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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001391609-16-000475
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160509

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
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00098
		FILM NUMBER:		161631570

	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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<P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 4, 2016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>700 Louisiana Street, 48<SUP>th</SUP> Floor
        Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>77002</B></P></TD></TR>
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area code: (713) 529-0900</B></P>

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if Changed Since Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.02&#9;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective May 4, 2016, Alessandro Benedetti
resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Equus Total Return, Inc. (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;). Mr. Benedetti was appointed
to the Board of Directors of the Fund in 2010.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01&#9;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 9, 2016, the Fund issued a press release
announcing the resignation of Mr. Benedetti from the Fund&rsquo;s Board of Directors. The text of the press release is included
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01&#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>(d) Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">99.1&#9;<A HREF="ex991_benedettiresign.htm">Press release issued on May 9, 2016 by Equus Total Return, Inc.</A></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>SIGNATURES</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Equus Total Return, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 9, 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Kenneth I. Denos</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Name:&#9;Kenneth I. Denos</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Title: &#9;Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><A HREF="f8k_equus5416.htm">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Contact:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Patricia Baronowski</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pristine Advisers, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(631) 756-2486</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EQUUS ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; color: navy">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>HOUSTON, TX &ndash; May 9, 2016 &ndash;
Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) </B>(the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo; or &ldquo;Equus&rdquo;)<B> </B>announced the resignation of Alessandro
Benedetti from the Fund&rsquo;s Board of Directors. Mr. Benedetti had been a member of the Equus Board since 2010, and was, at
the time of his resignation, serving as a member of the Fund&rsquo;s committee of independent directors. Mr. Benedetti had also
served as the Fund&rsquo;s Executive Chairman from June 2011 to June 2013.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Robert L. Knauss, the Equus Chairman had the
following remarks concerning the resignation of Mr. Benedetti: &ldquo;We thank Alessandro Benedetti for his important contributions
to Equus over the past 6 years and for his service as a director and as Executive Chairman during this period. We wish him the
best in his future endeavors.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>About Equus</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">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&rsquo;s website at <I>www.equuscap.com</I>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/11.25pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8.5pt">This
press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are
based upon the Fund&rsquo;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,</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8.5pt">the performance of the Fund, including our ability to
achieve our expected financial and business objectives, our ability to execute our reorganization and complete the transactions
contemplated thereby, and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Fund&rsquo;s filings with the SEC. Actual results,
events, and performance may differ. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as to the date hereof. Except as required by law, 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. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by the Fund
or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statements are material.</FONT></P>



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