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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001712543-25-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241230
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:		20250106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250106

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:		25511939

	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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<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>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 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): December
30, 2024</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>

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    Texas</B></P></TD>
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code: (713) 529-0900</B></P>

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Texas 77002</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On December 30, 2024, the Board of Directors (&ldquo;Board&rdquo;)
of Equus Total Return, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Fraser Atkinson as its independent Chairman. Mr. Atkinson has been an
independent member of the Board since 2010 and has served as the Chair of the Company&rsquo;s Audit Committee since his election to the
Board. He will continue to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee in addition to his service as Board Chairman. Mr. Atkinson has also served
on the Company&rsquo;s Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and will continue to serve in such capacity
following his appointment as Board Chairman.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Also on December 30, 2024, the Board appointed John
J. May as an independent director to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the recent passing of Robert L. Knauss, to serve until
the next annual meeting of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders. The Board also appointed Mr. May to serve as an independent member of the
Company&rsquo;s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Other than the foregoing,
there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. May and any other person pursuant to which Mr. May was selected as a director.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">John J. May, age 76, is currently the Managing Partner
of City &amp; Westminster Corporate Finance LLP. He is also a director of LGX Energy Corp., Key Mining Corp, and the Chairman of the Small
Business Bureau Limited and the Genesis Initiative Limited &ndash; an advocate of micro and small and medium-sized businesses in the United
Kingdom. He is also a principal of a boutique Charted Accountancy practice in London. Previously, Mr. May has served as a director and
principal of a variety of private and public companies in the United States and internationally.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 6, 2025, the Company issued a press release
announcing the appointments described in Item 5.02 above. 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; 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;January 6,
    2025&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <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: 380pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="f8k_equus12302024.htm">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></FONT></P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt 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 APPOINTMENTS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>OF FRASER ATKINSON AS CHAIRMAN AND</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>JOHN J. MAY AS DIRECTOR </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>HOUSTON, TX &ndash; January 6, 2025 &ndash; </B>Equus Total Return,
Inc. (NYSE: EQS) (&ldquo;Equus&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) today announces that Fraser Atkinson has been appointed as the Fund&rsquo;s
independent Chairman of the Board and that John J. May has been appointed as an independent director, each with immediate effect.</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">Mr. Atkinson will continue to serve as Chair of the Equus Audit Committee,
and as a member of Fund&rsquo;s Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.</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">Mr. May has been a practicing Chartered Acccountant in the United Kingdom
for over 50 years. For 17 of those years he was a senior partner in a leading Chartered Accountancy firm, now Crowe UK, including 8 years
on the Managing Board. Mr. May is currently the Managing Partner of City &amp; Westminster Corporate Finance LLP, registered with the
Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.</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">Mr. May has a diverse background with decades of experience as a director
of a variety of public and private companies in the United States and internationally, with a particular focus on mining, energy and oil
and gas.</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">Mr. May is Chairman of the Small Business Bureau Limited and Chairman of
the Genesis Initiative Limited, both of which are lobbying groups to government on behalf of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).
The Genesis Initiative comprises 120 trade organizations and reaches over 1.5 million SMEs, which represent about 25% of all SMEs in the
United Kingdom.</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">In addition to his role as an independent member of the Board, Mr. May
will also serve on the Fund&rsquo;s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance and Nominating Committee.</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"><B>About Equus</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><BR>
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 www.equuscap.com.</P>

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

<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 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, the 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. 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.</P>

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