**UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON,D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10‐K**

 

(Mark one)

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

**    For the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2021 OR**

**//TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from****            ****to****            **

 

 

 

**Commission file number:333-180779-03**

 

**Central Index Key Number of the issuingentity:0001571237**

 

**Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust2013-C9**

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

 

**Central Index Key Number of the depositor:0001547361**

 

**Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.**

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

 

**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001541557**

 

**Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC**

**(exact names of the sponsors as specified in theircharters)**

 

**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001102113**

 

**Bank of America, National Association**

**(exact names of the sponsors as specified in theircharters)**

 

| **New York**                                                        | **38‐3906833  38‐3906834  38‐3906835  38‐7092974  38‐7092975  38‐7092976** |
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| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or  organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers)**                                                                   |

 

**c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.**

**9062 Old Annapolis Road**

** Columbia, MD**

**(Address of principal executive offices)**

 

**21045**

**(Zip Code)**

 

**Telephone number, including area code:**

**(410) 884‐2000**

Securitiesregistered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

   

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

 

 

Securitiesregistered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

  NONE.

 

Indicateby check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined inRule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

  Yes___ No X

 

Indicateby check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant toSection 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

 

  Yes___ No X

 

Note- Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to filereports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from theirobligations under those Sections.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reportsrequired to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.

 

  YesX No ___

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically everyInteractive Data File required to be submitted 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 suchfiles).

 

  Notapplicable.

 

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

 

 Largeaccelerated filer ___ Accelerated filer ___ Non-accelerated filer X (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company _

 

Emerginggrowth company ___

 

Ifan emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant haselected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) ofthe Ex­change Act.

 

  Notapplicable.

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation toits management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued itsaudit report.

 

 Not applicable.

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Act).

 

  Yes___ No X

 

Statethe aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held bynon-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equitywas last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as ofthe last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscalquarter.

 

  Notapplicable.

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reportsrequired to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed bya court.

 

  Notapplicable.

 

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

 

  Notapplicable.

 

DOCUMENTSINCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

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

 

  Notapplicable.

 

**EXPLANATORY NOTES**

** **

Except as set forth below, each of theparties to each pooling and servicing agreement listed in the Exhibit Indexboth (1) participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and (2) constitutes a servicer that meets the criteria in Item1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB for purposes of Item 1123 ofRegulation AB:

 

• The trustee under a pooling and servicingagreement has a nominal role with respect to the mortgage pool securitizedpursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement. The trustee’s only servicingfunction is the contingent obligation to make certain advances if the masterservicer under such pooling and servicing agreement fails to do so, while allother servicing functions are performed by other parties. The trustee undereach of the pooling and servicing agreements listed in the Exhibit Index hasconfirmed to the registrant that it has not made any such contingent advancesduring the reporting period, and consequently, each such trustee does notparticipate in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of RegulationAB, nor does it perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of thedefinition of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB or for purposes ofItem 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

• The operating advisor under a pooling andservicing agreement represents the interests of senior certificateholders inthe transaction governed by such pooling and servicing agreement and isresponsible for monitoring the performance of the special servicer under suchpooling and servicing agreement and producing certain reports tocertificateholders relating to the resolution of the mortgage pool securitizedpursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement. While the operating advisorunder a pooling and servicing agreement has certain reporting obligations inrespect of the related mortgage pool, it has no obligation to collect ordisburse funds in respect of the mortgage pool or to administer any of theunderlying mortgage loans.  Consequently, the operating advisor under apooling and servicing agreement participates in the servicing function forpurposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, but is not responsible for the“management or collection of the pool assets or making allocations ordistributions to holders of the asset-backed securities” within the meaning of“servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB and does not perform the functionsof a servicer for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

• LNR Partners, LLC is the current special servicer under theMSBAM 2013-C9 pooling and servicing agreement. In July 2018, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association was replaced as specialservicer under the MSBAM 2013-C9 pooling and servicing agreement and succeededby LNR Partners, LLC.

 

• The Boston Park Plaza mortgage loan was repaid during theFebruary 2016 collection period.  Consequently, during the reportingperiod, the MSBAM 2013-C9 mortgage pool did not include any mortgage loans thatwere serviced pursuant to a separate pooling and servicing agreement.

 

In addition, each of the following parties engaged the services ofcertain servicing function participants and sub-servicers for the reportingperiod, as set forth below:

 

• On November 1, 2021, pursuant to the second amended and restatedservicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association was engaged to perform all or virtually all ofWells Fargo Bank, National Association’s roles as certificate administrator,custodian and trustee, as applicable, under the pooling and servicingagreement.

