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): November 19, 1996


                         ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Arizona                     1-4473                  86-0011170
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification Number)


    400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, Arizona            85004
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            (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)



                                 (602) 250-1000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




                                      NONE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 7.           Financial  Statement,  Pro  Forma  Financial  Information  and
                  Exhibits

                  (c)      Exhibits.

                  The  Registrant  hereby  files the  following  Exhibit  to its
Registration  Statements  on Form S-3 (Nos.  33-61228,  33-55473,  33-64455  and
333-15379)  which were  declared  effective on April 26, 1993,  October 3, 1994,
December 22, 1995 and November 14, 1996, respectively.

Exhibit
No.               Description
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1.3               Distribution Agreement and related Terms Agreement, each dated
                  November  19,  1996,  in  connection   with  the  offering  of
                  $100,000,000 of 6-3/4% Senior Notes Due 2006.

4.1               Fifty-fourth  Supplemental  Indenture dated as of November 15,
                  1996,   relating  to  the  issuance  of  $100,000,000  of  the
                  Company's First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Note Series A.

4.2               Specimen of Bond of First Mortgage  Bonds,  Senior Note Series
                  A.

4.5               Indenture  dated as of November 15, 1996 among the Company and
                  The Bank of New York, as Trustee.

4.6               First  Supplemental  Indenture  dated as of November  15, 1996
                  relating to the  issuance  of  $100,000,000  of 6-3/4%  Senior
                  Notes Due 2006.

4.7               Specimen of Note of 6-3/4% Senior Notes Due 2006.

                                   SIGNATURES
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         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Company  has duly  caused  this  report to be  signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                            ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
                                                     (Registrant)




Dated:   November 21, 1996                  By:  Nancy E. Newquist
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                                                 Nancy E. Newquist
                                                 Treasurer
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