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)
Business consolidation activities, net of tax
(9.3)
13.0
27.1
Gains and equity earnings related to acquisitions, net of tax
(105.9)
−
−
Gain on dispositions, net of tax
−
(30.7)
(4.4)
Debt refinancing costs, net of tax
5.3
−
−
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: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the percentage change in per diluted share earnings as adjusted from 2008 to 2009?
Choices:
7.97356
0.11224
1
-0.22989
0.12644
Correct choice index: 4