UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-D

ASSET BACKED ISSUER
DISTRIBUTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the monthly distribution period from: ~~October~~November 19, 2021 to ~~November~~December 1817, 2021

Commission File Number of issuing entity: 333-172366-04

Central Index Key Number of issuing entity: 0001556601

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5
(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of depositor: 333-172366

Central Index Key Number of depositor: 0000850779

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of sponsor (if applicable): 0000740906

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of sponsor (if applicable): 0001541468

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of sponsor (if applicable): 0000729153

NatWest Markets Plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland plc)
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of sponsor (if applicable): 0001541615

RBS Financial Products Inc.
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Anthony J. Sfarra (212) 214-5600
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this filing)

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)

38-3886970
38-3886971
38-3886972
38-7064494
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity) (Zip Code)

(410) 884-2000
(Telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address, if changed since last report)

Registered/reporting pursuant to (check one)

Title of Class	Section 12(b)	Section 12(g)	Section 15(d)	Name of Exchange (If Section 12(b))
A-1			X
A-2			X
A-3			X
A-SB			X
A-S			X
B			X
C			X

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

Part I - DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

Item 1. Distribution and Pool Performance Information.

On ~~November~~December 1817, 2021 a distribution was made to holders of the certificates issued by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5.

The distribution report is attached as an Exhibit to this Form 10-D, please see Item 10(b), Exhibit 99.1 for the related information.

The following table presents the loss information for the trust assets for the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 in accordance with Item 1100(b) as required by Item 1121(a)(9) of Regulation AB:

Loss Information as reported on NovemberDecember 1817, 2021

Number of Delinquencies 30+ days	% of Delinquencies 30+ days by Pool Balance	Number of Loans/REOs with Losses	Average Net Loss
1	0.85%	1	$6,203,113.24

No assets securitized by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the "Depositor") and held by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties contained in the underlying ~~transaction~~ transaction documents during the monthly distribution period from ~~October~~ November 19, 2021 to ~~November 18~~December 17, 2021.

The Depositor filed its most recent Form ABS-15G in accordance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a "Rule 15Ga-1 Form ABS-15G") on November 9, 2021. The CIK number for the Depositor is 0000850779.

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo"), one of the sponsors, most recently filed a Rule 15Ga-1 Form ABS-15G on November 9, 2021. The Central Index Key number for Wells Fargo is 0000740906.

Ladder Capital Finance LLC ("LCF"), one of the sponsors, most recently filed a Rule 15Ga-1 Form ABS-15G on February 3, 2021. The Central Index Key number for LCF is 0001541468.

NatWest Markets Plc (formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland plc) ("NatWest plc"), one of the sponsors, most recently filed a Rule 15Ga-1 Form ABS-15G on May 16, 2017. The Central Index Key number for NatWest plc is 0000729153.

RBS Financial Products Inc. ("RBSFP"), one of the sponsors, most recently filed a Rule 15Ga-1 Form ABS-15G on November 15, 2021. The Central Index Key number for RBSFP is 0001541615.

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 26. ~~Legal~~ ~~Proceedings~~Significant Obligors of Pool Assets.

~~Wells~~The ~~Fargo~~Westside ~~Bank: In~~Pavilion ~~December 2014,~~mortgage ~~Phoenix~~loan ~~Light~~constitutes SFa significant ~~Limited~~obligor ~~and~~within ~~certain related entities and~~ the ~~National Credit~~meaning ~~Union~~of ~~Administration~~Item 1101(~~NCUA~~k)(2) ~~filed complaints in the United States District Court for the Southern District~~ of ~~New~~Regulation ~~York~~AB ~~against Wells Fargo Bank, alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank in its capacity~~ as ~~trustee for a~~ ~~number~~disclosed ~~of residential mortgage-backed securities trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG~~ in the ~~Southern~~Prospectus ~~District of~~Supplement ~~New~~filed ~~York~~with ~~and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York state court. In each case,~~ the ~~plaintiffs~~SEC ~~allege~~on ~~that~~September ~~Wells Fargo Bank~~27, as ~~trustee,~~2012. ~~caused~~The ~~losses~~Westside toPavilion ~~investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of~~ mortgage loan ~~sellers~~was ~~for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default~~defeased. ~~Wells Fargo Bank previously settled two class action lawsuits with~~ ~~similar~~Significant ~~allegations~~obligor ~~that~~financial ~~were~~information ~~filed~~is inomitted ~~November~~from ~~2014~~this ~~and~~periodic ~~December 2016 by~~report ~~institutional~~on ~~investors~~Form in10-D ~~the Southern District of New York~~ and ~~New~~will ~~York~~be ~~state court,~~omitted ~~respectively.~~from Infuture ~~addition,~~periodic ~~Park~~reports ~~Royal~~on IForm ~~LLC~~10-D ~~and Park Royal II LLC have~~for ~~filed~~this ~~complaints~~issuing ~~in New York state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N~~entity.~~A., as trustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation. In March 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to resolve the case filed by the NCUA.~~

InItem ~~addition to the foregoing cases, in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit & Capital Inc~~7. ~~(“Nomura”) and~~Change ~~Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total of seven third-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank~~ in ~~New~~Sponsor ~~York state~~Interest ~~court. In the underlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixis have been sued for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made~~ in ~~connection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In~~ the ~~third-party~~ actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly oversee the primary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practicesSecurities. Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

With respect to each of the foregoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs' claims are without merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trusts.None

Item 610. ~~Significant Obligors of Pool Assets~~Exhibits.

(a) The ~~Westside~~following ~~Pavilion~~is ~~mortgage loan constitutes~~ a ~~significant~~ ~~obligor~~list ~~within the meaning~~ of ~~Item~~documents ~~1101(k)(2)~~filed ~~of Regulation AB~~ as ~~disclosed~~ inpart ~~the~~of ~~Prospectus Supplement filed with the SEC on September 27, 2012. The Westside Pavilion mortgage loan was defeased. Significant obligor financial information is omitted from~~ this ~~periodic~~Report ~~report~~ on ~~Form 10-D and will be~~ ~~omitted from future periodic reports on~~ Form 10-D: ~~for this issuing entity.~~

~~Item 7~~(99.1) ~~Change~~Monthly inreport ~~Sponsor~~distributed ~~Interest~~to holders inof the ~~Securities~~certificates issued by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5, relating to the December 17, 2021 distribution.

~~None~~(b) The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to this Form are listed above.

~~Item 10. Exhibits.~~ SIGNATURES

~~(a)~~Pursuant ~~The~~to ~~following~~the isrequirements aof ~~list~~the Securities Exchange Act of ~~documents~~1934, ~~filed~~the registrant ashas ~~part~~duly ofcaused this ~~Report~~report to be signed on its behalf by the ~~Form~~undersigned ~~10-D:~~thereunto duly authorized.

~~(99.1) Monthly report distributed to holders of the certificates issued by~~ Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage ~~Trust 2012-LC5~~Securities, ~~relating to the November~~Inc. ~~18,~~(Depositor) ~~2021 distribution.~~

~~(b)~~/s/ ~~The~~Anthony ~~exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to this~~Sfarra ~~Form~~Anthony ~~are~~Sfarra, ~~listed above.~~ President

~~SIGNATURES~~Date: December 28, 2021

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Depositor)

/s/ Anthony Sfarra Anthony Sfarra, President

Date: December 1, 2021

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-D

ASSET BACKED ISSUER DISTRIBUTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Registered/reporting pursuant to (check one)

Loss Information as reported on NovemberDecember 1817, 2021

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

ASSET BACKED ISSUER
DISTRIBUTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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