COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Figure 15 Execution Phase of the EVALUATE Statement
EXIT
EXIT provides:
A common end point for a series of procedures
A marker for the logical end of a called program
A way to return to the test in an in-line PERFORM statement
A way to go to the end of the last statement in a paragraph or section
330 Procedure Division Verbs