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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report onForm 10-K of the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C8 (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K

 

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

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Deutsche BankTrust Company Americas, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as TrustAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, PGIM RealEstate Loan Services, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential AssetResources, Inc.), as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as  TrustAdvisor for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee for the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as Trust Advisor for the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Northridge FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Northridge FashionCenter Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)