UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2016

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001685185

UBS AG

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541557

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001102113

Bank of America, National Association

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (212) 761-4000     

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any following provisions:

Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 7, 2016, Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. (the “Registrant”) caused the issuance, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Registrant, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, certificate registrar, authenticating agent, custodian and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer.

The Certificates consist of the following classes (each, a “Class”), designated as (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates (collectively, the “Publicly Offered Certificates”) and (ii) the Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class V and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Privately Offered Certificates”).

The Publicly Offered Certificates were sold to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Academy Securities, Inc., as underwriters (collectively, in such capacities, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2016, between the Registrant, Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC (“MSMCH”) and the Underwriters.

The Privately Offered Certificates were sold to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Academy Securities, Inc., as initial purchasers (collectively, in such capacities, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to the Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2016, between the Registrant, MSMCH and the Initial Purchasers. The Privately Offered Certificates were sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS12, a common law trust fund formed on December 7, 2016 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity’s primary assets are forty-two (42) fixed rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on seventy-two (72) commercial properties. The net proceeds of the sale of the Certificates were applied to the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Registrant from UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, new York, Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, Bank of America, National Association and Natixis Real Estate LLC.

The Registrant sold all of the Publicly Offered Certificates, having an aggregate certificate principal amount of $710,050,000, on December 7, 2016.  The net proceeds of the offering to the Registrant of the issuance of the Publicly Offered Certificates, after deducting expenses payable by the Registrant of $4,892,626, were approximately $752,337,058 plus accrued interest from the cut-off date.  Of the expenses paid by the Registrant, $100,000 were paid directly to affiliates of the Registrant, $100,000 were in the form of fees paid to the Underwriters unaffiliated with the Registrant, approximately $110,000 were expenses paid to or for the Underwriters and $4,582,626 were other expenses.  All of the foregoing expense amounts are the Registrant’s reasonable estimates of such expenses.  No underwriting discounts and commissions or finder’s fees were paid by the Registrant; the Publicly Offered Certificates were offered by the Underwriters for sale to the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale.  The Registrant also sold to the Initial Purchasers on such date the Privately Offered Certificates, having an aggregate principal amount of $114,391,736, in each case in private placement transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act.  Further information regarding such sales has been previously provided on the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 7, 2016 (including, as to the price per class of Publicly Offered Certificates, on Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement filed as an exhibit thereto) and in its Prospectus, dated November 23, 2016.  The related registration statement (file no. 333-206582) was originally declared effective on December 9, 2015.

Item 8.01.   OTHER EVENTS

In connection with the issuance and sale to the Underwriters of the Publicly Offered Certificates, a legal opinion was rendered related to the validity of, and certain federal income tax considerations relating to, the Publicly Offered Certificates, which legal opinion is attached as an exhibit to this report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  December 7, 2016

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