Financial report context:
american tower corporation and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements as of december 31 , 2010 , total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units granted under the 2007 plan was $ 57.5 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years . employee stock purchase plan 2014the company maintains an employee stock purchase plan ( 201cespp 201d ) for all eligible employees . under the espp , shares of the company 2019s common stock may be purchased during bi-annual offering periods at 85% ( 85 % ) of the lower of the fair market value on the first or the last day of each offering period . employees may purchase shares having a value not exceeding 15% ( 15 % ) of their gross compensation during an offering period and may not purchase more than $ 25000 worth of stock in a calendar year ( based on market values at the beginning of each offering period ) . the offering periods run from june 1 through november 30 and from december 1 through may 31 of each year . during the 2010 , 2009 and 2008 offering periods employees purchased 75354 , 77509 and 55764 shares , respectively , at weighted average prices per share of $ 34.16 , $ 23.91 and $ 30.08 , respectively . the fair value of the espp offerings is estimated on the offering period commencement date using a black-scholes pricing model with the expense recognized over the expected life , which is the six month offering period over which employees accumulate payroll deductions to purchase the company 2019s common stock . the weighted average fair value for the espp shares purchased during 2010 , 2009 and 2008 was $ 9.43 , $ 6.65 and $ 7.89 , respectively . at december 31 , 2010 , 8.7 million shares remain reserved for future issuance under the plan . key assumptions used to apply this pricing model for the years ended december 31 , are as follows: .

Financial table:
2010: range of risk-free interest rate; 2009: 0.22% ( 0.22 % ) - 0.23% ( 0.23 % ); 2008: 0.29% ( 0.29 % ) - 0.44% ( 0.44 % ); column_4: 1.99% ( 1.99 % ) - 3.28% ( 3.28 % )
2010: weighted average risk-free interest rate; 2009: 0.22% ( 0.22 % ); 2008: 0.38% ( 0.38 % ); column_4: 2.58% ( 2.58 % )
2010: expected life of shares; 2009: 6 months; 2008: 6 months; column_4: 6 months
2010: range of expected volatility of underlying stock price; 2009: 35.26% ( 35.26 % ) - 35.27% ( 35.27 % ); 2008: 35.31% ( 35.31 % ) - 36.63% ( 36.63 % ); column_4: 27.85% ( 27.85 % ) - 28.51% ( 28.51 % )
2010: weighted average expected volatility of underlying stock price; 2009: 35.26% ( 35.26 % ); 2008: 35.83% ( 35.83 % ); column_4: 28.51% ( 28.51 % )
2010: expected annual dividends; 2009: n/a; 2008: n/a; column_4: n/a

Additional report context:
13 . stockholders 2019 equity warrants 2014in august 2005 , the company completed its merger with spectrasite , inc . and assumed outstanding warrants to purchase shares of spectrasite , inc . common stock . as of the merger completion date , each warrant was exercisable for two shares of spectrasite , inc . common stock at an exercise price of $ 32 per warrant . upon completion of the merger , each warrant to purchase shares of spectrasite , inc . common stock automatically converted into a warrant to purchase shares of the company 2019s common stock , such that upon exercise of each warrant , the holder has a right to receive 3.575 shares of the company 2019s common stock in lieu of each share of spectrasite , inc . common stock that would have been receivable under each assumed warrant prior to the merger . upon completion of the company 2019s merger with spectrasite , inc. , these warrants were exercisable for approximately 6.8 million shares of common stock . of these warrants , warrants to purchase approximately none and 1.7 million shares of common stock remained outstanding as of december 31 , 2010 and 2009 , respectively . these warrants expired on february 10 , 2010 . stock repurchase program 2014during the year ended december 31 , 2010 , the company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 9.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate of $ 420.8 million , including commissions and fees , of which $ 418.6 million was paid in cash prior to december 31 , 2010 and $ 2.2 million was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of december 31 , 2010 , pursuant to its publicly announced stock repurchase program , as described below. .

Question: what was the percentage change in the weighted average fair value for the espp shares purchased from 2009 to 2010
Answer: 41.8%