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 Annual Report of Equus II
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-K 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:  April 8, 2003                            /s/ SAM P. DOUGLASS
                                                 _______________________________
                                                 Sam P. Douglass
                                                 Chairman
                                                 Chief Executive Officer