RICHARD F. BERGNER

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EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2005-05-27 Richard F. Bergner; Age 75; Director Nominee; Compensation $30,000.
2006-04-24 Richard F. Bergner; Age: 75; Director; Term expires 2006; Director since 2005; Attorney; Committees: Audit Committee (*), Compensation Committee (Chair); Compensation: $17,000.
2006-06-26 The members of the Board of Directors on the date of this proxy statement and the committees of the Board on which they serve, are identified below. Richard F. Bergner - Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chair)
2006-12-29 Richard F. Bergner is listed as a Director with no shares owned.
2007-04-27 During 2006, each independent director received: (i) $5,000 for each quarter served on the Fund's Board plus $2,000 for each meeting of the directors attended; (ii) $1,000 for participation in each meeting conducted by telephonic conference; (iii) $1,000 for each committee meeting attended; and (iv) reimbursement for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. Interested directors of the Fund do not receive any cash compensation from the Fund. However, interested directors of the Fund may serve as directors of portfolio companies and in such capacities may receive and retain directors' fees and other compensation directly from the portfolio companies. Directors who were not officers of the Fund (including those who only served on the Board for part of a year) were paid an aggregate of $391,500 and $363,000 as compensation for serving as directors of the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The following table set forth compensation paid by the Fund to each person who served as a director during 2006: Richard F. Bergner: $47,000.
2008-04-14 Richard F. Bergner Director Term expires 2007; Director since 2005 Attorney Committees: Committee of Independent Directors (Chair) 2007 Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $43,000, Total: $43,000
2009-04-02 Richard F. Bergner Director Term expires 2009; Director since 2005. Attorney 2008 Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $51,000 Committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Committee of Independent Directors (Chair)
2010-04-13 Richard F. Bergner Chairman of the Board Age: 79 The Board has appointed an independent director to serve in the role of Chairman of the Board. 2009 Director Compensation Table: Richard F. Bergner Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $63,000 Committee memberships: Committee of Independent Directors
2011-05-02 Richard F. Bergner - Director, Chair of Compensation Committee, 2010 Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $47,438, Total $47,438
2012-04-30 Richard F. Bergner 49,000
2014-04-30 Richard F. Bergner. 44,000 — 44,000
2015-04-16 Richard F. Bergner. 44,000 — 44,000; listed as serving on Audit, Compensation, Committee of Independent Directors, and Chair of Governance and Nominating Committee.
2016-05-02 Richard F. Bergner Director since 2005. 2015 Director Compensation Table: Richard F. Bergner Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 41,000.
2017-05-01 Richard F. Bergner 39,000 — 39,000

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03