EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Nicholas Galeone,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the UBS CommercialMortgage Trust 2018-C8 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLCd/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Yorkshire &Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator 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, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the BlueLinxPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the BlueLinx Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the BlueLinxPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the City Square and ClayStreet Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theCity Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the City Square andClay Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the CrossPoint MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CrossPointMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator and Custodian forthe CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AFIN PortfolioMortgage Loan, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Galeone

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)