SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myrexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYRX) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously determined to cancel the special meeting of its shareholders scheduled for January 23, 2013 at which the Company had been intending to seek approval by the shareholders of a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the "Plan of Dissolution"). The Board of Directors has decided, after extensive and careful consideration of strategic alternatives, to abandon the Proposed Plan of Dissolution and instead implement the arrangements described below, which the Board of Directors believes will create the greatest value for the Company and its shareholders: