page 26 of 100 our calculation of adjusted net earnings is summarized below: .
[['( $ in millions except per share amounts )', '2010', '2009', '2008'], ['net earnings attributable to ball corporation as reported', '$ 468.0', '$ 387.9', '$ 319.5'], ['discontinued operations net of tax', '74.9', '2.2', '-4.6 ( 4.6 )'], ['business consolidation activities net of tax', '-9.3 ( 9.3 )', '13.0', '27.1'], ['gains and equity earnings related to acquisitions net of tax', '-105.9 ( 105.9 )', '2212', '2212'], ['gain on dispositions net of tax', '2212', '-30.7 ( 30.7 )', '-4.4 ( 4.4 )'], ['debt refinancing costs net of tax', '5.3', '2212', '2212'], ['adjusted net earnings', '$ 433.0', '$ 372.4', '$ 337.6'], ['per diluted share from continuing operations as reported', '$ 2.96', '$ 2.05', '$ 1.62'], ['per diluted share as adjusted', '2.36', '1.96', '1.74']]
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. .

Question: what was the percentage change in per diluted share earnings as adjusted from 2008 to 2009?
Answer: 13%