U.S. Global Investors Inc.

U.S. Global Investors Inc. is listed on NASDAQ (GROW). U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (Company or U.S. Global) has made forward-looking statements concerning the Company's performance, financial condition, and operations in this report. The Company from time to time may also make forward-looking statements in its public filings and press releases. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and do not guarantee future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control, including (i) the volatile and competitive nature of the investment management industry, (ii) changes in domestic and foreign economic conditions, (iii) the effect of government regulation on the Company's business, and (iv) market, credit, and liquidity risks associated with the Company's investment management activities.

U.S. Home Systems Inc.

U.S. Home Systems Inc. is listed on NASDAQ (USHS). We are engaged in two lines of business, the home improvement business and the consumer finance business. In our home improvement business, we manufacture or procure, design, sell and install custom quality, specialty home improvement products. These products are marketed under nationally recognized brands such as The Home Depot Installed Decks, The Home Depot Kitchen and Bathroom Refacing, Century 21 Home Improvements, Century 21 Cabinet Refacing, and under our Facelifters brand. Our home improvement products are marketed through a variety of sources including television, direct mail, marriage mail, magazines, newspaper inserts, home shows, selected neighborhood canvassing, and in-store displays at selected The Home Depot stores. Our home improvement operations include two reporting segments, the interior products segment and the exterior products segment.

Vitro S.A. de C.V. ..nts the organizational structure of our business units, our principal subsidiaries and our direct or indirect percentage equity ownership in such subs..

Waste Connections Inc. ..anized in 1997, is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostl..

Washington Group International Inc. ..ur refer to Washington Group International, Inc. (Washington Group International) and its consolidated subsidiaries; references to 2004 are references..

WPP Group plc ..ed global, multinational and national advertising and marketing services companies that are organised into four business segments. Our largest segment..

Wireless Telecom Group Inc. ..tion , develops, manufactures and markets a wide variety of electronic noise sources, passive microwave components and electronic testing and measurin..

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. ..t may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Secu..

Yak Communications Inc. ..Florida in 1998. We are primarily a switch-based reseller providing a variety of discount long distance services primarily in Canada and to a lesser d..

Zix Corporation .. provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in heal..

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. ..rincipal operations produce and market newsprint and value-added groundwood papers. The Companys operations also include the manufacturing and marketi..

Actuate Corporation ..ng Application Platform, a unified software platform that enables large organizations and packaged application software vendors to develop and deploy ..

Assurant Inc. ..n, formed in connection with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its Common Stock, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Febru..

Angelica Corporation .. management services to the U.S. healthcare industry. We have developed a comprehensive service offering that allows healthcare providers to outsource..

Lawson Products Inc. .. Illinois in 1952 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1982. The Company has four reportable segments: (i) maintenance, repair and replacement distributi..

Akamai Technologies Inc. ..thin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the..

Allos Therapeutics Inc. ..mpany that is focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule drugs for improving cancer treatments. Small molecule drugs, in gene..

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Answers Corporation ..business model, announced on January 3, 2005 with the launch of Answers.com. For information regarding our previous business model, on the basis of wh..

APTIMUS INC ..stributes advertisements for direct marketing advertisers across a network of third-party web sites and company-owned and licensed email lists. Advert..

AMERIGROUP Corporation ..cused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Pro..

Alexander & Baldwin Inc. ..orporation with most of its operations centered in Hawaii. It was founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1900. Ocean transportation operations, related s..

America First Tax Exempt Investors L.P. ..nership) was formed on April 2, 1998 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and oth..

Auburn National Bancorporation Inc. ..lding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve) under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, a..

Accelr8 Technology Corporation ..tion was incorporated on May 26, 1982. The Companys office and laboratory are located at 7000 North Broadway, Building 3-307, Denver, Colorado 80221, ..

BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. .., the matters discussed in this document contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amende..

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Bell Microproducts Inc. ..forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and the future results of Bell Micr..

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BioScrip Inc. ..hich delivers innovative pharmacy benefit management, specialty pharmaceutical management and delivery services and other pharmacy-related healthcare ..

Boston Scientific Corporation ..oper, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties including interventional cardi..

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Brooke Corporation .. services to individuals and small businesses through our network of over 385 franchised locations. We provide our franchisees with wealth creation op..

Meta Financial Group Inc. ..cipal assets of which are all the issued and outstanding shares of MetaBank and MetaBank West Central. (In January of 2005, the Company changed its na..

Capital One Financial Corporation ..oration organized in 1972. The Company became a bank holding company in 1973 and a financial holding company in 2000. As of December 31, 2004, the Com..

CDW Corporation ..s, CDW) is a leading direct marketer of multi-brand computers and related technology products and services in the United States. The Company was found..

Coast Financial Holdings Inc. ..ompany or Coast Financial) headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 primar..

Collectors Universe Inc. ..ation, grading and information services to dealers and collectors of high-value coins, sportscards, autographs and stamps and vintage U.S. currency no..

Chaparral Steel Company ..005, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) to serve as the holding company for its steel business in anticipation of our spin-o..

Seagate Technology Holdings ..arketing of rigid disc drives. Rigid disc drives, which are commonly referred to as disc drives or hard drives, are used as the primary medium for sto..

Competitive Technologies Inc. ..e corporation incorporated in 1971 to succeed an Illinois corporation incorporated in 1968. CTT and its subsidiary (collectively, the registrant, we, ..

