Edgar Filing: EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2017

EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	814-00098	76-0345915
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
Of Incorporation)	Number)	Identification No.)

700 Louisiana Street, 48^th Floor, Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 529-0900

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-k filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 19, 2017, Equus Total Return, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a consulting agreement (“Consulting Agreement”), effective April 1, 2017, with Bertrand des Pallieres, a director of the Company. The Consulting Agreement provides for consulting services to be provided by Mr. des Pallieres, as requested by the Company from time to time, at the rate of $300 per hour, and is terminable upon 30 days’ notice.

SIGNATURES

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.

		Equus Total Return, Inc.
Date: April 19, 2017
		By: /s/ Kenneth I. Denos
		Name: Kenneth I. Denos
		Title: Secretary