May 1 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co:
* JPMORGAN SAYS WE DID NOT SEEK OUT THIS DEAL, FDIC INVITED
* JPMORGAN SAYS TRANSACTION MODESTLY ACCRETIVE TO EPS
* JPMORGAN JEREMY BARNUM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SPEAKS TO MEDIA
* JPMORGAN CEO SAYS FIRST REPUBLIC DEAL HASN'T CHANGED THE ODDS OF A RECESSION, BUT HAS STABILIZED THE SYSTEM
* JPMORGAN CFO SAYS THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN 2008 CRISIS-ERA DEALS
* JPM CFO SAYS BUYING RECEIVERSHIP INSTITUTION IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE DID WITH BEAR STEARNS
* JPMORGAN CEO EXPECTS SOME PULLBACK IN LENDING AND SOME STRESS IN REAL ESTATE MARKET
* JPM CFO SAYS THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS TO REACH AN OPEN BANK SOLUTION
* JPM CFO SAYS FIRST REPUBLIC DEAL WAS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROCESS
* JPMORGAN CEO DIMON SAYS THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE UP ALL NIGHT WORKING ON FIRST REPUBLIC DEAL Further company coverage:
