EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the COMM 2012-CCRE5 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, KeyBank National Association (as successor to KeyCorp RealEstate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Eastview Mall and Commons MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Eastview Malland Commons Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for theEastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S. BankTrust Company, National Association, as Trustee for the Eastview Mall andCommons Mortgage Loan on and after October 17, 2022,  Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Eastview Mall andCommons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)