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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001712543-25-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250411
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250411
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250411

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878932
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				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:		25830914

	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>

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Act of 1934</P>

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11, 2025</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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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 11, 2025, Equus Total Return, Inc. issued
a press release announcing its net asset value for the quarter ended December 31, 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"><A HREF="ex991_pressrelease.htm">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release issued on April 11, 2025.</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">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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99.1</FONT></A></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Equus Total Return, Inc.<BR>
1-888-323-4533</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EQUUS ANNOUNCES FOURTH 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; April 11, 2025 &ndash; Equus
Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) </B>(&ldquo;Equus&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) reports net assets as of December 31, 2024, of $29.5
million. Net asset value per share decreased to $2.17 as of December 31, 2024, from $2.96 as of September 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>12/31/2024</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; 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: 14%; 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: 13%; padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><U>3/31/2024</U></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 5pt; text-align: center"><U>12/31/2023</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">$29,510</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></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>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.25in; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">13,586</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Portfolio Value Changes</B>. The following were
the principal contributors to the changes in fair value of the Company&rsquo;s portfolio holdings in the fourth quarter of 2024:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B><I>Decrease in Fair Value of Morgan E&amp;P</I></B>.
Morgan E&amp;P, LLC (&ldquo;Morgan&rdquo;) holds development rights to approximately 6,707 net acres in the Bakken/Three Forks formation
in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the forward price curve for oil decreased significantly, and
certain of Morgan&rsquo;s proved reserves were reclassified from producing to non-producing. Principally as a result of these two factors,
the fair value of the Company&rsquo;s equity holding in Morgan decreased $6.0 million, from $19.0 million as of September 30, 2024 to
$13.0 million as of December 31, 2024. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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the fourth quarter of 2024, the fair value of the Company&rsquo;s holding in Equus Energy, LLC (&ldquo;Equus Energy&rdquo;) decreased
$4.0 million, from $8.0 million to $4.0 million, largely as a consequence of the decrease in the forward price curve for oil during the
quarter, as well as a result of the subsequent sale of Equus Energy described below. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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; text-align: justify"><B>Recent Events</B>. Subsequent to the end of 2024,
the Company undertook the following transactions:</P>

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Note and Warrants</I></B>. On February 10, 2025, the Company issued a 1-year senior convertible promissory note bearing interest at the
rate of 10.0% per annum in exchange for $2.0 million in cash (&ldquo;Equus Note&rdquo;). The Equus Note is convertible into shares of
the Company&rsquo;s common stock at a conversion price of $1.50 per share. Contemporaneously with the issuance of the Equus Note, the
Company also issued two common stock purchase warrants to acquire an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock
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On February 10, 2025, the Company purchased from General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., a developer of fire suppression products (OTC Markets:
GEVI), a 1-year senior convertible promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum, in exchange for $1.5 million in cash
(&ldquo;GEVI Note&rdquo;). The GEVI Note is convertible into shares of GEVI&rsquo;s common stock at a conversion price of $0.40 per share.
Contemporaneously with the purchase of the GEVI Note, the Company also received a common stock purchase warrant to acquire an aggregate
of 1,875,000 shares of GEVI common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B><I>Sale of Equus Energy</I></B>.
On March 3, 2025, the Company sold Equus Energy to North American Energy Opportunities Corp., a developer of upstream oil and gas assets
(&ldquo;NAEOC&rdquo;). The consideration provided by NAEOC consisted of $1.25 million in cash and 27,500 shares of preferred stock, redeemable
within 6 months of the date of issuance at $100.00 per share, or an aggregate of $2.75 million, conditional upon Equus facilitating NAEOC&rsquo;s
acquisition of operating rights with respect to Equus Energy&rsquo;s holdings in the Conger Field, as well as the acquisition of the working
interests associated with the Conger Field not already held by Equus Energy.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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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