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

 

 

I, Nicholas Galeone, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Yorkshire& Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Yorkshire & Lexington TowersMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theYorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the City Square and Clay StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the CitySquare and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the City Square and Clay StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the City Square and Clay StreetMortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theCrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theCrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AFIN PortfolioMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the AFINPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Galeone

Nicholas Galeone

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)