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-C9 (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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as DreamWorks Campus Special Servicerprior to May 13, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as DreamWorks Campus SpecialServicer on and after May 13, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Berkeley PointCapital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Park Place atFlorham Park Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Park Place at Florham ParkMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the ParkPlace at Florham Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Park Place at Florham Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Park Place at Florham Park MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Park Place at Florham Park Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The SoCalPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for TheSoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Berkeley PointCapital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer for the CrossPointMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the CrossPoint Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCrossPoint Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the AFIN Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the AFIN PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAFIN Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 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)