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 in respectof 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 with respect to CrossPoint,4851 South Alameda Street and Shoppes Marketplace at Saxony, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Yorkshire & Lexington TowersMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theYorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Yorkshire &Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the BlueLinx Portfolio MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the BlueLinxPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the City Square and Clay Street MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the City Squareand Clay Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the City Square and Clay Street Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the City Square and Clay StreetMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for 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 AFINPortfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, 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, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17, 2020

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Galeone

 

 

President 

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)