 

| **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.**    |
|              | Omitted.                        |
|              |                            |   |

 

| **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.                                                                                                               |
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| **PART III** |                                                                                                 |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|              |                                                                                                 |
| **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 Accountant Fees  and Services.**                                                         |
|              | Omitted.                                                                                             |
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**ADDITIONALDISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB**

 

**Item1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information.**

 

Themortgaged property securing the Milford Plaza Fee loan constitutes a significantobligor within the meaning of 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB. The most recentunaudited net operating income of the significant obligor for the 2021 fiscalyear is $3,080,463.00.

 

**Item1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider FinancialInformation.**

 

Noentity or group of affiliated entities provides any enhancement or othersupport for the certificates as described under Item 1114 (a) of Regulation AB.

 

**Item1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (FinancialInformation).**

 

Noentity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments forthe certificates as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

**Item1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.**

 

Theregistrant knows of no legal proceeding pending against the sponsors,depositor, trustee, issuing entity, servicer contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) ofRegulation AB, originator contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, or otherparty contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB, or of which anyproperty of the foregoing is the subject, that is material to security holders,other than as follows:

 

InDecember 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited and certain related entities and theNational Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed complaints in the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wells FargoBank, alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank in its capacity as trustee for anumber of residential mortgage-backed securities trusts. Complaints raisingsimilar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern Districtof New York and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New Yorkstate court. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, astrustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of actionbased upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify andenforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breachesof representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events ofdefault, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events ofdefault. Wells Fargo Bank previously settled two class action lawsuits withsimilar allegations that were filed in November 2014 and December 2016 byinstitutional investors in the Southern District of New York and New York statecourt, respectively. In addition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC havefiled complaints in New York state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., astrustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgageloan documentation. In March 2021, the Company entered into an agreement toresolve the case filed by the NCUA.

 

Inaddition 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 seven third-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in NewYork state court. In the underlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixishave been sued for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made inconnection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. Inthe third-party actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, asmaster servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notifyNomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly oversee theprimary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practices.Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform defaultoversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging thatNomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of theirrepresentation and warranty breaches.

 

Withrespect to each of the foregoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believesplaintiffs' claims are without merit and intends to contest the claimsvigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigationsor the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the relatedRMBS trusts.

 

**Item1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and RelatedTransactions.**

 

Theinformation regarding this Item has been provided previously in an annualreport on Form 10-K of the issuing entity or in the prospectus of the issuingentity filed in a 424(b)(5) filing dated April 30, 2013.

 

**Item1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.**

 

Thereports on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities and the related attestation reports on such assessments ofcompliance are attached hereto under Item 15.

 

**Item1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.**

 

Theservicer compliance statements are attached hereto under Item 15.

 

**PART IV**

 

**Item15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.**

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

(4.1)Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2013,between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as trustee, certificate administrator, custodian, certificateregistrar and authenticating agent, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as master servicer and special servicer, andTrimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as trust advisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 tothe registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 25, 2014 underSEC File No. 333-180779-03 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

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

 

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

 

33.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

 

33.2  Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

 

33.4  Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

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

 

33.6 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

33.7 Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as OperatingAdvisor

 

(34)Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities.

 

34.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator

 

34.2  Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

 

34.4  Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

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

 

34.6 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

34.7 Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as OperatingAdvisor

 

(35)Servicer compliance statement.

 

35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

 

35.2  Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

 

35.4  Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian (from 11/1/21 to 12/31/21)

 

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

 

35.6 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

(99.1)Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated April 15, 2013,between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. and Morgan Stanley Mortgage CapitalHoldings LLC (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form8-K filed on April 30, 2013 under SEC File No. 333-180779-03 and incorporatedby reference herein).

 

(99.2)Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated April 15, 2013,between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. and Bank of America, National Association(filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onApril 30, 2013 under SEC File No. 333-180779-03 and incorporated by referenceherein).

 

(99.3)SecondAmended and Restated Servicing Agreement, effective as of October 31, 2021,between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, N.A.,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, Computershare Delaware TrustCompany and Computershare Limited (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant'sCurrent Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2021 under SEC File No.333-180779-03 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

(b)See (a) above.

 

(c)Not Applicable.

** **

**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf bythe undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

MorganStanley Capital I Inc.

(Depositor)

 

By:/s/ Jane Lam

JaneLam, President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Date: March 28, 2022