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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001185185-20-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191230
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000754811
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		IRS NUMBER:				741598370
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13928
		FILM NUMBER:		20505084

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7900 CALLAGHAN RD
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78229
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2103081234

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7900 CALLAGHAN ROAD
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78229

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNITED SERVICES ADVISORS INC /TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950321
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt 14.4pt; text-align: center;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt 14.4pt; text-align: center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(d) Of </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><b>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </b><b>December</b><b> </b><b>30</b><b>, 2019&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.</b></u></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>0-13928</b></u></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>7900 Callaghan Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229</b></u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;<u><b>210-308-1234</b></u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:center;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">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:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR230.425)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter)</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Emerging growth company &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;"><b>Item 7.01 Regulation FD</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release on January 3, 2020 announcing that Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) has entered into a binding letter of intent with U.S. Global Investors (Canada) Ltd., the Company&#8217;s wholly-owned subsidiary, which sets forth the terms and conditions under which U.S. Global Investors (Canada) Ltd. would be prepared to sell all of the 650,000 Class A Common shares owned by it in the capital of Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) to Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) for cancellation, at a purchase price of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) CAD, on and subject to the terms and conditions set out in the letter of intent. A copy of the press release is attached and being furnished as Exhibit 99.1.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">The information in this Current Report (including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the U.S. Global Investors, Inc. pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, U.S. Global Investors, Inc. makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that the Company chooses to disclose solely because of Regulation FD.</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">U.S. Global Investors, Inc. undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although the Company may do so from time to time as management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;"><b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Exhibit 99.1 &#8211; <a href="ex_168606.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press Release issued by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. dated January 3, 2020, reporting its wholly-owned subsidiary entering into a letter of intent with Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc.</a></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt;">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.&nbsp;</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>U.S. Global Investors, Inc.</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>By:</b><u><b> /s/ Lisa Callicotte&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></u><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:18pt;"><b>Lisa Callicotte</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:18pt;"><b>CFO</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>January </b><b>3, 2020</b></p>


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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Holly Schoenfeldt</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Marketing &amp; Public Relations Manager</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">hschoenfeldt@usfunds.com</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">For Immediate Release</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>U.S. Global Investors Announces Pending Sale of Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>SAN ANTONIO&#8211;January 3, 2020</b>&#8211;U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a boutique registered investment advisory firm with longstanding experience in global markets and specialized sectors, today announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent dated December 30, 2019, with Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) whereby Galileo, pursuant to its capital restructuring, is purchasing back all of its common shares owned by the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, for approximately the same amount that the Company had paid for its investment in Galileo.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The transaction is subject to the approval of Canadian securities regulatory authorities and to the satisfaction of other closing conditions. It is anticipated that the transaction will close on or about March 2, 2020. Michael Waring will continue to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Galileo.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&#8220;Streamlining the Company&#8217;s operations will allow management to focus on growing the Company&#8217;s assets under management in the U.S., in particular our gold and airline ETFs&#8221; commented Frank Holmes, CEO and CIO of the Company.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>About U.S. Global Investors, Inc.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The story of U.S. Global Investors goes back more than 50 years when it began as an investment club. Today, U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (www.usfunds.com) is a registered investment adviser that focuses on niche markets around the world. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the Company provides money management and other services to U.S. Global Investors Funds and U.S. Global ETFs.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Forward-Looking Statements and Disclosure </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">This news release and other statements by U.S. Global Investors may include certain &#8220;forward-looking statements,&#8221; including statements relating to revenues, expenses and expectations regarding market conditions. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as &#8220;outlook,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;opportunity,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates&#8221; or other comparable words. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties and should be read with corporate filings and other important information on the Company&#8217;s website, www.usfunds.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">This filing should be read in conjunction with the cautionary statements that are included in the Company&#8217;s annual report and Form 10-Q. Future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove accurate and actual results may vary. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.</p>

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