Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

I,Leland F. Bunch, III, certify that:

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| 1. I have reviewed this report  on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of  the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Morgan Stanley Bank of  America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8 (the "Exchange Act periodic  reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 2. Based on my knowledge,  the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under  which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period  covered by this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 3. Based on my knowledge,  all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be  provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in  the Exchange Act periodic reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 4. Based on my knowledge and  the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of  Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the  servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in  all material respects; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 5. All of the reports on  assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities  and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with  servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in  this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act  Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report,  except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of  noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on  Form 10-K. |

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information providedto me by the following unaffiliated parties:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, NS Servicing II,LLC, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Situs Holdings, LLC, as TrustAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theChrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asTrustee for the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Chrysler East BuildingMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theChrysler East Building Mortgage Loan, and Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisorfor the Chrysler East Building Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated:March 21, 2017

 

/s/Leland F. Bunch, IIIPresident and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)