**UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

(Mark One)

**x****  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021or**

**o**** ****TRANSITIONREPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from _____ to _____Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-165147-05**

**Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:0001563166**

**J.P. Morgan Chase CommercialMortgage Securities Trust 2012-LC9**

**(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in itscharter)**

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**Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001013611**

**J.P. Morgan Chase CommercialMortgage Securities Corp.**

**(exact name of the depositor as specified in itscharter)**

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**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000835271**

**JPMorgan Chase Bank, NationalAssociation**

**(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)**

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**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541468**

**Ladder Capital Finance LLC**

**(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)**

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| **New York****(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization of**

**the issuing entity)** | **38-3895993**

**38-3895994**

**38-7064544**

**(I.R.S. Employer**

**Identification Numbers)** |
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**c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association**

**as Certificate Administrator**

**9062 Old Annapolis Road**

**Columbia, MD**

**(Address of principalexecutive offices of the issuing entity)**

**21045**

**(Zip Code)**

**Registrant’s telephone number,including area code:**

**(212) 834-5467**

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each  exchange on which registered |
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| None                |              |                                       |

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of theAct:  None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-knownseasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes ⌧No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required tofile reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes ⌧No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filedall reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periodthat the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has beensubject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ⌧ Yes oNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submittedelectronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every InteractiveData File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and postsuch files).

Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filerspursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is notcontained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’sknowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated byreference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form10-K.   

Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a largeaccelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “largeaccelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large acceleratedfiler        o                                                                                                       Acceleratedfiler                                     o

Non-acceleratedfiler          ⌧  (Do not check if asmaller reporting company)                          Smaller reportingcompany                    o

                                                                                                                                                       Emerging growthcompany                    o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if theregistrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant toSection 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed areport on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of theSarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firmthat prepared or issued its audit report. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shellcompany (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). oYes ⌧ No

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-votingcommon equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price atwhich the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price ofsuch common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s mostrecently completed second fiscal quarter.

Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed alldocuments and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securitiesunder a plan confirmed by a court. oYes oNo

Not applicable.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of theregistrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Not applicable.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

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List hereunder the following documents if incorporated byreference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) intowhich the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders;(2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuantto Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documentsshould be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report tosecurity holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

Not applicable.

 

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**EXPLANATORY NOTES**

The West County Center Mortgage Loan, whichconstituted approximately 12.1% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as ofits cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loancombination that includes the West County Center Mortgage Loan and one otherpari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. This loancombination, including the West County Center Mortgage Loan, is being servicedand administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which is incorporatedby reference as Exhibit 4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation acts as trustee of the West County Center Mortgage Loan. Pursuantto the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the trustee is required to provide anassessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respectto Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds orguarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interestor other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved asspecified in the transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period,the trustee did not perform any servicing function with respect to theservicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB. Themaster servicer or the special servicer, to the extent required, performed theservicing function identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) ofRegulation AB, and each such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of RegulationAB in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria andaccountant’s attestation report for the subject transaction. As a result,this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliancewith applicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicersof the West County Center Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessmentsof compliance with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.

This Annual Report on Form 10-Kincludes an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria,accountants’ attestation report and servicer compliance statement fromComputershare Trust Company, National Association (“CTCNA”). CTCNAwas engaged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”),in its capacity as certificate administrator and custodian, to perform certainspecified servicing functions identified in the assessment of compliance withapplicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports. Wells Fargoengaged CTCNA in connection with the sale of Wells Fargo’s corporate trustservices business to CTCNA and its affiliates. Further, under theprinciples-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) ofRegulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this partyis a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. SeeCompliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).

 

**PART I**

**Item 1.  Business.**

Omitted.

**Item 1A.  Risk Factors.**

Omitted.

**Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.**

None.

**Item 2.  Properties.**

Omitted.

**Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.**

Omitted.

**Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.**

Not applicable.

**PART II**

**Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity,Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.**

Omitted.

**Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.**

Omitted.

**Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis ofFinancial Condition and Results of Operations.**

Omitted.

**Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative DisclosuresAbout Market Risk.**

Omitted.

**Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.**

Omitted.

**Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements WithAccountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.**

Omitted.

**Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.**

Omitted.

**Item 9B.  Other Information.**

None.

**PART III**

**Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and CorporateGovernance.**

Omitted.

**Item 11.  Executive Compensation.**

Omitted.

**Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain BeneficialOwners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.**

Omitted.

**Item 13.  Certain Relationships and RelatedTransactions, and Director Independence.**

Omitted.

**Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services.**

Omitted.

**ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB**

**Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant ObligorFinancial Information.**

The West County Center MortgageLoan (Loan # 1 on Annex A-1 of the prospectus supplement of the registrantrelating to the issuing entity filed on December 18, 2012 pursuant to Rule424(b)(5)) constitutes a significant obligor within the meaning of Item 1101(k)(2)of Regulation AB as disclosed in the prospectus supplement. In accordance withItem 1112(b) of Regulation AB, the most recent unaudited net operating incomeof the significant obligor was $13,832,532 for the twelve-month period endedDecember 31, 2021.

**Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant EnhancementProvider Financial Information.**

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any externalcreditenhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction asdescribed under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB.

**Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain DerivativesInstruments (Financial Information).**

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides anyderivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transactionas described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

**Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.**

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedinginvolving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routinelitigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and thefollowing, with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee,Certificate Administrator and Custodian.

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited and certainrelated entities and the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”)filed complaints in the United States District Court for the Southern Districtof New York against Wells Fargo Bank, alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bankin its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backedsecurities trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed byCommerzbank AG in the Southern District of New York and by IKB Internationaland IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York state court. In each case, theplaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as trustee, caused losses toinvestors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among otherthings, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchaseobligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representationsand warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide byappropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Wells FargoBank previously settled two class action lawsuits with similar allegations thatwere filed in November 2014 and December 2016 by institutional investors in theSouthern District of New York and New York state court, respectively. Inaddition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have filed complaints in NewYork state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, failed to takeappropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation. InMarch 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to resolve the case filed bythe NCUA.

 

In addition to the foregoing cases,in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit & Capital Inc. (“Nomura”)and Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total of seventhird-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in New York state court. In theunderlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixis have been sued for allegedbreaches of representations and warranties made in connection with residentialmortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In the third-party actions,Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primaryservicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis oftheir own breaches, failed to properly oversee the primary servicers, andfailed to adhere to accepted servicing practices. Natixis additionally allegesthat Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells FargoBank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed toprovide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

 

With respect to each of theforegoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs’ claims are withoutmerit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be noassurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of thelitigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trusts.

**Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and CertainRelationships and Related Transactions.**

The information regarding this Item has been previouslyprovided in a prospectus supplement of the Registrant relating to the issuingentity filed on December 18, 2012 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5).

**Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with ApplicableServicing Criteria.**

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on suchassessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attachedhereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AAto the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entitiesparticipating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for eachapplicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

**Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.**

The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibitsto this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**PART IV**

**Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules**

(a) The following is a list of documents filed as part ofthis Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1) Not applicable

(2) Not applicable

(3) See below

 

4             Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1,2012, by and among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., asDepositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asSenior Trust Advisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Reporton Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2012 under Commission File No. 333-165147-05and incorporated by reference herein).

 

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

33           Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities.

33.1        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer

33.2        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer

33.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator

33.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

33.5        Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor

33.6        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Trustee and Certificate Administratoron and after November 1, 2021

33.7        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021

33.8        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center MortgageLoan (see Exhibit 33.1)

33.9        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerof the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)

33.10      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the West County CenterMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.11      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)

33.12      Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisorof the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)

33.13      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021 (see Exhibit 33.7)

34           Attestationreports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities.

34.1        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer

34.2        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer

34.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator

34.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

34.5        Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor

34.6        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Trustee and Certificate Administratoron and after November 1, 2021

34.7        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021

34.8        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center MortgageLoan (see Exhibit 34.1)

34.9        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerof the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)

34.10      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the West County CenterMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.11      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)

34.12      Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisorof the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)

34.13      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021 (see Exhibit 34.7)

35           Servicer compliance statements.

35.1        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer

35.2        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer

35.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

35.4        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on andafter November 1, 2021

35.5        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center MortgageLoan (see Exhibit 35.1)

35.6        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerof the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)

99.1        Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December21, 2012, between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., asPurchaser, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Seller (filed asExhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21,2012 under Commission File No. 333-165147-05 and incorporated by referenceherein)

99.2        Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December21, 2012, among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., asPurchaser, Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as Seller, and Ladder Capital FinanceHoldings LLLP (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on December 21, 2012 under Commission File No. 333-165147-05 andincorporated by reference herein)

(b)          The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Item 601 ofRegulation S-K are listed above.

(c)           Not Applicable.

 

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report tobe signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

J.P. Morgan Chase CommercialMortgage Securities Corp.(Depositor)

/s/ KunalK. Singh

Kunal K.Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)

Date: March 17, 2022