pre_text: page 26 of 100 our calculation of adjusted net earnings is summarized below: .
post_text: debt facilities and refinancing interest-bearing debt at december 31 , 2010 , increased $ 216.1 million to $ 2.8 billion from $ 2.6 billion at december 31 , 2009 . in december 2010 , ball replaced its senior credit facilities due october 2011 with new senior credit facilities due december 2015 . the senior credit facilities bear interest at variable rates and include a $ 200 million term a loan denominated in u.s . dollars , a a351 million term b loan denominated in british sterling and a 20ac100 million term c loan denominated in euros . the facilities also include ( 1 ) a multi-currency , long-term revolving credit facility that provides the company with up to approximately $ 850 million and ( 2 ) a french multi-currency revolving facility that provides the company with up to $ 150 million . the revolving credit facilities expire in december 2015 . in november 2010 , ball issued $ 500 million of new 5.75 percent senior notes due in may 2021 . the net proceeds from this offering were used to repay the borrowings under our term d loan facility and for general corporate purposes . in march 2010 , ball issued $ 500 million of new 6.75 percent senior notes due in september 2020 . on that same date , the company issued a notice of redemption to call $ 509 million in 6.875 percent senior notes due december 2012 at a redemption price of 101.146 percent of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest . the redemption of the bonds occurred on april 21 , 2010 , and resulted in a charge of $ 8.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and unamortized premiums . the charge is included in the 2010 statement of earnings as a component of interest expense . at december 31 , 2010 , approximately $ 976 million was available under the company 2019s committed multi-currency revolving credit facilities . the company 2019s prc operations also had approximately $ 20 million available under a committed credit facility of approximately $ 52 million . in addition to the long-term committed credit facilities , the company had $ 372 million of short-term uncommitted credit facilities available at the end of 2010 , of which $ 76.2 million was outstanding and due on demand , as well as approximately $ 175 million of available borrowings under its accounts receivable securitization program . in october 2010 , the company renewed its receivables sales agreement for a period of one year . the size of the new program will vary between a maximum of $ 125 million for settlement dates in january through april and a maximum of $ 175 million for settlement dates in the remaining months . given our free cash flow projections and unused credit facilities that are available until december 2015 , our liquidity is strong and is expected to meet our ongoing operating cash flow and debt service requirements . while the recent financial and economic conditions have raised concerns about credit risk with counterparties to derivative transactions , the company mitigates its exposure by spreading the risk among various counterparties and limiting exposure to any one party . we also monitor the credit ratings of our suppliers , customers , lenders and counterparties on a regular basis . we were in compliance with all loan agreements at december 31 , 2010 , and all prior years presented , and have met all debt payment obligations . the u.s . note agreements , bank credit agreement and industrial development revenue bond agreements contain certain restrictions relating to dividends , investments , financial ratios , guarantees and the incurrence of additional indebtedness . additional details about our debt and receivables sales agreements are available in notes 12 and 6 , respectively , accompanying the consolidated financial statements within item 8 of this report. .
table: ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 2010 2009 2008
table: Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation, as reported $468.0 $387.9 $319.5
table: Discontinued operations, net of tax 74.9 2.2 (4.6)
table: Business consolidation activities, net of tax (9.3) 13.0 27.1
table: Gains and equity earnings related to acquisitions, net of tax (105.9) − −
table: Gain on dispositions, net of tax − (30.7) (4.4)
table: Debt refinancing costs, net of tax 5.3 − −
table: Adjusted net earnings $433.0 $372.4 $337.6
table: Per diluted share from continuing operations, as reported $2.96 $2.05 $1.62
table: Per diluted share, as adjusted 2.36 1.96 1.74
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the percentage change in per diluted share earnings as adjusted from 2008 to 2009?