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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): ~~October~~November 2916, 2018

~~START~~EQUUS ~~SCIENTIFIC~~TOTAL RETURN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	~~000~~814-~~52227~~00098	2076-~~4910418~~0345915
(State of Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
Of Incorporation)	Number)	Identification No.)

521 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK	73116
700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor Houston, Texas	77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (~~405~~713) ~~237~~529-~~8207~~0900

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~Item~~Indicate 8by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.~~01.~~405) ~~Other~~or ~~Events~~Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). ☐

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~~SIGNATURES~~Item 8.01 Other Events.

~~Pursuant~~On toNovember ~~the~~16, ~~requirements~~2018, ofEquus ~~the~~Total ~~Securities~~Return, Inc. ~~Exchange~~issued ~~Act~~a ofpress ~~1934,~~release ~~the~~announcing ~~registrant~~its ~~has~~net ~~duly~~asset ~~caused~~value ~~this~~for ~~report~~the toquarter beended ~~signed~~September on30, ~~its~~2018. ~~behalf~~The bytext of the ~~undersigned~~press ~~hereunto~~release ~~duly~~is included ~~authorized~~as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

		Start Scientific, Inc.
Date: October 29, 2018		By: /s/ Jim Frazier________
		Jim Frazier
		Chief Executive Officer

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued on November 16, 2018.

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.

Date: November 19, 2018		By: /s/ Kenneth I. Denos
		Name: Kenneth I. Denos
		Title: Secretary

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