EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

     In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Equus II
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2002 (the "Report"), I, Sam P. Douglass, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, hereby certify that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
          78o(d)); and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated:  November 14, 2002                 /s/ Sam P. Douglass
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                                          Sam P. Douglass
                                          Chairman
                                          Chief Executive Officer



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