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John A. Hardy, director, CEO and 10% owner of Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS), reported an insider acquisition on 09/16/2025. The Form 4 shows Mr. Hardy received 133,682 shares of Equus common stock at an acquisition price of $2.51 per share, increasing the total beneficial ownership to 3,861,706 shares.
The filing explains the shares were awarded as restricted stock under the company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and that 3,228,024 of the shares are held by Benton Capital Inc., a company controlled by Mr. Hardy, which he can direct. The transaction is reported as an acquisition and is filed on a Form 4.
Kenneth I. Denos, a director and the secretary of Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS), received an award of 250,000 restricted shares on 09/16/2025 under the registrant's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares were awarded at an indicated price of $2.51 per share and increase Mr. Denos's beneficial ownership to 332,595 shares following the transaction. The filing notes that 250,000 of the shares are held directly by Acadia Law Group, P.C., a professional corporation beneficially owned and controlled by the reporting person who has execution authority on its behalf. The Form 4 is filed by one reporting person and is signed by Mr. Denos on the transaction date.
Equus Total Return, Inc. shows growth in portfolio fair value and total assets while reporting higher operating expenses and leverage. Investments at fair value increased to $33,482k from $27,500k, and total assets rose to $37,066k from $29,936k. Cash and cash equivalents were low at $69k. Total liabilities increased to $2,955k from $426k, driven in part by higher accounts payable to related parties ($753k vs $93k). Total investment income for the period was reported as $357k. Operating expenses include compensation of $433k and professional fees of $229k for the most recent period. Ratios show the ratio of expenses to average net assets rose to 7.59% (prior 5.27%), and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets rose to 5.41% (prior 4.02%). Market price per share moved from $1.10 to $1.36. Net increase in net assets per share totaled $0.34 for the period reported.