People: Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS)

Sam P. Douglass is Director of Equus Total Return Inc. He was Co-Chairman of the Board of the Fund from June 2005 to December 2007 and Chairman and CEO of the Fund from 1991 to 2005. Since June 2005, Mr. Douglass has served as President of Moore, Clayton Capital Advisors, Inc. (Fund’s investment adviser) and Equus Capital Administration Company, Inc. (Fund’s administrator). From 1980 to 2005, Mr. Douglass was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Equus Capital Management Corporation (Fund’s former investment adviser). From 1964 to 1975, he co-founded and served as President and a director of Service Corporation International, one of the largest funeral services company in the world trading on the NYSE. In 1978, Mr. Douglass co-founded and served as President of Wedge International, Inc., a privately-owned corporation which participated in the acquisition and management of mostly private companies. In 1980, he co-founded and served as President of Summit Resources Corporation, a privately-owned leverage buyout corporation. Since December 1978, Mr. Douglass has served as Chairman and CEO of Equus Corporation International, a privately owned corporation engaged in a variety of investment activities. Mr. Douglass has originated, structured or participated in over 200 acquisition transactions.