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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001185185-20-000230
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200302
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200304
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200304

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:		20686100

	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>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</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>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</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>

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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: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: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: left;"><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; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release on March 3, 2020 that U.S. Global Investors (Canada) Ltd., the Company&#8217;s wholly-owned subsidiary, has completed the sale effective March 2, 2020, of 650,000 Class A Common shares to Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) for cancellation at a purchase price of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) CAD under the terms and conditions of a binding letter of intent entered on December 30, 2019.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">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>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">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>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">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; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Exhibit 99.1 &#8211; <a href="ex_175441.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press Release issued by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. dated March 3, 2020, announcing the completion of sale of ownership interest in Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc.</a></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 14.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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>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>

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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;">Joseph Guyer</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Senior Financial Writer</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">210.308.1221</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">jguyer@usfunds.com</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>For Immediate Release</b></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 Completion of Sale of Ownership Interest in Galileo</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;March 3, 2020</b>&#8211;U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: <u>GROW</u>) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a boutique registered investment advisory firm with longstanding experience in global markets and specialized sectors, announces that it has completed the previously-announced sale back of its 65-percent interest in Toronto-based Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (&#8220;Galileo&#8221;) for $1.0 million (Canadian), effective March 2, 2020. The transaction follows a binding letter of intent dated December 30, 2019, whereby Galileo, pursuant to a capital restructuring, agreed to repurchase all of its common shares owned by the Company.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Except for an equity method investment in a fund managed by Galileo, the Company no longer has any involvement with the operations of Galileo. Frank Holmes, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company, and Lisa Callicotte, chief financial officer (CFO), formerly served as directors of Galileo.</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 (<u>www.usfunds.com</u>) 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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