John A. Hardy - Sep 16, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC. (EQS)

Role: CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ John A. Hardy
Stock symbol: EQS
Transactions as of: Sep 16, 2025
Transactions value $: $335,542
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/17/2025, 04:09 PM
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hardy John A.	CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner	700 LOUISIANA ST. 41ST FLOOR, HOUSTON	/s/ John A. Hardy	2025-09-16	0001493030

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	EQS	Common Stock	Award	$336K	+134K	+3.59%	$2.51	3.86M	Sep 16, 2025	I	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents an award of restricted stock pursuant to the Registrant's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2	Includes 3,228,024 shares held directly by Benton Capital Inc., a British Columbia Corporation beneficially owned and controlled by the Reporting Person who has authority to execute the same on behalf of Benton Capital Inc.