8-K

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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): June 21, 2012

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.)

Eight Greenway Plaza, Suite 930 Houston, Texas	77046
(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)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 21, 2012, Equus Total Return, Inc. issued a press release announcing the sale of its interest in Sovereign Business Forms, Inc. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued on June 21, 2012 by Equus Total Return, Inc.

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.
By:	/s/ Kenneth I. Denos
	Name:  Kenneth I. Denos Title:  Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

Patricia Baronowski
Pristine Advisers, LLC
(631) 756-2486

EQUUS DISPOSES OF INTEREST IN SOVEREIGN

FOR $6.36 MILLION IN CASH

HOUSTON, TX – June 21, 2012 – Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) (“Equus” or the “Fund”) announced that it has sold to Sovereign Business Forms, Inc. (“Sovereign”), the Fund’s 55% fully-diluted equity interest in Sovereign, together with the Fund’s promissory note issued by Sovereign and all interest as accrued in exchange for $6.36 million in cash. Sovereign is a business forms manufacturer which operates five printing plants in Texas, Kansas, Tennesseee, and Massachussetts. Having held its interest in Sovereign for approximately 16 years, Equus sought to monetize its investment. In May 2011 an investment banking firm was retained to canvas potential strategic buyers, determine market interest and explore a possible sale of the company. No formal offers in a valuation range acceptable to the Fund were received. Subsequently, Sovereign’s Management, with the cooperation of the Fund, refinanced operations to obtain the capital to buy out the position held by Equus.

As a result of the sale of the Fund’s interest in Sovereign, the Fund’s net asset value will decline $0.04 per share. Based on cash and cash equivalents of $16.8 million held by Equus at March 31, 2012, combined with the proceeds from the sale of its interest in ConGlobal and Sovereign, the Fund’s cash increased to approximately $28.4 million, or $2.69 of cash per share.

About Equus
The Fund is a business development company that trades as a closed-end fund on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "EQS". Additional information on the Fund may be obtained from the Fund’s website at www.equuscap.com.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Fund’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’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 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.