Equus Announces Certified Voting Results from
Annual Shareholder Meeting
All of Fund’s Nominees Elected and Auditors Approved
May 21, 2010 04:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time
HOUSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) (“Equus” or the “Fund”)
announced that it has received certification of the final result from the independent inspector of elections for the
Fund’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders which took place on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The inspector’s certified
report showed that each of the Fund’s nine nominees for director (Fraser Atkinson, Alessandro Benedetti, Richard
Bergner, Kenneth Denos, Greg Flanagan, William Hankinson, John Hardy, Robert Knauss, and Bertrand des
Pallieres) were elected to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors
have been duly elected and qualified, and that UHY, LLP, the Fund’s independent auditors, had also been approved
for another one-year term.
“The inspector’s certification represents an important step in the evolution of the Fund,” said Richard Bergner,
Chairman of Equus. “We expect to make further announcements as we get on with the business of implementing
change and moving Equus forward for the benefit of our shareholders.”
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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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 Securities a