X0201 3 2003-12-17 1 0000820237 GEN PROBE INC GPRO 0001273458 POWELSON MARK A GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 10210 GENETIC CENTER DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121 0 1 0 0 VP, Worldwide Sales /s/ R. William Bowen, Attorney-in-Fact 2003-12-17