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:  March 30, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001567572

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

2013-C8

(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001005007

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001102113

Bank of America, National Association

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541557

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, MD

(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

21045

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(646) 855-3953

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

In reliance on the Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Modifying  Exemptions from the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public companies, dated March 25, 2020, Release No. 34-88465, the Registrant has not provided the report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities, attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities or servicer compliance statement of Colony NorthStar AMC OPCO, LLC, as special servicer (“Colony”) in its annual report on Form 10-K, which it expects to file on the date hereof.  The Registrant understands from Colony that due to limited availability of parties and other limitations associated with COVID-19, it will be unable to provide such reports by the filing deadline.  The Registrant estimates that it will file such reports no later than 45 days after March 30, 2020.   

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.

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Depositor)

Leland F. Bunch, III, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 30, 2020