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 report onForm 10-K of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C8 (the "Exchange Actperiodic 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 on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Yorkshire &Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan prior to April26, 2021, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Yorkshire& Lexington Towers Mortgage Loan on and after April 26, 2021, 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 on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the BlueLinx PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theBlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe BlueLinx Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan 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, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the City Square and Clay StreetMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Berkeley Point Capital LLCd/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer for the CrossPoint MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CrossPoint MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the AFIN Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AFINPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the AFINPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Galeone

Nicholas Galeone

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)