 1 were as follows:</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p></div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-SIZE:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr height=0 style=FONT-SIZE:0px> <td width=251> <td width=184> <td width=175 /> <tr> <td width=251 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Board of Directors Nominees</b></p></td> <td width=184 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000
000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; PADDING-RIGHT:1px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>For</b></p></td> <td width=175 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Withheld</b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Fraser Atkinson</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center>3,246,836</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center>275,331</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Alessandro Benedetti</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center>3,144,656</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>353,634</p></td>
</tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Richard F. Bergner</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center>3,100,660</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>397,630</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Kenneth I. Denos</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,032,483</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>465,807</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Gregory J. Flanagan</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,105,522</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom>
 <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>392,768</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Henry W. Hankinson</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,116,010</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>382,280</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">John A. Hardy</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,154,124</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>344,166</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Robert I. Knauss</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,035,
498</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>462,792</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Bertrand des Pallieres</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>3,220,590</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>277,700</p></td></tr></table> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <hr size=1 noshade style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:9px; PADDING-TOP:9px"> <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE:always; MARGIN:0px"><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p></div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-SIZE:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr height=0 style=FONT-SIZE:0px> <td width=251> <td width=184> <td width=175 /> <tr> <td width=251 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px soli
d; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT:12pt; MARGIN-TOP:8px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Opposition Nominees</b></p></td> <td width=184 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>For</b></p></td> <td width=175 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Withheld</b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">J. Philip Ferguson</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,255,017</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>34,657</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Lance T. Funston</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px
; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,258,802</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>30,872</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">John D. White</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,162,632</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>127,042</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Charles R. Ofner</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,255,017</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>34,657</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Dr.&nbsp;Francis D. Tuggle</p></td> <t
d width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,167,682</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>121,992</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">John P. Wade</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,179,795</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>109,879</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Dr.&nbsp;Charles M. Boyd</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,167,682</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>121,992</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom>
 <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Jonathan H. Godshall</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,143,748</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>122,049</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=251 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Paula T. Douglass</p></td> <td width=184 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>2,167,042</p></td> <td width=175 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>122,632</p></td></tr></table> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">There were no votes against or abstained with respect to any director nominee.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">The final results for Proposal 2 were as follows:</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p
></div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; FONT-SIZE:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr height=0 style=FONT-SIZE:0px> <td width=192> <td width=144> <td width=144> <td width=132 /> <tr> <td width=192 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>For</b></p></td> <td width=144 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; PADDING-RIGHT:1px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Against</b></p></td> <td width=144 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Withheld</b></p></td> <td width=132 style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP:0px" valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><b>Abstained</b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width=192 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>5,232,708</p></td> <td width=144 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <
p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>444,175</p></td> <td width=144 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>0</p></td> <td width=132 style=MARGIN-TOP:0px valign=bottom> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:12pt" align=center>111,077</p></td></tr></table> <div style=WIDTH:576px> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Brokers did not have discretionary voting authority on any matter before the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and, as a result, broker non-votes had no effect on Proposal 1 or Proposal 2.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; WIDTH:89px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; HEIGHT:34px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Item 8.Item 8.01</b></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Other Events.</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; CLEAR:left"><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">On May 21, 2010, the Fund issued a press release annou
ncing the final results of its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. &nbsp;The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; WIDTH:87px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; HEIGHT:25px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Item 9.Item 9.01 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; CLEAR:left"><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt"><b>(d) Exhibits.</b></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; FONT-SIZE:11pt">99.1</p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Press release issued on May 18, 2010 by Equus Total Return, Inc. (previously filed).</p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; CLEAR:left; FONT-SIZE:11pt">99.2</p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2p
x; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Press release issued on May 21, 2010 by Equus Total Return, Inc. (filed herewith).</p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; CLEAR:left" align=center><br><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <hr size=1 noshade style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:9px; PADDING-TOP:9px"> <p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE:always; MARGIN:0px"><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt" align=center><u>SIGNATURES</u></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:336px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Equus Total Return, Inc.</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:-48px; WIDTH:288px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Date: &nbsp;&nbsp; May 21, 2010</p> <p sty
le="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">By: &nbsp;<u>/s/ L&#146;Sheryl D. Hudson</u></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:288px; WIDTH:336px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; CLEAR:left; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Name:</p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">L&#146;Sheryl D. Hudson</p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP:0px; TEXT-INDENT:288px; WIDTH:336px; MARGIN-BOTTOM:-2px; FLOAT:left; CLEAR:left; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Title: </p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">Senior Vice President and </p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:-2px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial Officer</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT:48px; MARGIN:0px; FONT-SIZE:11pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p> <p style=MARGIN:0px><br></p></div></body>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:-12px; padding-right:-24px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>EQUUS ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED VOTING RESULTS</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt"><B>HOUSTON, TX &#150; May 21, 2010 &#150; </B>Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) (&#147;Equus&#148; or the &#147;Fund&#148;) announced that it has received certification of the final result from the independent inspector of elections for the Fund&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders which took place on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. &nbsp;The inspector&#146;s certified report showed that each of the Fund&#146;s nine nominees for director (Fraser Atkinson, Alessandro Benedetti, Richard Bergner, Kenneth Denos, Greg Flanagan, William Hankinson, John Hardy, Robert Knauss, and Bertrand des Pallieres) were elected to a one-year term expiring at the next annual shareholder meeting, and that UHY, LLP, the Fund&#146;s independent auditors, had also been approved for another one-year term. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt">&#147;The inspector&#146;s certification represents an important step in the evolution of the Fund,&#148; said Richard Bergner, Chairman of Equus. &#147;We expect to make further announcements as we get on with the business of implementing change and moving Equus forward for the benefit of our shareholders.&#148;</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt">The Fund is a business development company that trades as a closed-end fund on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol &quot;EQS.&quot; Additional information on the Fund may be obtained from the Fund&#146;s website at <FONT style="color:#0000FF"><U>www.equuscap.com</U></FONT><FONT style="font-size:12pt"></FONT>.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px">This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. &nbsp;These forward-looking statements are based upon the Fund&#146;s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements, including, in particular, the risks and uncertainties described in the Fund&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. &nbsp;Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date hereof. &nbsp;The Fund undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. &nbsp;The inclusion of any statement in this letter does not constitute a
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