UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‐K

 

(Mark one)

/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015  OR

// TRANSITION REPORT 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 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-LC9

(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the depositor:0001013611

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0000835271

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

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

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001541468

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

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

 

 

| 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 principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

 

21045

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 272-6858

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. / / Yes /X/ No

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. /X/ Yes / / No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation 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 post such files).

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer / /                                                                                          Accelerated filer / / Non-accelerated filer /X/ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)                Smaller reporting company / /

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). / / Yes /X/ No

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. / / Yes / / No

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The West County Center Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 12.1% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the West County Center Mortgage Loan, which is an asset of the issuing entity, and one other *pari passu* loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. This loan combination, including the West County Center Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as the master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is also the primary servicer of the loan combination. The responsibilities of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as primary servicer of the loan combination, are subsumed within its responsibilities as master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Thus, the servicer compliance statement provided by Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, encompasses its roles as both master servicer and primary servicer with respect to the loan combination.

 

| **PART I**  |
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| 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. |
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| **PART II**  |
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| 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 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
|                        | Omitted. |
| Item 7A.          | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
|                        | Omitted. |
| Item 8.           | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. |
|                        | Omitted. |
| Item 9.           | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. |
|                        | Omitted. |
| Item 9A.          | Controls and Procedures. |
|                        | Omitted. |
| Item 9B.          | Other Information. |
|                        | None. |
|                        |  |  |

 
| **PART III**  |
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| Item 10.           | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. |
|                         | Omitted. |
| Item 11.           | Executive Compensation. |
|                         | Omitted. |
| Item 12.           | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. |
|                         | Omitted. |
| Item 13.           | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. |
|                         | Omitted. |
| Item 14.           | Principal Accounting Fees and Services. |
|                         | Omitted. |
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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information.

 

The West County Center Mortgage Loan (loan # 1 on Annex A-1 of the prospectus supplement of the registrant relating to the issuing entity filed on December 18, 2012 pursuant to Rule 424(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 with Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, the most recent unaudited net operating income of the significant obligor was $22,218,716.00 for the twelve- month period ended December 31, 2015.

 

Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information.

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.

 

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceeding involving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and the following, with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, certificate administrator and custodian: 

On June 18, 2014, a group of institutional investors filed a civil complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee under 276 residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts, which was later amended on July 18, 2014, to increase the number of trusts to 284 RMBS trusts.  On November 24, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the state court action without prejudice.  That same day, a group of institutional investors filed a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) against Wells Fargo Bank, alleging claims against the bank in its capacity as trustee for 274 RMBS trusts (the “Complaint”). In December 2014, the plaintiffs’ motion to voluntarily dismiss their original state court action was granted.  As with the prior state court action, the Complaint is one of six similar complaints filed contemporaneously against RMBS trustees (Deutsche Bank, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of New York Mellon and US Bank) by a group of institutional investor plaintiffs.  The Complaint against Wells Fargo Bank alleges that the trustee caused losses to investors and asserts causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee's alleged failure to (i) enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, (ii) notify investors of alleged events of default purportedly caused by breaches by mortgage loan servicers, and (iii) abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Relief sought includes money damages in an unspecified amount, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief.  Other cases (collectively, the “Additional Complaints”) alleging similar causes of action have been filed against Wells Fargo Bank and other trustees in the same court by RMBS investors in these and other transactions, and these cases have been consolidated before the same judge. On January 19, 2016, an order was entered in connection with the Complaint in which the District Court declined to exercise jurisdiction over 261 trusts at issue in the Complaint; the District Court also allowed Plaintiffs to file amended complaints if they so chose, and three amended complaints have been filed. There can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigation, or the possible impact of the litigation on the trustee or the RMBS trusts. However, Wells Fargo Bank denies liability and believes that it has performed its obligations under the RMBS trusts in good faith, that its actions were not the cause of any losses to investors, and that it has meritorious defenses, and it intends to contest the plaintiffs’ claims vigorously.

 

Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

 

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

 

Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

 

Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.

 

The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibits to 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 of this 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., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 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 reference herein).

 

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

 

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

| 33.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 33.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator                                                                    |
| 33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                                                                                |
| 33.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor                                                                                                 |
| 33.6 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1) |
| 33.7 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)                                        |
| 33.8 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.3)         |
| 33.9 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)                                     |
| 33.10 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)                                     |

 

34 Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

| 34.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 34.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator                                                                    |
| 34.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                                                                                |
| 34.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor                                                                                                 |
| 34.6 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1) |
| 34.7 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)                                        |
| 34.8 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.3)         |
| 34.9 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)                                     |
| 34.10 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)                                     |

 

35 Servicer compliance statements.

| 35.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 35.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                                                                                |
| 35.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1) |
| 35.5 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)                                        |
| 35.6 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.3)                     |

 

99.1 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 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 reference herein)

 

99.2 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ladder Capital Finance LLC and Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (filed as Exhibit 99.2 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 reference herein)

 

(b) The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed above and in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the signature page hereof.

 

(c) Not Applicable.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

(Depositor)

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer 

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Date: March 22, 2016

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

4 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2012, by and among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 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 reference herein).

 

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

 

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

| 33.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 33.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator                                                                    |
| 33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                                                                                |
| 33.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor                                                                                                 |
| 33.6 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1) |
| 33.7 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)                                        |
| 33.8 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.3)         |
| 33.9 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)                                     |
| 33.10 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                     |  |

34 Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

| 34.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 34.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator                                                                    |
| 34.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                                                                                |
| 34.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor                                                                                                 |
| 34.6 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1) |
| 34.7 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)                                        |
| 34.8 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.3)         |
| 34.9 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)                                     |
| 34.10 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                     |  |

35 Servicer compliance statements.

| 35.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                                                             |
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| 35.2 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer                                                                                                   |
| 35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                                                                                |
| 35.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1) |
| 35.5 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)                                        |
| 35.6 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator of the West County Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.3)                     |

 

99.1 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 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 reference herein)

 

99.2 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ladder Capital Finance LLC and Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (filed as Exhibit 99.2 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 reference herein)