# CERTIFICATION

 

Re:          **Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS12, Commercial Mortgage Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series 2016-UBS12**(the “Transaction”), issued pursuantto the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “Poolingand Servicing Agreement”), executed in connection with the Transaction(capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth inthe Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

               I, George Kok, certify that:

 

               1.             Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of MorganStanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS12 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

               2.            Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report; 

 

               3.            Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports; 

 

               4.            Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statement(s) required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreement(s) in all material respects; and

 

               5.             Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and ExchangeAct 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 ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.  

 

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

 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer

·        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer

·        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the MSBAM 2016-C31 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Vintage Park (from 1/1/18to 12/31/18) and Huntington Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18)

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the MSBAM 2016-C31 securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party:Vintage Park (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Huntington Center (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18)

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSBAM 2016-C31 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Vintage Park (from1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Huntington Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18)

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the MSC 2016-BNK2 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: 101 Hudson Street (from1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the MSC 2016-BNK2 securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: 101Hudson Street (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the MSC 2016-BNK2 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: 101 Hudson Street(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the CSMC 2016-NXSR securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Greenwich Office Park(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Novo Nordisk (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the CSMC 2016-NXSRsecuritization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Greenwich Office Park (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Novo Nordisk(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the CSMC 2016-NXSR securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Greenwich Office Park(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Novo Nordisk (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer under the MSBAM 2016-C31 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Vintage Park (from 1/1/18to 12/31/18) and Huntington Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as SpecialServicer under the CSMC 2016-NXSR securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Greenwich Office Park(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Novo Nordisk (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18)

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the MSBAM 2016-C31 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Vintage Park (from 1/1/18to 12/31/18) and Huntington Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the MSC 2016-BNK2 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: 101 Hudson Street (from1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the CSMC 2016-NXSR securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Greenwich Office Park(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Novo Nordisk (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

 

 

Date:  March 29, 2019

 

 

By /s/ George Kok

Name: George Kok

Title: President