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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-17-016750
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170425
GROUP MEMBERS:		MICHAEL TOKARZ
GROUP MEMBERS:		TOKARZ GROUP ADVISERS, LLC

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-44023
		FILM NUMBER:		17781894

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MVC CAPITAL, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099941
		IRS NUMBER:				943346760
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE
		STREET 2:		287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-701-0310

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE
		STREET 2:		287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MEVC DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON FUND I INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19991207

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MEVC DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON FUND I INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19991207
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">George Silfen</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Kramer Levin Naftalis &amp; Frankel LLP</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">This amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Amendment No. 4</font>&#8221;) is filed with respect to Equus Total Return, Inc. (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Issuer</font>&#8221; or &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Equus</font>&#8221;) jointly by MVC Capital, Inc. (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">MVC</font>&#8221;), The Tokarz Group Advisers, LLC and Mr. Michael Tokarz (collectively referred to herein as the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reporting Persons</font>&#8221;) pursuant to their joint filing agreement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SEC</font>&#8221;) as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 27, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the statements on the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 27, 2014, June 5, 2014, June 12, 2014 and January 6, 2017, respectively, on behalf of the Reporting Persons (together, &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Schedule 13D</font>&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Merger Agreement</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On April 24, 2017, MVC and certain other stockholders of U.S. Gas and Electric, Inc. (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">USG&amp;E</font>&#8221;) entered into a Stock Purchase and Plan of Merger (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Merger Agreement</font>&#8221;) with Equus and ETR Merger Sub, Inc. (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Merger Sub</font>&#8221;), a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Equus. The Merger Agreement contemplates a two stage transaction whereby: (1) MVC and certain other stockholders of USG&amp;E (collectively, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Initial Sellers</font>&#8221;) will sell 90.3% of the capital stock of USG&amp;E to Equus (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sale</font>&#8221;) in consideration of which they will receive, in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Securities Act</font>&#8221;), a combination of newly issued common and preferred stock (convertible into common stock) of Equus as described in the Merger Agreement (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Consideration Shares</font>&#8221;), followed by (2) Merger Sub merging with and into USG&amp;E and resulting in USG&amp;E as the sole surviving corporate entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equus (together with the Sale, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Merger</font>&#8221;).&#160; In the Merger, stockholders of USG&amp;E other than the Initial Sellers, holding the remaining 9.7% of USG&amp;E capital stock outstanding will receive, in a transaction registered under the Securities Act, Consideration Shares in exchange for their USG&amp;E stock.&#160; Stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding common stock of Equus, including MVC, have consented in writing to approve the issuance of the Consideration Shares.&#160; </div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is incorporated&#160; by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to this Schedule 13D.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Sale, MVC and Equus will enter into a Stockholder Agreement, providing, among other things, that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, for a period of ten months following the closing of the Sale, the Board of Equus will be comprised of nine directors, (i) five of whom will be designated by MVC and (ii) four of whom will be individuals who are currently members of the Board of Equus. The foregoing description of the Stockholder Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stockholder Agreement.&#160; A form of the Stockholder Agreement is included as Exhibit M to the Merger Agreement.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Additionally, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Sale, MVC and Equus will enter into a Lock-Up Agreement, providing, among other things, that, subject to the terms, conditions and exceptions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement, for a period of twelve months following the Sale closing, MVC will not transfer any of the Consideration Shares. The foregoing description of the Lock-up Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lock-up Agreement.&#160; A form of the Lock-Up Agreement is included as Exhibit H to the Merger Agreement.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On April 24, 2017, in connection with the Merger Agreement, MVC and Equus entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Share Exchange Agreement between Equus and MVC, dated as of May 14, 2014 (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Share Exchange Amendment</font>&#8221;). The Share Exchange Amendment removes from the Share Exchange Agreement Equus&#8217; obligation to use reasonable best efforts to effect the events of reorganization described therein. The Share Exchange Amendment is subject to termination in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement in certain circumstances, in which event the termination provided for in the Share Exchange Amendment will be deemed null and void and of no force or effect.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">On April 24, 2017, MVC and certain other stockholders of U.S.G&amp;E, and Equus entered into the Merger Agreement.&#160; See Item 4.</div>

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