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:333-180779-01

 

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:0001558013

 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6

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

 

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:0001102113

 

Bank of America, National Association

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001541557

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC

(exact names of the sponsors as specified in their charters)

 

 

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| New York                                                  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | 38‐3887005 |
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|                                                                | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |  |  |
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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

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 ___ No X

 

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 ___ No X

 

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

 

 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.

 

  Yes X 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 the 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 ___ No X

 

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.

 

  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 NOTES

 

Except as set forth below, each of the parties to each pooling and servicing agreement listed in the Exhibit Index both (1) participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB and (2) constitutes a servicer that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB:

 

·         The trustee under a pooling and servicing agreement has a nominal role with respect to the mortgage pool securitized pursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement.  The trustee’s only servicing function is the contingent obligation to make certain advances if the master servicer under such pooling and servicing agreement fails to do so, while all other servicing functions are performed by other parties.  The trustee under each of the pooling and servicing agreements listed in the Exhibit Index has confirmed to the registrant that it has not made any such contingent advances during the reporting period, and consequently, each such trustee does not participate in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, nor does it perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of the definition of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB or for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

·         The trust advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement represents the interests of senior certificateholders in the transaction governed by such pooling and servicing agreement and is responsible for monitoring the performance of the special servicer under such pooling and servicing agreement and producing certain reports to certificateholders relating to the resolution of the mortgage pool securitized pursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement.  While the trust advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement has certain reporting obligations in respect of the related mortgage pool, it has no obligation to collect or disburse funds in respect of the mortgage pool or to administer any of the underlying mortgage loans.  Consequently, the trust advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, but is not responsible for the “management or collection of the pool assets or making allocations or distributions to holders of the asset-backed securities” within the meaning of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB and does not perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.  

 

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

 

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, engaged the services of CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. and National Tax Search, LLC, in each case as a servicing function participant in respect of the entire mortgage pool for the reporting period.

 

 

 

| **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. |
|                       | Omitted. |
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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. |
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| **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 mortgaged property securing the 1880 Broadway/15 Central Park West Retail loan constitutes a significant obligor within the meaning of 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB. The most recent unaudited net operating income of the significant obligor for the 2015 fiscal year is $11,875,741.

 

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

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any enhancement or other support for the certificates 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 for the certificates as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.

 

The registrant knows of no legal proceeding pending against the sponsors, depositor, trustee, issuing entity, servicer contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB, originator contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, or other party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB, or of which any property of the foregoing is the subject, that is material to security holders, other than as disclosed in the prospectus of the issuing entity filed in a 424(b)(5) filing dated October 15, 2012, and other than as follows:

 

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. 

 

Since 2014 various plaintiffs or groups of plaintiffs, primarily investors, have filed claims against U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), in its capacity as trustee or successor trustee (as the case may be) under certain residential mortgage backed securities ("RMBS") trusts.  The plaintiffs or plaintiff groups have filed substantially similar complaints against other RMBS trustees, including Deutsche Bank, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo.  The complaints against U.S. Bank allege the trustee caused losses to investors as a result of alleged failures by the sponsors, mortgage loan sellers and servicers for these RMBS trusts and assert causes of action based upon the trustee's purported failure to enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for alleged breaches of representations and warranties concerning loan quality.  The complaints also assert that the trustee failed to notify securityholders of purported events of default allegedly caused by breaches of servicing standards by mortgage loan servicers and that the trustee purportedly failed to abide by a heightened standard of care following alleged events of default.

 

Currently U.S. Bank is a defendant in multiple actions alleging individual or class action claims against the trustee with respect to multiple trusts as described above with the most substantial case being:  BlackRock Balanced Capital Portfolio et al v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 605204/2015 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) (class action alleging claims with respect to approximately 794 trusts) and its companion case BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio et al v. U.S Bank National Association, No. 14-cv-9401 (S.D.N.Y.).  Some of the trusts implicated in the aforementioned Blackrock cases, as well as other trusts, are involved in actions brought by separate groups of plaintiffs related to no more than 100 trusts per case.

 

There can be no assurance as to the outcome of any of the litigation, or the possible impact of these litigations on the trustee or the RMBS trusts. However, U.S. 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 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 disclosed in the prospectus of the issuing entity filed in a 424(b)(5) filing dated October 15, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.

 

The servicer compliance statements are attached hereto under Item 15.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

(4.1) Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2012, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, custodian, certificate administrator, certificate registrar and authenticating agent, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as trust advisor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 16, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 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-backed securities.

| 33.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 33.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 33.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |
| 33.5 Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor                                                    |
| 33.6 CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant       |
| 33.7 National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant                              |

 

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

| 34.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 34.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 34.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |
| 34.5 Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor                                                    |
| 34.6 CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant       |
| 34.7 National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant                              |

 

(35) Servicer compliance statement.

| 35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 35.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 35.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |

 

(99.1) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

(99.2) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, 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 on October 12, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

(b) See (a) above.

 

(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.

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.

(Depositor)

 

/s/ George Kok

George Kok, 

President (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Date: March 29, 2016

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

(4.1) Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2012, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, custodian, certificate administrator, certificate registrar and authenticating agent, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as trust advisor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 16, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 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-backed securities.

| 33.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 33.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 33.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |
| 33.5 Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor                                                    |
| 33.6 CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant       |
| 33.7 National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant                              |
|                                                                                          |  |

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

| 34.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 34.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 34.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |
| 34.5 Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor                                                    |
| 34.6 CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant       |
| 34.7 National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant                              |
|                                                                                          |  |

(35) Servicer compliance statement.

| 35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 35.2 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian                                     |
| 35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer                               |
| 35.4 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer |

 

(99.1) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

(99.2) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, 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 on October 12, 2012 under SEC File No. 333-180779-01 and incorporated by reference herein).