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: December 21, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported)
BANK 2023-BNK45
(Central Index Key Number 0001958501)
(Exact name of issuing entity)
Bank of America, National Association
(Central Index Key Number 0001102113)
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(Central Index Key Number 0000740906)
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001541557)
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Central Index Key Number 0001005007)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-261279-03 | 56-1950039 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Bryant Park | ||
| New York, New York | 10036 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 646-855-3953
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 23, 2023, Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance, pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of February 1, 2023 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, of BANK 2023-BNK45, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2023-BNK45 (the “Certificates”). An executed version of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement was included as Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K/A filed by the Issuing Entity on March 1, 2023 (SEC Accession No. 0001539497-23-000368).
The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in BANK 2023-BNK45 (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust fund formed on February 23, 2023 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity’s primary assets are twenty-four (24) fixed rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on thirty-five (35) commercial and/or multifamily properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”).
The Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property identified on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as “CX - 250 Water Street”, which is an asset of the Trust, is part of a whole loan (the “CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan”) that includes the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan and nineteen other loans that are pari passu to the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan (the “CX - 250 Water Street Pari Passu Companion Loans”). The CX - 250 Water Street Pari Passu Companion Loans are not assets of the Issuing Entity. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan, including the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, is to be serviced and administered (i) until the securitization of the related pari passu note A-1, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) from and after the securitization of the related pari passu note A-1, under the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with such securitization. The securitization of the related pari passu note A-1 occurred on December 21, 2023, and accordingly as of such date the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan, including the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to (i) a pooling and servicing agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and which is dated as of December 1, 2023, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Argentic Services Company LP, as special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and BellOak, LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer (the “MSWF 2023-2 PSA”), and (ii) the related Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), as to which an executed version was included as Exhibit 4.9 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuing Entity on February 23, 2023 (SEC Accession No. 0001539497-23-000333).
The terms and conditions of the MSWF 2023-2 PSA applicable to the servicing of the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan (including without limitation regarding the special servicing of the mortgage loans held by the Issuing Entity and the special servicer's duties regarding such mortgage loans, including limitations on the special servicer's liability under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and terms regarding the special servicer’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer) are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as described in the Prospectus (SEC File Number 333-261279-03) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2023 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) (the “Prospectus”) in the section captioned “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”. However, the servicing arrangements will differ in certain respects, as described below and in the Prospectus in the section captioned “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.
| · | The Non-Serviced Master Servicer under the MSWF 2023-2 PSA earns a primary servicing fee with respect to the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan that is to be calculated at 0.00250% per annum. |
| · | Upon the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan becoming a specially serviced loan under the MSWF 2023-2 PSA, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will earn a special servicing fee payable monthly with respect to the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan accruing at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum. Such special servicing fee is subject to a monthly floor of $3,500. |
| · | In connection with a workout of the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be entitled to a workout fee equal to 0.50% of each payment of principal and interest (other than default interest and excess interest) made by the related borrower on a corrected Whole Loan for so long as it remains a corrected Whole Loan. Such workout fee is subject to a floor of $25,000 with respect to any particular workout of the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan. |
| · | The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be entitled to a liquidation fee of 0.50% of the related payments or proceeds received in connection with the liquidation of the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan or related REO Property. Such liquidation fee is subject to a floor of $25,000 with respect to the CX - 250 Water Street Whole Loan. |
Capitalized terms used in this section without definition have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: December 21, 2023 | BANC OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INC. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Leland F. Bunch, III | |
| Name: Leland F. Bunch, III | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer & President | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. | Description | Paper (P) or Electronic (E) | |
| 4.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2023, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Argentic Services Company LP, as special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and BellOak, LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. | (E) |
