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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001712543-24-000070
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241115
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241115
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241115

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878932
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		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:		241466784

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135290900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUUS II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970422
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Act of 1934</P>

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    Texas</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 14, 2024, Equus Total Return, Inc. issued
a press release announcing its net asset value for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The text of the press release is included as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.</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"><A HREF="ex991_pressrelease.htm">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release issued on November 14, 2024.</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="padding-right: -45pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 15,
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -45pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Kenneth I. Denos&#9;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -45pt; 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: -45pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Title: &#9;Secretary</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 340pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="f8k_equus11152024.htm">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></FONT></P>

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<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<BR>
Pristine Advisers, LLC<BR>
(631) 756-2486</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EQUUS ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER NET ASSET VALUE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>HOUSTON, TX &ndash; November 14, 2024 &ndash; Equus
Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) </B>(&ldquo;Equus&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) reports net assets as of September 30, 2024, of
$40.2 million. Net asset value per share decreased to $2.96 as of September 30, 2024, from $3.66 as of June 30, 2024. Comparative data
is summarized below (in thousands, except per share amounts):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><U>9/30/2024</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><U>6/30/2024</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><U>3/31/2024</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><U>12/31/2023</U></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 5pt; text-align: center"><U>9/30/2023</U></P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Net assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$40,165</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$49,792</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$45,892</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$48,287</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$47,128</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Shares outstanding</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,586</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,586</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,586</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,586</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,518</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Net assets per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$2.96</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$3.66</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$3.38</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$3.55</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$3.49</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The following were the principal contributors to the
changes in fair value of the Company&rsquo;s portfolio holdings in the third quarter of 2024:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Decrease in Fair Value of Morgan E&amp;P.</B> During 2023 and the first
half of 2024, Morgan E&amp;P, LLC (&ldquo;Morgan&rdquo;) completed the acquisition of approximately 6,707 net acres in the Bakken/Three
Forks formation in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. During the third quarter of 2024, there was a decrease of 17.6% in the price of
oil. Morgan also experienced a decline in production from its two operating wells. Principally as a result of these two factors, the fair
value of our equity holding in Morgan decreased $7.0 million, from $26.0 million as of June 30, 2024 to $19.0 million as of September
30, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Decrease in Fair Value of Equus Energy.</B> During the third quarter
of 2024, the fair value of the Company&rsquo;s holding in Equus Energy, LLC (&ldquo;Equus Energy&rdquo;) decreased $2.0 million, from
$10.0 million to $8.0 million, largely as a consequence of the decrease in oil prices during the quarter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company received advice and assistance from a
third-party valuation firm to support its determination of the fair value of its investments in Morgan and Equus Energy.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>About Equus<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company 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 Company may
be obtained from the Company&rsquo;s website at <I>www.equuscap.com</I>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8.5pt/11.25pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: justify">This press release may contain certain
forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company&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, the performance of the Company, including our ability
to achieve our expected financial and business objectives, and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company&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 Company 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 Company
or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statements are material.</P>

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