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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q/A

[X]  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                       OR

[]   Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ______ to ______

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                         Commission File Number 0-13928

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                           U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

             Texas                                       74-1598370
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF             (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

           7900 Callaghan Road                                        78229-2327
           San Antonio, Texas                                         (ZIP CODE)
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

                                 (210) 308-1234
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                                 Not Applicable
              (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR,
                         IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months,  and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements
for the past 90 days.

              YES  X                                  NO

On October 24, 1996 there were 6,225,318  shares of Registrant's  Class A common
stock outstanding and 563,456 shares of Registrant's Class C common stock issued
and outstanding.
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ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


a.  Exhibits
        11  Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

b.  Reports on Form 8-K
        None

                                   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 thereto duly authorized.


                                                     U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.



DATED: October 30, 1996                              By:     /S/ BOBBY D. DUNCAN
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                                                     BOBBY D. DUNCAN
                                                     President
                                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                                     Chief Operating Officer




DATED: October 30, 1996                              By:     /S/ KEVIN C. WHITE
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                                                     KEVIN C. WHITE
                                                     Chief Accounting Officer