0001185185-20-000230.txt : 20200304 0001185185-20-000230.hdr.sgml : 20200304 20200304111256 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 8-K 1 usglobal20200303_8k.htm FORM 8-K usglobal20200303_8k.htm

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): March 2, 2020

 

 

U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

0-13928

74-1598370

(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) 

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7900 Callaghan Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229

(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 210-308-1234

 

                                                                                                    

(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:

 

☐           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR230.425)

 

☐           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)

 

☐           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

 None

    

 

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

 

U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on March 3, 2020 that U.S. Global Investors (Canada) Ltd., the Company’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. (“Galileo”) 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.

 

The information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1 – 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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. 

 

 

U.S. Global Investors, Inc.

 

 

By: /s/ Lisa Callicotte                                    

Lisa Callicotte

CFO

 

Dated:     March 4, 2020

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 ex_175441.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_175441.htm

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Contact:

Joseph Guyer

Senior Financial Writer

210.308.1221

jguyer@usfunds.com

 

For Immediate Release

 

U.S. Global Investors Announces Completion of Sale of Ownership Interest in Galileo

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SAN ANTONIO–March 3, 2020–U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the “Company”), 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. (“Galileo”) 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.

 

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.

 

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About U.S. Global Investors, Inc.

 

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 (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.

 

 

 

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