Cohn & Steers Inc ..ed in 2004, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a manager of high-income equity portfolios, specializing in U.S. real estate investment tr..

Conceptus Inc. ..vative and proprietary non-incisional permanent birth control device for women which was approved for marketing in the United States in November 2002 ..

Carver Bancorp Inc. .. stand-alone basis, the Holding Company or Registrant), is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered savings bank, an..

CryoLife Inc. .., 1984 in Florida, develops and commercializes implantable medical devices and preserves and distributes human tissues for cardiovascular, vascular, a..

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company .. manufacturer of replacement tires. It is the fourth largest tire manufacturer in North America and, according to a recognized trade source, is the ei..

CVD Equipment Corporation .. term we or any derivation thereof, we mean CVD Equipment Corporation, a New York corporation, formed in 1982 . We design, develop, manufacture, marke..

Cox Radio Inc. ..asting companies in the United States and the largest pure-play radio station group, based on revenues, and has one reportable segment for accounting ..

DryShips Inc. ..er the laws of Marshall Islands and has its principal offices in Greece. It is an owner and operator of drybulk carriers that operate worldwide. Drysh..

Dennys Corporation ..est family-style restaurant chain in terms of market share and number of units. Denny's, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Denny's Holdings, Inc...

Dominion Homes Inc. ..e Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K mean Dominion Homes, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where it is made clear that the term ..

Dune Energy Inc. ..ny,) has been an independent energy company engaged in the business of the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil prope..

DCAP Group Inc ..nt insurance agencies under the DCAP, Barry Scott and Atlantic Insurance brand names o premium financing of insurance policies for our DCAP, Barry Sco..

Encore Capital Group Inc ..diaries (Encore) is a systems-driven purchaser and manager of charged-off consumer receivables portfolios. Encore acquires these portfolios at deep di..

ENI S.p.A. ..ged in the oil and gas, electricity generation, petrochemicals, oilfield services and engineering industries. Eni has operations in about 70 countries..

Energizer Holdings Inc. .. in 1999, is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of primary batteries, flashlights and mens and womens wet-shave products. On April 1, 2000, all o..

Syngenta AG ..9 under the laws of Switzerland and became a public company in November 2000. Syngenta is domiciled in and governed by the laws of Switzerland. It has..

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Erie Indemnity Company ..ion that operates predominantly as the management services company that provides sales, underwriting and policy issuance services to the policyholders..

Exar Corporation ..ets high-performance, high-bandwidth physical interface and access control solutions that facilitate the aggregation and transport of signals in acces..

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation .. 1968 until January 1979, at which time it was acquired by Hershey Foods Corporation (Hershey). In 1988, The Restaurant Company (TRC), an investor gro..

Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. ..ed States. We operate a diverse group of thirteen mines located in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Illinois. For the year ended December 31, ..

FNB Corporation ..a Virginia corporation, (FNB), was organized in 1996 as a bank holding company for First National Bank, a national banking association formed in 1905...

Great Basin Gold Ltd. ..nys mineral resources in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Resources are classified as measured, indicated and inferred under NI 43..

Gamestop Corporation ..etailer of video game products and PC entertainment software. We sell new and used video game hardware, video game software and accessories, as well a..

Hardinge Inc. ..ated at One Hardinge Drive, Elmira, New York 14902-1507; telephone (607) 734-2281. The headquarters are located in Chemung County, New York, which is ..

H.J. Heinz Company ..ia on July 27, 1900. In 1905, it succeeded to the business of a partnership operating under the same name which had developed from a food business fou..

Investors Capital Holdings Ltd. ..ervices holding company that operates primarily through its subsidiaries, ICC and EPA, in two segments of the financial services industry. These two s..

Innovo Group Inc. ..nc., or Innovo, a Texas corporation, to manufacture and domestically distribute cut and sewn canvas and nylon consumer products for the utility, craft..

ICT Group Inc. ..tomer management and business process outsourcing solutions. Our comprehensive, balanced mix of sales, service, marketing and technology solutions inc..

Korn-Ferry International ..f executive search, outsourced recruiting and leadership development solutions with the broadest global presence in the recruitment industry. Since 19..

Lennar Corporation ..d a provider of financial services. Our homebuilding operations include the sale and construction of single-family attached and detached homes, as wel..

Level 3 Communications Inc. .. subsidiaries, engages primarily in the communications and information services businesses. References to Level 3 or the Company refer to Level 3 Comm..

Midas Inc. ..wise requires, the terms Midas and the Company include Midas, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to fiscal years are to years ended Ja..

Meritage Corporation ..nd builder of single-family homes in the rapidly growing Southern and Western United States, based on the number of home closings and revenue. We focu..

Mercantile Bancorp Inc. (Quincey IL) ..bank holding company, is headquartered in Quincy, Illinois. The Company was incorporated on April 15, 1983 for the purpose of enabling Mercantile Trus..

NovAtel Inc. ..ness Corporations Act (CBCA) on October 17, 1978 as 89006 Canada Ltd. The Company was extra provincially registered in Alberta on November 20, 1979 an..

Nashua Corporation ..d marketer of labels, specialty papers and imaging products. Our primary products include thermal and other coated papers, wide-format papers, pressur..

Oce NV ..evelopment of the Company Oc N.V. was organized as a stock corporation under the laws of the Netherlands in 1953, incorporating a business originally ..

Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. ..terms we, us, our and the Company refer to Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a combined entity, except where noted or where the c..